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Checklist for Family Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 (Ambrosia beetles)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
831
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
764
1943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
24
319
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
4
58
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCurculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil
46
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
46 Genera with 58 Species
#ABCDHLMOPRSTUX
Amorbaeus Agassiz, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Araptus Eichhoff, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ascopus Marshall, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Blosyrus Schönherr, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Brachyceropsis Aurivillius, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerus Olivier, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Campyloscelus Schonherr, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cercidocerus Guérin, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Coccotrypes Eichhoff, 1950Palm Seed Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Cryphalomorphus Schaufuss, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Cryphalus Erichson, 1956Bark beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtogenius Eggers, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Dendrochilus Schedl, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dryocoetes Eichhoff, 1882birch bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dystirus Pascoe, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyphaene1SpeciesTaxom
Hypocryphalus Hopkins, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Lepropus Schonherr, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Lixoglyptus Reitter, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Lixus Fabricius, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Mecocorynus Schönherr, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mimidendrulus Schedl, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mimiophthorus Schedl, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mimips Eggers, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Miocryphalus Schedl, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopisthen b�tti..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pityophthorus Eichhoff, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Poecilips Schaufuss, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Polygraphus Erichson, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Rhinostomus Rafinesque, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchophorus Herbst, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Sipalinus Marshall, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Sipalus Schoenherr, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Sitophilus Schönherr, 1855Granary Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Smicronyx Schönherr, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Stephanoderes Eichhoff, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Sternochetus Pierce, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Strombophorus Hagedorn, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Temnoschoita Chevrolat, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Tiarophorus Schreiner, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Trachyostus Schedl, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Triozastus Schedl, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ulomascus Fairmaire, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1775Pinhole borers4SpeciesTaxom
Xylocleptes Ferrari, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Xylosandrus Reitter, 18662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
58 Species
Amorbaeus cavicollis Quedenfeldt, 1888
Araptus xylotrupes Wood & Bright, 1992
Ascopus echinatus Marshall, 1951
Blosyrus dorsalis Jekel, 1875
Brachyceropsis verrucosus Aurivillius, 1885
Brachycerus severus Fåhraeus, 1871
Campyloscelus westermanni Boheman, 1845
Cercidocerus albicollis Faust, 1893
Coccotrypes priesneri Schedl, 1950
Cryphalomorphus ghanaensis Schedl, 1977
Cryphalus infimus Schedl, 1972
Cryphalus theobromae Nunberg, 1956
Cyrtogenius detectus Schedl, 1972
Dendrochilus elongatulus Schedl, 1977
Dryocoetes africanus Schreiner, 1882
Hyphaene thebaica
Hypocryphalus ghanaensis Schedl, 1962
Lixoglyptus spartii Olivier, 1807
Lixus cuneiformis Fahraeus, 1871
Lixus uniformis (Boheman, 1843)⇒ Lixoglyptus spartii Olivier, 1807
Mecocorynus westermanni Boheman, 1837
Mimidendrulus rugulosus Schedl, 1972
Mimiophthorus umbratus Schedl, 1972
Mimips acuminatus Schedl, 1962
Mimips ashantius Schedl, 1977
Mimips conjunctus Schedl, 1962
Mimips subimmunitus Schedl, 1964
Miocryphalus spinatus Schedl, 1977
Oxyopisthen funebre Kolbe, 1899
Pityophthorus ashanti Schedl, 1972
Pityophthorus barbifer Schedl, 1964
Pityophthorus busseae Schedl, 1962
Pityophthorus ghanaensis Schedl, 1972
Poecilips crassiventris Schedl, 1961
Polygraphus minutissimus Schedl, 1972
Rhynchophorus phoenicis Fabricius, 1801African palm weevil
Sipalinus guineensis Fabricius & ..., 1798
Sipalus guineensis Dejean, 1835
Sipalus squalidus Kolbe, 1883
Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, 1855Greater grain weevil
Smicronyx buchnerae Haran, 2018
Stephanoderes praecellens Schedl, 1972
Sternochetus mangiferae Fabricius, 1775Mango nut weevil
Strombophorus crenatus Hagedorn, 1909
Temnoschoita quadrimaculata Csiki, 1936
Temnoschoita quadripustulata Marshall, 1928
Tiarophorus capucinus Schedl, 1965
Tiarophorus intermedius Schedl, 1954
Trachyostus interstitialis Schedl, 1964
Triozastus brevidens Browne, 1971
Ulomascus parallelus Marshall, 1928
Xyleborus basalis Schedl, 1972
Xyleborus convexicauda Eggers, 1932
Xyleborus perforans Wollaston, 1857Bark beetle
Xyleborus volvulus Fabricius, 1775Bark beetle
Xylocleptes castaneus Browne, 1963
Xylosandrus compactus Eichhoff, 1875Black coffee twig borer
Xylosandrus crassiusculus Motschulsky, 1866Asian Ambrosia Beetle

Subnodes of Curculionidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyBrachycerinae
Billberg, 1820
Lily weevils
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyConoderinae
Schönherr, 1833
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCryptorhynchinae
Schönherr, 1825
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCurculioninae
Latreille, 1802
Acorn weevils, Flower weevils, Nut weevils
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDryophthorinae
Schönherr, 1825
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEntiminae
Schönherr, 1826
Broad-nosed weevils
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLixinae
Schönherr, 1823
Cylindrical weevils
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMolytinae
Schönherr, 1823
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlatypodinae
Shuckard, 1840
Ambrosia beetles, Pinhole Bark Borers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScolytinae
Latreille, 1804
ambrosia beetles, Bark and Ambrosia Beetles, Bark beetles, engraver beetles, Engravers, timber beetles
17
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



Curculionidae (Latreille 1802)
Curculionidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Curculionidae at artfakta.se
Curculionidae at dyntaxa.se
Curculionidae at gbif.org
Curculionidae at irmng.org
Curculionidae at itis.gov
Curculionidae at marinespecies.org