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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2237
7457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
458
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
60
192
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
60
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
39
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeExosternini
Bickhardt, 1914
20
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
20 Genera with 49 Species
Adelopygus Desbordes, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Anaglymma Lewis, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolister Bickhardt, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Catacraerus Bickhardt, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Chalcurgus H. Kolbe, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Coelocraera Marseul, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Coproxenus Lewis, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dolicholister Bickhardt, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Exosternus Lewis, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Grammopeplus Bickhardt, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hypobletus Schmidt, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Iarina Yélamos, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternus Marseul, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachycraerus Marseul, 192012SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 186710SpeciesTaxom
Pelorurus Lacordaire, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Phelister Marseul, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Platybletes Thérond, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Xenosternus Bickhardt, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
49 Species
Adelopygus divergens Schmidt, 1889
Anaglymma impar Marseul, 1889
Anaglymma tanganyikai Thérond, 1963
Aspidolister laticeps Bickhardt, 1920
Catacraerus pullus Gerstaecker, 1867
Chalcurgus cavifrons Lewis, 1897
Chalcurgus minor H. Kolbe, 1897
Coelocraera burgeoni Paulian, 1951
Coelocraera orientalis Reichensperger, 1930
Coproxenus marshalli Lewis, 1897
Dolicholister filiformis Bickhardt, 1911
Epitoxus breviusculus Fahraeus, 1851
Epitoxus circulifrons Marseul, 1853
Epitoxus felix Lewis, 1907
Epitoxus kanaari Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus tanzanicus Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus wittei Burgeon, 1939
Exosternus terminalis Schmidt, 1889
Grammopeplus eichelbaumi Bickhardt, 1911
Hypobletus tanzaniae Thérond, 1975
Hypobletus tuberculifrons Lewis, 1898
Iarina tanzanica Yélamos, 1996
Macrosternus lafertei Marseul, 1853
Pachycraerus caeruleatus Lewis, 1899
Pachycraerus chalybeus Fahraeus, 1851
Pachycraerus completus Gerstaecker, 1884
Pachycraerus congonis Schmidt, 1889
Pachycraerus cyanescens Erichson, 1834
Pachycraerus desidiosus Marseul, 1853
Pachycraerus frater Lewis, 1897
Pachycraerus laticeps Lewis, 1906
Pachycraerus montanus Lewis, 1907
Pachycraerus morulus Lewis, 1897
Pachycraerus pluricolor Desbordes, 1914
Pachycraerus propinquus Bickhardt, 1920
Paratropus altilis Lewis, 1901
Paratropus arriagadai Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus hervei Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus lamotteorum Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus meridianus Lewis, 1879
Paratropus nigrellus Schmidt, 1893
Paratropus orientis Thérond, 1975
Paratropus ovides Marseul, 1862
Paratropus parallelinervis Vienna, 1985
Paratropus testudo Gerstaecker, 1867
Pelorurus crampeli Desbordes, 1913
Pelorurus densistriatus Lewis, 1912
Platybletes mundus Lewis, 1899
Xenosternus saprinoformis Bickhardt, 1911


Links, sources and further information
Exosternini at itis.gov