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Checklist for Superfamily Cupedoidea Laporte, 1836
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Archostemata
Kolbe, 1908
Cupedids, Ommatids
3
8
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cupedoidea
Laporte, 1836
3
8
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
3 Families width 20 Species
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836Cupedids17SpeciesTaxom
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913Micromalthid beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
8 Genera with 20 Species
Brochocoleus Hong, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cupes Fabricius, 18857SpeciesTaxom
Ironicus Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Micromalthus LeConte, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Moltenocupes Zeuner, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosilphites Zeuner, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Rhipsideigma Neboiss, 18846SpeciesTaxom
Tenomerga Neboiss, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
20 Species
Brochocoleus cossyphus A. G. Ponoma..., 1994
Cupes adjuncta Neboiss, 1984
Cupes anosibense Neboiss, 1989
Cupes capensis (Kolbe, 1897)⇒ Tenomerga leucophaea Newman, 1839
Cupes cretaceotincta Kolbe, 1897
Cupes leucophaea (Newman, 1839)⇒ Tenomerga leucophaea Newman, 1839
Cupes lugubris (Fairmaire, 1895)⇒ Rhipsideigma lugubris Fairmaire, 1895
Cupes raffrayi (Fairmaire, 1885)⇒ Rhipsideigma raffrayi Fairmaire, 1884
Ironicus nothrus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Micromalthus anansi Perkovsky, 2007
Micromalthus debilis LeConte, 1878Telephone-pole beetle
Moltenocupes townrowi Zeuner, 1961
Pseudosilphites natalensis F. E. Zeuner, 1960
Rhipsideigma adjuncta Neboiss, 1984
Rhipsideigma anosibense Neboiss, 1989
Rhipsideigma cretaceotincta Kolbe, 1897
Rhipsideigma cretaceotinctus Kolbe, 1897
Rhipsideigma lugubris Fairmaire, 1895
Rhipsideigma raffrayi Fairmaire, 1884
Tenomerga leucophaea Newman, 1839

Subnodes of Cupedoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyCupedidae
Laporte, 1836
Cupedids, reticulated beetle, Reticulated beetles
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMicromalthidae
Barber, 1913
Micromalthid beetles, telephone pole beetle, Telephone-pole beetle, Telephone-pole beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOmmatidae
Sharp & Muir, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cupedoidea at itis.gov