Checklist of Family Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 (Ambrosia beetles)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 51
831
2110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 48
764
1939 | 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
| | Family | Curculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil | 46
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ghana
46 Genera with 58 Species
| Amorbaeus Agassiz, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araptus Eichhoff, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascopus Marshall, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blosyrus Schönherr, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyceropsis Aurivillius, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachycerus Olivier, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campyloscelus Schonherr, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercidocerus Guérin, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coccotrypes Eichhoff, 1950 | Palm Seed Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryphalomorphus Schaufuss, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryphalus Erichson, 1956 | Bark beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtogenius Eggers, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dendrochilus Schedl, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocoetes Eichhoff, 1882 | birch bark beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dystirus Pascoe, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphaene | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocryphalus Hopkins, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepropus Schonherr, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lixoglyptus Reitter, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lixus Fabricius, 1843 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mecocorynus Schönherr, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimidendrulus Schedl, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimiophthorus Schedl, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimips Eggers, 1964 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Miocryphalus Schedl, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyopisthen b�tti..., 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pityophthorus Eichhoff, 1972 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilips Schaufuss, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygraphus Erichson, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinostomus Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchophorus Herbst, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sipalinus Marshall, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sipalus Schoenherr, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sitophilus Schönherr, 1855 | Granary Weevils | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smicronyx Schönherr, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stephanoderes Eichhoff, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sternochetus Pierce, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strombophorus Hagedorn, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnoschoita Chevrolat, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tiarophorus Schreiner, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trachyostus Schedl, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triozastus Schedl, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ulomascus Fairmaire, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1775 | Pinhole borers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xylocleptes Ferrari, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylosandrus Reitter, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
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, 1801 | African palm weevil | | Sipalinus guineensis Fabricius & ..., 1798 | | | Sipalus guineensis Dejean, 1835 | | | Sipalus squalidus Kolbe, 1883 | | | Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, 1855 | Greater grain weevil | | Smicronyx buchnerae Haran, 2018 | | | Stephanoderes praecellens Schedl, 1972 | | | Sternochetus mangiferae Fabricius, 1775 | Mango 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, 1857 | Bark beetle | | Xyleborus volvulus Fabricius, 1775 | Bark beetle | | Xylocleptes castaneus Browne, 1963 | | | Xylosandrus compactus Eichhoff, 1875 | Black coffee twig borer | | Xylosandrus crassiusculus Motschulsky, 1866 | Asian Ambrosia Beetle |
Subnodes of Curculionidae with occurrences in Ghana | Subfamily | Brachycerinae
Billberg, 1820
Lily weevils | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Conoderinae
Schönherr, 1833
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cryptorhynchinae
Schönherr, 1825
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Curculioninae
Latreille, 1802
Acorn weevils, Flower weevils, Nut weevils | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dryophthorinae
Schönherr, 1825
| 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Entiminae
Schönherr, 1826
Broad-nosed weevils | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lixinae
Schönherr, 1823
Cylindrical weevils | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Molytinae
Schönherr, 1823
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Platypodinae
Shuckard, 1840
Ambrosia beetles, Pinhole Bark Borers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scolytinae
Latreille, 1804
ambrosia beetles, Bark and Ambrosia Beetles, Bark beetles, engraver beetles, Engravers, timber beetles | 17
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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