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Checklist for Tribe Exosternini Bickhardt, 1914
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
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
6
134
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
23
42
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
23
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
14
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeExosternini
Bickhardt, 1914
6
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
6 Genera with 21 Species
Apobletodes Desbordes, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Coelocraera Marseul, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Coproxenus Lewis, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pachycraerus Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 199714SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
21 Species
Apobletodes marseuli Lewis, 1879
Apobletodes pumicatus Lewis, 1907
Coelocraera costifera Marseul, 1857
Coelocraera halsteadi Mazur, 1978
Coproxenus marshalli Lewis, 1897
Epitoxus corycaeus Lewis, 1900
Pachycraerus cyanescens Erichson, 1834
Paratropus achanti Thérond, 1973
Paratropus caswelli Thérond, 1962
Paratropus chelonitis Lewis, 1905
Paratropus decipiens Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus femoralis Reichardt, 1936
Paratropus girardi Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus hervei Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus kryzhanovskii Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus opacipygus Vienna, 1985
Paratropus orientis Thérond, 1975
Paratropus ovides Marseul, 1862
Paratropus perlinskii Mazur, 1972
Paratropus persimilis Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus saegerianus Kanaar, 1997


Links, sources and further information
Exosternini at itis.gov