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Checklist for Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
and region Burundi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
1356
2914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
178
1356
2914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
1314
2802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
1219
2680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
631
1463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
34
522
1206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
9
284
815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
2
31
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
30
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
12
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Burundi
7 Genera with 22 Species
Cercyon Leach, 186814SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtonion Marsh, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Parastromus Balfour-Browne, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Pelocyon Balfour-Browne, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pyretus Balfour-Browne, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burundi
22 Species
Cercyon (Cercyon) convexiusculus Stephens, 1829Jumping-bean sapium
Cercyon (Cercyon) impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) sternalis Sharp, 1918
Cercyon (Cercyon) tristis (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Cercyon obsoletus Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Dicyrtocercyon) ustulatus (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon basilewskyi J.Balfour-Br..., 1957
Cercyon coprinus J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Cercyon dieganus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon fulvinasus Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon luteus Orchymont, 1942
Cercyon lutosus Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon parastromoides J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Cercyon pavidus J.Balfour-Br..., 1957
Cercyon tigreanus Gemminger & ..., 1868
Cyrtonion sculpticolle Régimbart, 1907
Pachysternum brunneum Balfour̴..., 1951
Pachysternum impressum J.Balfour-Br..., 1957
Pachysternum malcomi J.Balfour-Br..., 1980
Parastromus dainellii J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Pelocyon jeanneli d´Orchymont, 1924
Pelosoma cribriceps Régimbart, 1907
Pyretus gratus J.Balfour-Br..., 1950


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