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Checklist for Subfamily Larainae Böving & Craighead, 1930
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
59
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElmidae
Curtis, 1830
Drive beetles, Riffle beetle, Riffle beetles
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLarainae
Böving & Craighead, 1930
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
2 Genera with 3 Species
Omotonus Delève, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Potamodytes Grouvelle, 19372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
3 Species
Omotonus angolensis Delève, 1963Wapiti
Potamodytes brincki Delève, 1970Hudson Bay flying squirrel
Potamodytes tuberosus Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy


Links, sources and further information
Larainae at itis.gov