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Checklist for Tribe Exosternini Bickhardt, 1914
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
1270
4184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
1029
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
245
906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
32
96
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
32
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
16
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeExosternini
Bickhardt, 1914
7
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
7 Genera with 26 Species
Adelopygus Desbordes, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19177SpeciesTaxom
Pachycraerus Marseul, 19469SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Pelorurus Lacordaire, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Platybletes Thérond, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Xenosternus Bickhardt, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
26 Species
Adelopygus nickerli Schmidt, 1889
Epitoxus aurorae Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus breviusculus Fahraeus, 1851
Epitoxus circulifrons Marseul, 1853
Epitoxus dentatus Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus felix Lewis, 1907
Epitoxus latus Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus revoili Desbordes, 1917
Pachycraerus baconi Lewis, 1912
Pachycraerus bellulus Lewis, 1885
Pachycraerus cyanescens Erichson, 1834
Pachycraerus cylindricus Lewis, 1879Upland cotton
Pachycraerus cylindriformis Desbordes, 1917
Pachycraerus frater Lewis, 1897
Pachycraerus nigrocaeruleus Lewis, 1885
Pachycraerus raffrayi Lewis, 1879Upland cotton
Pachycraerus viridicoeruleus Scott, 1946
Paratropus chelonitis Lewis, 1905
Paratropus testudo Gerstaecker, 1867
Paratropus teunisseni Kanaar, 1993
Pelorurus densistriatus Lewis, 1912
Pelorurus fraudator Lewis, 1912
Pelorurus pumicatus Lewis, 1911
Pelorurus ruptistrius Lewis, 1906
Platybletes stirpium Thérond, 1952
Xenosternus saprinoformis Bickhardt, 1911


Links, sources and further information
Exosternini at itis.gov