Checklist for Tribe Epicautini Denier, 1935
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
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 24
342
606 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles | 6
27
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Meloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles | 6
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Meloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
| 6
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Epicautini
Denier, 1935
| 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 3 Species
Species list for Nigeria
3 Species
Links, sources and further information Epicautini at itis.gov
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