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Checklist for Family Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 (Pleasing Fungus Beetle)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
116
4223
17152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
3729
14706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
53
2068
6056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Erotyloidea
Latreille, 1802
1
17
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErotylidae
Latreille, 1802
Pleasing Fungus Beetle, Pleasing fungus beetles
17
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
17 Genera with 5 Species
Amblyscelis Gorham, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Anadastus Gorham, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Aulacochilus Chevrolat, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Caenolanguria Gorham, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophilus Reitter, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Episcaphula Crotch, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucohimatium Rosenhauer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Microlanguria Lewis, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Mimodacne Bedel, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycotretus Lacordaire, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Palaeolybas Crotch, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladoxena Fowler, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Perilanguria Fowler, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Promecolanguria Fowler, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Toramus Grouvelle, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Tritoma Fabricius, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Trivia Koch, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
5 Species
Cryptophilus integer Heer, 1841Pleasing fungus beetle
Leucohimatium arundinaceum Forskal, 1775
Mycotretus graphoderus Lacordaire, 1842
Tritoma pulchra Say, 1826Handsome Tritoma
Trivia insecta

Subnodes of Erotylidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyCryptophilinae
Casey, 1900
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDacninae
Gistel, 1856
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErotylinae
Latreille, 1802
Pleasing Fungus Beetles
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLanguriinae
Crotch, 1873
Pleasing fungus beetles and Lizard beetles
7
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegalodacninae
Sen Gupta, 1969
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTritominae
Curtis, 1834
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Erotylidae at artfakta.se
Erotylidae at dyntaxa.se
Erotylidae at gbif.org
Erotylidae at irmng.org
Erotylidae at itis.gov