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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
617
8662
28193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
615
8657
28187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
586
8515
27692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
405
7265
24168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
113
2140
7244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
105
1922
5865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
414
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
2
28
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
27
143
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
7
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
4
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Canada
4 Genera with 32 Species
Cercyon Leach, 187429SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Megasternum Mulsant, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tectosternum Balfour-Browne, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Canada
32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cercyon (Cercyon) assecla Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) cinctus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) connivens Fall, 1924Muehlenbeck's bryum moss
Cercyon (Cercyon) convexiusculus Stephens, 1829Jumping-bean sapium
Cercyon (Cercyon) erraticus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) herceus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon herceus frigidus (Smetana, 1978)⇒ Cercyon herceus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon herceus herceus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) indistinctus Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) lateralis Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) littoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) marinus Thomson, 1853
Cercyon (Cercyon) mendax Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) obsoletus Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) praetextatus Say, 1825
Cercyon (Cercyon) pygmaeus Illiger, 1801
Cercyon (Cercyon) quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) terminatus Marsham, 1802Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) tristis (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Cercyon obsoletus Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) unipunctatus Linnaeus, 1758Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Dicyrtocercyon) ustulatus (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Paracercyon) analis Paykull, 1798Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Paracercyon) minusculus Melsheimer, 1846
Cercyon (Paracycreon) laminatus Sharp, 1873Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Prostercyon) roseni Knisch, 1922
Cercyon olibrus Sharp, 1874
Cryptopleurum minutum Fabricius, 1775
Cryptopleurum subtile Sharp, 1884
Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum posticatum Mannerheim, 1852
Tectosternum naviculare Zimmermann, 1869


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