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Checklist for Superfamily Dryopoidea Hunt & al., 2007
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
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
7
20
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
3 Families width 17 Species
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
10 Genera with 17 Species
Augyles Schioedte, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhinus Motschulsky, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Helminthopsis Grouvelle, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Leptelmis Sharp, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Omotonus Delève, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyelmis Fairmaire, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Potamodytes Grouvelle, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Potamogethes Delève, 19632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
17 Species
Augyles (Augyles) rarus Skalický, 2005
Byrrhinus reitteri Pic, 1923
Helminthopsis ambigua Delève, 1974
Helminthopsis micros Delève, 1974
Helminthopsis propinqua Delève, 1974
Heterocerus elongatus Grouvelle, 1896
Heterocerus thebaicus Grouvelle, 1896
Leptelmis sobrina Delève, 1974
Limnichus africanus Pic, 1923
Pachyelmis persimilis Delève, 1974
Pachyelmis securigera Delève, 1974
Potamodytes angustatus Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Potamodytes antennatus Dohrn, 1882Scrub lupine
Potamodytes apicalis Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Potamodytes overlaeti Delève, 1937
Potamogethes crassipes Delève, 1963Wapiti
Potamogethes cribricollis Delève, 1963Wapiti

Subnodes of Dryopoidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyElmidae
Curtis, 1830
Drive beetles, riffle beetle, Riffle beetles
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeteroceridae
MacLeay, 1825
Mud beetles, Mud-loving beetles, Variegated mud loving beetles, Variegated mud-loving beetle, Variegated mud-loving beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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