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Checklist for Subfamily Lycinae Castelnau, 1840
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
663
4382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
361
2534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle
32
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLycinae
Castelnau, 1840
24
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
24 Genera with 48 Species
#ACDEILMPSTX
Acantholycus Bourgeois, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Calocladon Gorham, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cladophorus Guérin-Ménev..., 19262SpeciesTaxom
Demosis Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Erotides Waterhouse, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Lycus Fabricius, 1835Net-winged beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrolygistopterus Pic, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Microlycus Pic, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Phaneros Kazantsev, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Planeteros Gorham, 200017SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Procautires Kleine, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Stadenus Waterhouse, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricautires Kazantsev, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Xylobanus Waterhouse, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
48 Species
Acantholycus modestus Gahan, 1909
Caenia dimidiata Fabricius, 1801Terminal Net-Winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Cautires afrops Alberti, 1983
Cautires blaps
Cladophorus bicolor Kleine, 1926
Cladophorus humeralis Kleine, 1926
Demosis peltatus
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Erotides cosnardi Chevrolat, 1831Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle
Lycostomus (Haplolycus) congener Gerstaecker, 1871
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) delicuus Kazantsev, 1991
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) patruelis Bourgeois, 1883
Lycostomus runsoriensis Gahan, 1909
Lycus (Lopholycus) fradei Gomes Alves, 1961
Lycus trabeatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1835Tailed Net-winged Beetle
Lygistopterus cobosi Cobos, 1961
Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Microlycus biroi Erdös, 1951
Microlycus pulcherrimus Kerrich, 1969
Microlycus virens Erdös, 1951
Phaneros (Kleineria) pudicus Kazantsev, 1992
Phaneros (Kleineria) silvicola Kazantsev, 2006
Planeteros arndti Kazantsev, 2000
Planeteros bredoi Kazantsev, 1997
Planeteros crucifer Kazantsev, 2000
Planeteros drymophilus Kazantsev, 2000
Planeteros flavopictus Kazantsev, 1997
Planeteros flos Kazantsev, 2000
Planeteros ganganicus Kazantsev, 1997
Planeteros guineensis Kazantsev, 1997
Planeteros helicofer Kazantsev, 2000
Planeteros helicophilus Kazantsev, 2000
Planeteros menieri Kazantsev, 1997
Planeteros murzini Kazantsev, 1997
Planeteros petrovi Kazantsev, 2000
Planeteros seminigrans Kazantsev, 1997
Planeteros terrier Kazantsev, 2000
Planeteros zairicus Kazantsev, 1997
Planeteros zerchei Kazantsev, 2000
Plateros (Plateros) davidensis Kazantsev, 2005
Plateros (Plateros) draco Kazantsev, 2005
Plateros (Plateros) ibarrai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) lestoni Kazantsev, 2005
Plateros (Plateros) montiganganus Kazantsev, 2005
Plateros (Plateros) montivagus Kazantsev, 2005
Plateros (Plateros) smithsonianus Kazantsev, 2005
Tricautires isabelae Kazantsev, 2006

Subnodes of Lycinae with occurrences in Africa
TribeCalochromini
Lacordaire, 1857
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCalopterini
Green, 1949
4
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErotini
LeConte, 1881
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLycini
Castelnau, 1840
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMetriorrhynchini
Kleine, 1926
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlaterodini
Kleine, 1929
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lycinae at itis.gov