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Checklist for Superfamily Curculionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Beetles)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
623
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
527
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
31
309
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
4
96
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
4 Families width 173 Species and 2 Subspecies
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles160SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae2SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil7SpeciesTaxom
Attelabidae (Billberg, 1820)Leaf Rolling Weevil4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
96 Genera with 173 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTUX
Acallopistus Schönherr, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Afrophloeus Borovec & Ob..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Antliarhinus Schoenherr, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Apiomorphus Wagner, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Apion Herbst, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Araecerus Schoenherr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bagous Germar, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Baris Germar, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerus Olivier, 183328SpeciesTaxom
Brachyscapus Wollaston, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Brotheus Stephens, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Byrsops Germar, 183311SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthorrhynchus Champion, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Ceutorrhynchus Reitter, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaerocephalus Chevrolat, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cionus Clairville, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Cnemodontus Chevrolat, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Coccotrypes Eichhoff, 1879Palm Seed Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmorhinus Schoenherr, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Cossonus Clairville, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cotasteridus Péringuey, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Cotasterophasis Péringuey, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Crossotarsus Chapuis, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptorhynchus Illiger, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Cyanapion Bokor, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Cyclomus Schönherr, 18264SpeciesTaxom
Decilaus Pascoe, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Derelomus Schönherr, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorytomus Germar, 1761Willow Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Drasterius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Ellimenistes Schönherr, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Entomoderus Raffray, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Epirhynchus Lacordaire, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eremnus McNeill, 18345SpeciesTaxom
Esamus Chevrolat, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Euops Schoenherr, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Glyptosomus Schönherr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gonipterus Schoenherr, 1833Eucalyptus Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Gonotropis LeConte, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Gronops Schönherr, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Haptomerus Faust, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Heisonyx Marshall, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Hexatmetus Marshall, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Hipporhinus Schonherr, 182619SpeciesTaxom
Hipporrhinus sj�st..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Holophloeus Jordan, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Hylastes Erichson, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hylurgus Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolobus Schoenherr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hypolixus Desbrochers, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypsomus Schoenherr, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Hypurus Rey, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Larinus Dejean, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Listroderes Schoenherr, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Lixus Fabricius, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Mecocerus Schönherr, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Mesoxenomorphus Wollaston, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Micrelus C.G. Thomson, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecolixus Wasmann, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nerthops Schoenherr, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Notogronops Marshall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ocladius Schoenherr, 18454SpeciesTaxom
Oosomus Schoenherr, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Origenes Marshall, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Otiorhynchus Germar, 1792Strawberry root weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Pachytrichus Schoenherr, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pantomorus Schoenherr, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pentarthrophasis Pdringuey, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pentarthrum Wollaston, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pentatropis Faust, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Phacemastix Schönherr, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Phloeophagus Schönherr, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Phlyctinus Schönherr, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Porpacus Schoenherr, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Prionorhinus Chevrolat, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Priorhinus Chevrolat, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyctoderes Schönherr, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchites Schneider, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Rhysoderes Marshall, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhythirrinus Schönherr, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sciobius sch�n..., 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Scymnopis Jordan, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Sibinia Germar, 1860Golden Keyhole Weevil7SpeciesTaxom
Sidomenia Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Sitona Germar, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sitophilus Schönherr, 1763Granary Weevils2SpeciesTaxom
Solenorrhinus Gemminger & ..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Somatodes Guenée, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscelis Wollaston, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Stephanoderes Eichhoff, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Tanyrrhynchus f�hra..., 18362SpeciesTaxom
Theates Fahraeus, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tropiderinus Reitter, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tychius Germar, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Urodon Schonherr, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1864
Pinhole borers0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
173 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acallopistus guttatus Boheman, 1835
Acallopistus malvae Boheman, 1843
Afrophloeus spathulatus Boheman, 1843
Apion considerandum Fåhraeus, 1871
Araecerus fasciculatus De Geer, 1775Areca nut weevil
Bagous promontorii Marshall, 1906
Baris discolor Hustache, 1938
Brachycerus apterus Thunberg, 1799
Brachycerus cancellatus Gyllenhal, 1833
Brachycerus cinctipes Gyllenhal, 1833
Brachycerus cornutus Olivier, 1790
Brachycerus curruca Gyllenhal, 1840
Brachycerus detritus Thunberg, 1799
Brachycerus discolor Gyllenhal, 1840
Brachycerus dumosus Haaf, 1957
Brachycerus echinatus Gyllenhal, 1833
Brachycerus emeritus Thunberg, 1799
Brachycerus gemmatus (Thunberg, 1799)⇒ Brachycerus tuberosus Wiedemann, 1821
Brachycerus glanduliferus Gyllenhal, 1840
Brachycerus globosus Olivier, 1790
Brachycerus ixodicoides Péringuey, 1888
Brachycerus karooensis Péringuey, 1888
Brachycerus longirostris Gyllenhal, 1840
Brachycerus millepora Wiedemann, 1821
Brachycerus namanus Péringuey, 1908
Brachycerus obesus Olivier, 1790Bulb snout beetle
Brachycerus papulosus Gyllenhal, 1840
Brachycerus pertusus Thunberg, 1799
Brachycerus pictus Germar, 1833
Brachycerus reticulatus Wiedemann, 1823
Brachycerus rugosus Thunberg, 1799
Brachycerus saginatus Gyllenhal, 1840
Brachycerus scutirostris Germar, 1833
Brachycerus setosus Wiedemann, 1821
Brachycerus texatus Gyllenhal, 1833
Brotheus crenelatus Marshall, 1907
Brotheus flexuosus Marshall, 1907
Byrsops alveata Pascoe, 1887
Byrsops amplexicollis Schoenherr, 1834
Byrsops apicalis Boheman, 1842
Byrsops flavicollis Marshall, 1907
Byrsops hopei Boheman, 1842
Byrsops lutosus Gyllenhal, 1834
Byrsops quadrata Boheman, 1834
Byrsops retusus Schoenherr, 1842
Byrsops sphodrus Boheman, 1842
Byrsops sulcicollis Gyllenhal, 1834
Byrsops tetragona Boheman, 1833
Ceuthorrhynchus carinifrons Schultze, 1900
Ceuthorrhynchus rinicae Gyll., 1837
Ceuthorrhynchus squamiger Gyll., 1837
Chaerocephalus araneus Flach, 1907
Cionus histrio Rosenschoeld, 1838
Cionus notatus Rosenschoeld, 1838
Cionus pardus Marshall, 1941
Cionus virgatus Rosenschoeld, 1838
Cnemodontus gypsatus Chevrolat, 1873
Coccotrypes pygmaeus (Eichhoff, 1879)⇒ Coccotrypes carpophagus Hornung, 1842
Cosmorhinus cristirostris Schoenherr, 1826
Cossonus africanus Boheman, 1845
Cotasteridus capensis Péringuey, 1909
Cotasterophasis capicola Péringuey, 1909
Cotasterophasis raffrayi Péringuey, 1909
Cryptorhynchus mangiferae (Dejean, 1821)⇒ Sternochetus mangiferae Fabricius, 1775
Cyanapion (Bothryorrhynchapion) gyllenhalii Kirby, 1808
Cyclomus boops Boheman, 1834
Cyclomus coronatus Boheman, 1834
Cyclomus dasypus Schönherr, 1824
Cyclomus simus Schoenherr, 1826
Decilaus oosomus (Lea, 1913)⇒ Decilaus foraminosus Lea, 1898
Dorytomus (Dorytomus) tortrix Linnaeus, 1761
Ellimenistes squamifer Boheman, 1843
Entomoderus melichari Schenkling, 1929
Epirhynchus humerosus Faust, 1904
Eremnus atratus Schoenherr, 1834
Eremnus cerealis Marshall, 1921Snout beetle
Eremnus chevrolati Oberprieler, 1988
Eremnus maculosus Marshall, 1921
Eremnus setulosus Boheman, 1834
Esamus rudis Chevrolat, 1880
Euops phaedonia Sharp, 1889
Glyptosomus notulatus Boheman, 1842
Gonipterus scutellatus Gyllenhal, 1833Eucalyptus snout beetle
Gonotropis dorsalis Thunberg, 1796
Gronops capensis Hesse, 1929
Gronops postdentatus Marshall, 1921
Haptomerus natalis Marshall, 1908
Heisonyx vitticollis Marshall, 1947
Hipporhinus albolineatus Fåhraeus, 1840
Hipporhinus bituberculatus Gyllenhal, 1833
Hipporhinus caffer Schoenherr, 1826
Hipporhinus frontalis Schoenherr, 1833
Hipporhinus globifer Schoenherr, 1826
Hipporhinus granatus Gyllenhal, 1840
Hipporhinus granulatus Dejean, 1834
Hipporhinus granulosus Gyllenhal, 1833
Hipporhinus infacetus Gyllenhal, 1833
Hipporhinus lacunosus Schoenherr, 1833
Hipporhinus nodulosus Schoenherr, 1826
Hipporhinus pillularius Schoenherr, 1826
Hipporhinus recurvus Schoenherr, 1833
Hipporhinus rubifer Schoenherr, 1826
Hipporhinus severus Gyllenhal, 1840
Hipporhinus sexvittatus Schoenherr, 1826
Hipporhinus spinifer Gyllenhal, 1840
Hipporhinus tuberosus Gyllenhal, 1840
Hipporhinus verrucosus Schoenherr, 1826
Hipporrhinus severus Gyllenhal, 1840
Holophloeus nigellus Sparrm., 1785
Hylastes angustatus Herbst, 1793
Hylurgus ligniperda Fabricius, 1787Golden-haired Bark Beetle
Hypocolobus squalidus Boheman, 1842
Hypsomus albosuturalis Marshall, 1921
Hypsomus bellulus Hesse, 1928
Hypsomus bevinsi Marshall, 1921
Larinus hirtus Gyllenhal, 1835
Larinus lineatus Gyllenhal, 1835
Listroderes costirostris Schönherr, 1826Australian tomato weevil
Listroderes fragariae Schenkling &..., 1931
Lixus octolineatus Fabricius, 1801
Mecocerus hedybius Jordan, 1928
Mesoxenomorphus luridus Hesse, 1928
Micrelus humilis Hustache, 1930
Myrmecolixus braunsi Wasmann, 1899
Nerthops guttatus Schoenherr, 1833
Notogronops proletarius Boheman, 1842
Ocladius baccicollis Boheman, 1838
Ocladius foveatus Boheman, 1838
Ocladius glomeris Boheman, 1838
Ocladius textilis Boheman, 1845
Oosomus oblongus Lona, 1937
Oosomus varius Boheman, 1843
Origenes callidus Marshall, 1904
Otiorhynchus armadillo armadillo Rossi, 1792
Pachytrichus ursus Boheman, 1836
Pantomorus leucoloma (Buchanan, 1939)⇒ Naupactus leucoloma Boheman, 1840
Pentarthrophasis raffrayi Péringuey, 1909
Pentarthrum indicator Péringuey, 1908
Phloeophagus ebeninus Boheman, 1838
Phloeophagus hispidus Boheman, 1838
Phlyctinus callosus Schönherr, 1826Banded fruit weevil
Porpacus vesiculatus Marshall, 1923
Prionorhinus lacrimans Faust, 1904
Prionorhinus stillatus Gyllenhal, 1834
Pyctoderes gallina Lona, 1937
Rhynchites longicollis (Gyll. In Sch..., 1839)⇒ Caporhynchites longicollis Gyllenhal, 1839
Rhynchites nigrolimbatus (Pering, 1888)⇒ Pseudominurus nigrolimbatus Péringuey, 1888
Rhynchites scrobicollis (Gyllenhal, 1839)⇒ Habrorhynchites scrobicollis Gyllenhal, 1839
Rhythirrinus admirandus
Scymnopis anthrenus Jordan, 1906
Sibinia amylacaea Thunberg, C.P., 1815
Sibinia contaminata Caldara, 1989
Sibinia dorsalis Sturm, 1826
Sibinia luteoviridis Gyllenhal, 1836
Sibinia punctirostris Gyllenhal, 1836
Sibinia relata Caldara, 1989
Sibinia sublineata Chevrolat, 1860
Sitona hispidulus tibellus
Sitophilus granarius Linnaeus, 1758Grain weevil
Sitophilus oryzae Linnaeus, 1763Lesser grain weevil
Solenorrhinus proteaphilus Hesse, 1928
Somatodes bidentatus Péringuey, 1885
Stenoscelis hylastoides Wollaston, 1861
Stephanoderes mallyi Hopkins, 1915
Tanyrrhynchus carinatus Boheman, 1836
Tanyrrhynchus tibiellus Boheman, 1836
Theates angusticollis Marshall, 1907
Tropiderinus celatus Jordan, 1937
Tychius aspalathi Caldara, 1989
Tychius helenae Caldara, 1989
Tychius squalidus Gyllenhal, 1835
Tychius suturellus Gyllenhal, 1835
Urodon rotundicollis Fahrs., 1839

Subnodes of Curculionoidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyAnthribidae
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Weevil, Fungus weevils
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAttelabidae
Billberg, 1820
Leaf Rolling Weevil, Leaf rolling weevils, Leaf-roller weevils, Leaf-rolling beetles, Leaf-rolling weevils, Leafroller Weevils, Tooth nosed weevils
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBrentidae
Billberg, 1820
Brenthidae, Cycad weevils, New York weevil, Primitive, Primitive weevils, Straight snout weevils, Straight-snouted beetles, Straight-snouted weevils, Straightsnouted weevils, Timberworms
5
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCurculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Bark beetles, Beetles Weevils, Scout beetles, Snout and Bark Beetles, Snout Beetle, Snout beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, True weevils, Weevil, Weevils
82
160
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Curculionoidea at artfakta.se
Curculionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Curculionoidea at itis.gov