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Checklist for Superfamily Dryopoidea Hunt & al., 2007
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1771
5415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
1532
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
66
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
4
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
4 Families width 16 Species
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
13 Genera with 16 Species
Afrobrianax Lee, Philips..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Cyclolimnichus Delève, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Eubrianax Kiesenwetter, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Helminthopsis Grouvelle, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptelmis Sharp, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdinodes Grouvelle, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Omotonus Delève, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Potamocares Grouvelle, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Potamodytes Grouvelle, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Potamogethes Delève, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudancyronyx Bertrand & S..., 19372SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomacronychus Grouvelle, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactyla Illiger, 19312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
16 Species
Afrobrianax atripennis Pic, 1931
Cyclolimnichus dentoni Hernando & R..., 2000
Cyclolimnichus ovalis Hernando & R..., 2000
Omotonus browni Wiezlak, 1987
Potamodytes alluaudi Grouvelle, 1920Gulf Coast lupine
Potamodytes descarpentriesi Delève, 1967
Potamodytes spinosus Grouvelle, 1913
Potamodytes tarnawskii Wiezlak, 1987
Potamodytes tuberosus Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Potamogethes danielssoni Wiezlak, 1987
Pseudancyronyx robusta Delève, 1937
Pseudancyronyx robustus Delève, 1937
Pseudomacronychus castaneus Grouvelle, 1906Amargosa vole
Pseudomacronychus scutellatus Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Ptilodactyla africana Pic, 1942
Ptilodactyla jokoensis Pic, 1931

Subnodes of Dryopoidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyElmidae
Curtis, 1830
Drive beetles, riffle beetle, Riffle beetles
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLimnichidae
Erichson, 1846
minute marsh loving beetle, Minute marsh-loving beetles, Minute mud beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPsephenidae
Lacordaire, 1854
Water pennies, water penny beetle, Water Penny Beetles, Water-penny beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPtilodactylidae
Laporte, 1836
Ptilodactylid beetles, Toe-winged Beetles, Toed-winged beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Dryopoidea at dyntaxa.se
Dryopoidea at itis.gov