Checklist of Family Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 (Ambrosia beetles)
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4383
12048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3462
10319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 55
801
1781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 51
682
1478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 24
342
606 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils | 4
68
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Curculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil | 45
76 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
45 Genera with 76 Species
| Alcidodes Marshall, 1958 | Weevils | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anaemerus Schoenherr, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atmetonychus Schoenherr, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blosyrus Schönherr, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bryochaeta sj�st..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptorrhinus Gemminger & ..., 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catamonus Schoenherr, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepurus Schoenherr, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossonus Clairville, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryphalus Erichson, 1973 | Bark beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptorhynchus Illiger, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctonoxylon Hagedorn, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cylindropalpus Strohmeyer, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Decophthalmus Chevrolat, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Demenica Pascoe, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dendrochilus Schedl, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dodomeira Baviera, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Doliopygus Schedl, 1970 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Eupiona Pascoe, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadromerus oberthᦙ..., 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphaene | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lixus Fabricius, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoplatypus Strohmeyer, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimidendrulus Schedl, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimips Eggers, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oenassus Pascoe, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Omophorus Schoenherr, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omotrachelus Kolbe, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthotomicus Ferrari, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periommatus Chapuis, 1966 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pityophthorus Eichhoff, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyomicus Thomson, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypus Herbst, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchophorus Herbst, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolytoplatypus Schaufuss, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sipalus Schoenherr, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sitophilus Schönherr, 1838 | Granary Weevils | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerotrypes Blandford, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntaphocerus sj�st..., 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Triotemnus Wollaston, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ulomascus Fairmaire, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1775 | Pinhole borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xylocleptes Ferrari, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylosandrus Reitter, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zyrcosa Pascoe, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
76 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alcidodes candidulatus Haaf, 1961 | | | Alcidodes fulvocinctus Marshall, 1958 | | | Anaemerus pallens Hoffmann, 1962 | | | Anaemerus tomentosus Schoenherr, 1823 | | | Atmetonychus tabinosus Lacordaire, 1863 | | | Blosyrus dorsalis Jekel, 1875 | | | Blosyrus pictus Haaf, 1958 | | | Bryochaeta palliata Pascoe, 1882 | | | Camptorrhinus posticalis Thomson, 1858 | | | Catamonus suffusus Pascoe, 1886 | | | Cepurus torridus Schoenherr, 1834 | | | Cryphalus nigericus Browne, 1973 | | | Cryptorhynchus gelasimus Boheman, 1837 | | | Ctonoxylon atrum Browne, 1965 | | | Cylindropalpus caliginosus Roberts, 1966 | | | Decophthalmus albiventris Chevrolat, 1878 | | | Demenica semipolita Faust, 1894 | | | Dendrochilus intermedius Schedl, 1977 | | | Dodomeira sicana Bellò & Bavi..., 2017 | | | Dodomeira zingara Bellò & Bavi..., 2017 | | | Doliopygus berliniae Roberts, 1970 | | | Doliopygus bipapillatus Roberts, 1966 | | | Doliopygus caesalpiniae Roberts, 1970 | | | Doliopygus convexus Roberts, 1965 | | | Doliopygus guineensis Roberts, 1965 | | | Doliopygus integratus Roberts, 1964 | | | Doliopygus montanus Roberts, 1966 | | | Doliopygus multipunctus Roberts, 1964 | | | Doliopygus nigeriensis Roberts, 1971 | | | Doliopygus obuduensis Roberts, 1966 | | | Doliopygus oraelatus Roberts, 1964 | | | Doliopygus proxilus Schedl, 1965 | | | Doliopygus pseudoserratus Roberts, 1966 | | | Doliopygus santiriae Roberts, 1970 | | | Doliopygus tridens Roberts, 1970 | | | Eupiona attalica Heller, 1904 | | | Hadromerus dentipes Hustache, 1919 | | | Hadromerus puellaris Pascoe, 1886 | | | Hyphaene thebaica | | | Lixus spinimanus Boheman, 1835 | | | Mesoplatypus calabaricus Roberts, 1965 | | | Mimidendrulus depressus Browne, 1963 | | | Mimips robertsi Browne, 1965 | | | Mimips variabilis Browne, 1963 | | | Oenassus sellifer Pascoe, 1870 | | | Omophorus stomachosus Boheman, 1835 | | | Omotrachelus bigranulatus Marshall, 1946 | | | Orthotomicus africanus Browne, 1970 | | | Periommatus abruptus Nunberg, 1966 | | | Periommatus costatus Nunberg, 1966 | | | Periommatus latescapus Nunberg, 1968 | | | Periommatus minutus Nunberg, 1966 | | | Periommatus nigeriensis Nunberg, 1966 | | | Periommatus pseudogracilis Nunberg, 1969 | | | Periommatus robertsi Nunberg, 1972 | | | Periommatus simillimus Nunberg, 1966 | | | Pityophthorus vrydaghi Nunberg, 1973 | | | Platyomicus echinus Heyne, A. & ..., 1908 | | | Platypus nebulosus Roberts, 1970 | | | Platypus santiriae Roberts, 1970 | | | Rhynchophorus phoenicis Fabricius, 1801 | African palm weevil | | Scolytoplatypus truncatus Browne, 1971 | | | Sipalus squalidus Kolbe, 1883 | | | Sitophilus rugosus Schoenherr, 1838 | | | Syntaphocerus hispidulus Thomson, C.G., 1858 | | | Syntaphocerus semiviridus Chevrolat, 1883 | | | Syntaphocerus sulcipennis Faust, 1897 | | | Triotemnus villiersi Schedl, 1958 | | | Ulomascus anaticeps Marshall, 1928 | | | Xyleborus mamibillae Browne, 1970 | | | Xyleborus perforans Wollaston, 1857 | Bark beetle | | Xyleborus volvulus Fabricius, 1775 | Bark beetle | | Xylocleptes brownei Schedl, 1964 | | | Xylosandrus compactus Eichhoff, 1875 | Black coffee twig borer | | Xylosandrus crassiusculus Motschulsky, 1866 | Asian Ambrosia Beetle | | Zyrcosa murrayi Pascoe, 1870 | | | Zyrcosa murrayi murrayi | |
Subnodes of Curculionidae with occurrences in Nigeria | Subfamily | Brachycerinae
Billberg, 1820
Lily weevils | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cossoninae
Schönherr, 1825
| 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cryptorhynchinae
Schönherr, 1825
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Curculioninae
Latreille, 1802
Acorn weevils, Flower weevils, Nut weevils | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dryophthorinae
Schönherr, 1825
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Entiminae
Schönherr, 1826
Broad-nosed weevils | 13
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hyperinae
Marseul, 1863
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lixinae
Schönherr, 1823
Cylindrical weevils | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Molytinae
Schönherr, 1823
| 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Platypodinae
Shuckard, 1840
Ambrosia beetles, Pinhole Bark Borers | 5
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scolytinae
Latreille, 1804
ambrosia beetles, Bark and Ambrosia Beetles, Bark beetles, engraver beetles, Engravers, timber beetles | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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