Checklist of Family Elmidae Curtis, 1830 (Drive beetles)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 51
831
2110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 48
764
1939 | 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
| | Family | Elmidae
Curtis, 1830
Drive beetles, Riffle beetle, Riffle beetles | 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ghana
6 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Ghana
12 Species | Helminthopsis ambigua Delève, 1974 | | | Helminthopsis micros Delève, 1974 | | | Helminthopsis propinqua Delève, 1974 | | | Leptelmis sobrina Delève, 1974 | | | Pachyelmis persimilis Delève, 1974 | | | Pachyelmis securigera Delève, 1974 | | | Potamodytes angustatus Hinton, 1937 | Red pricklypoppy | | Potamodytes antennatus Dohrn, 1882 | Scrub lupine | | Potamodytes apicalis Hinton, 1937 | Red pricklypoppy | | Potamodytes overlaeti Delève, 1937 | | | Potamogethes crassipes Delève, 1963 | Wapiti | | Potamogethes cribricollis Delève, 1963 | Wapiti |
Subnodes of Elmidae with occurrences in Ghana
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