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Checklist for Tribe Lyttini Solier, 1851
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
116
4223
17152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
3729
14706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
53
2068
6056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
451
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
37
278
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
19
205
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLyttini
Solier, 1851
6
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
6 Genera with 24 Species
Afrolytta Kaszab, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Australytta Bologna, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 177511SpeciesTaxom
Prionotolytta Péringuey, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Prolytta Kaszab, 19817SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrolytta carneola Péringuey, 1892
Afrolytta namaqua Bologna, Amo..., 2018
Australytta maraisi Bologna, 2003
Lydomorphus strangulatus Gerstacker, 1854
Lytta (Lytta) amoena Péringuey, 1892
Lytta (Lytta) cantharoides Thunberg, 1791
Lytta (Lytta) carneola (Péringuey, 1892)⇒ Afrolytta carneola Péringuey, 1892
Lytta (Lytta) occipitalis G. Horn, 1883
Lytta (Lytta) vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758Blister Beetle
Lytta vesicatoria vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758
Lytta (Paralytta) moesta G. Horn, 1878
Lytta hirsuta
Lytta lineola (Klug, 1825)⇒ Tetraonyx lineola Klug, 1825
Lytta lucida (Haag, 1880)⇒ Prolytta lucida Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lytta nitidula (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Prolytta nitidula Fabricius, 1775
Prionotolytta binotata Péringuey, 1888
Prionotolytta pretoriana Kaszab, 1981
Prionotolytta zumpti Kaszab, 1981
Prolytta capensis Kaszab, 1967
Prolytta coriacea Kaszab, 1967
Prolytta lucida Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Prolytta nitidula Fabricius, 1775
Prolytta opacoides Kaszab, 1981
Prolytta pallidipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Prolytta pseudolucida Kaszab, 1981


Links, sources and further information
Lyttini at artfakta.se
Lyttini at dyntaxa.se
Lyttini at itis.gov