AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Dryopoidea Hunt & al., 2007
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
22
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
5 Families width 7 Species
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies0SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
7 Genera with 7 Species
Augyles Schioedte, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eubrianax Kiesenwetter, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Helminthopsis Grouvelle, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Potamodytes Grouvelle, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactyla Illiger, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
7 Species
Augyles (Augyles) rarus Skalický, 2005
Dryops algiricus Lucas, 1849
Helminthopsis medleri Delève, 1974
Heterocerus elongatus Grouvelle, 1896
Heterocerus planoincertus R. Charpentier, 1979
Potamodytes tuberosus Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Ptilodactyla punctatostriata Murray, 1868

Subnodes of Dryopoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyDryopidae
Billberg, 1820
long toed water beetle, Long-toe water beetles, Long-toed water beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElmidae
Curtis, 1830
Drive beetles, riffle beetle, Riffle beetles
2
2
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

FamilyPsephenidae
Lacordaire, 1854
Water pennies, water penny beetle, Water Penny Beetles, Water-penny beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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