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Checklist for Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
and region Ecozones


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
508
27640
383593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
152
13621
245492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
138
11892
200777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
1817
36546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
2
75
1756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
74
1752
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
29
390
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
16
280
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
16 Genera with 280 Species
Agna Smetana, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Agnaeformia Shatrovskiy, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Anchorosternum Jia, Wu & Pu, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Armostus Sharp, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 1970205SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 186813SpeciesTaxom
Emmidolium Orchymont, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Megasternum Mulsant, 182923SpeciesTaxom
Nipponocercyon Satô, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Oosternum Sharp, 19415SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 192613SpeciesTaxom
Pacrillum d´Orchymont, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Paroosternum Scott, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Pemelus Horn, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tectosternum Balfour-Browne, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
280 Species
Agna capillatum LeConte, 1855
Agnaeformia lucida Shatrovskiy, 1989
Anchorosternum sinense Jia, Wu & Pu, 2001
Armostus crenulatus Régimbart, 1903
Armostus optatus Sharp, 1890
Armostus schenklingi Orchymont, 1914
Cercyon (Cercyon) adumbratus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) alpinus Vogt, 1969
Cercyon (Cercyon) arenarius Rey, 1885
Cercyon (Cercyon) assecla Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) atricapillus (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) austriacus Vogt, 1974
Cercyon (Cercyon) bifenestratus K?ster, 1851
Cercyon (Cercyon) bononiensis Chiesa, 1964
Cercyon (Cercyon) borealis Baranowski, 1985
Cercyon (Cercyon) cinctus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) circumcinctus Reitter, 1889
Cercyon (Cercyon) connivens Fall, 1924Muehlenbeck's bryum moss
Cercyon (Cercyon) convexiusculus Stephens, 1829Jumping-bean sapium
Cercyon (Cercyon) depressus Stephens, 1829Jumping-bean sapium
Cercyon (Cercyon) emarginatus Baranowski, 1985
Cercyon (Cercyon) erraticus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) floridanus Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) granarius Erichson, 1837
Cercyon (Cercyon) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) herceus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) hungaricus Endrödy-Younga, 1967
Cercyon (Cercyon) impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) indistinctus Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) inquinatus Wollaston, 1854
Cercyon (Cercyon) kulzeri Knisch, 1922
Cercyon (Cercyon) laminatus Sharp, 1873
Cercyon (Cercyon) lateralis Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) limbatus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) littoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) marinus Thomson, 1853
Cercyon (Cercyon) matthewsi Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) melanocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyon (Cercyon) mendax Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) nevadanus Knisch, 1924Powell's amaranth
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) obsoletus Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) paradoxus Kuwert, 1890
Cercyon (Cercyon) praetextatus Say, 1825
Cercyon (Cercyon) pubescens LeConte, 1855
Cercyon (Cercyon) pygmaeus Illiger, 1801
Cercyon (Cercyon) quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) renneri Hebauer, 1997
Cercyon (Cercyon) rhomboidalis Perris, 1874
Cercyon (Cercyon) spathifer Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) sternalis Sharp, 1918
Cercyon (Cercyon) subsulcatus (Rey, 1885)⇒ Cercyon sternalis Sharp, 1918
Cercyon (Cercyon) tatricus Endrödy-Younga, 1968
Cercyon (Cercyon) terminatus Marsham, 1802Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) tolfino Hatch, 1965Kern County larkspur
Cercyon (Cercyon) tristis (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Cercyon obsoletus Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) unipunctatus Linnaeus, 1758Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) variegatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cercyon (Cercyon) versicolor Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Dicyrtocercyon) ustulatus (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Paracercyon) analis Paykull, 1798Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Paracycreon) analis Paykull, 1798
Cercyon (Paracycreon) crocatus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Paracycreon) laminatus Sharp, 1873Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Prostercyon) roseni Knisch, 1922
Cercyon abeillei Guillebeau, 1896
Cercyon acutus (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon analis Paykull, 1798
Cercyon adumbratum Mannerheim, 1843
Cercyon aequalis Sharp, 1884
Cercyon agnotus Kuwert, 1888
Cercyon algarum Sharp, 1873
Cercyon alni (Vogt, 1969)⇒ Cercyon convexiusculus Stephens, 1829
Cercyon amplelevatus Jia, 1995
Cercyon apicalis (Dalla Torre, 1877)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon apicialis Say, 1823
Cercyon aptus Sharp, 1873
Cercyon aquaticus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Cercyon analis Paykull, 1798
Cercyon aquatilis Donisthorpe, 1932
Cercyon atriceps (Gemminger & ..., 1868)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon basalis (Dalla Torre, 1877)⇒ Cercyon terminatus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon basillaris Notman, 1920
Cercyon berlovi Shatrovskiy, 1999
Cercyon bimaculatus (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon binotatus (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon littoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon boletophagus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon calthae (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Cercyon analis Paykull, 1798
Cercyon centrimaculatus (Sturm, 1807)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon conspurcatus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon convexius Stephens, 1829
Cercyon cordiger Herbst, 1784
Cercyon costulipennis Nakane, 1966
Cercyon cultriformis Wu & Pu, 1995
Cercyon depressum Stephens, 1829
Cercyon dieganus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon dilatatus (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon littoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon dilutus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon dispar (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Cercyon quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761
Cercyon dorsostriatus (Thomson, 1853)⇒ Cercyon depressus Stephens, 1829
Cercyon dux Sharp, 1873
Cercyon erythropterus Küster, 1851
Cercyon erythropus (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon pygmaeus Illiger, 1801
Cercyon exiguus Grimmer, 1841
Cercyon exorabilis Shatrovskiy, 1989
Cercyon faeceus Balfour̴..., 1954
Cercyon femoralis Stephens, 1829
Cercyon fimbriatum Mannerheim, 1852
Cercyon fimetarius (Wollaston, 1854)⇒ Cercyon terminatus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon flavipennis (Küster, 1848)⇒ Cercyon quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761
Cercyon flavipes (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Cercyon analis Paykull, 1798
Cercyon flavus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon fuscescens (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon pygmaeus Illiger, 1801
Cercyon gebieni Knisch, 1925
Cercyon guangxiensis Wu & Pu, 1995
Cercyon haemorrhoum Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon heilongjiangensis Wu & Pu, 1995
Cercyon honorabilis Shatrovskiy, 1999
Cercyon impressum Sturm, 1807
Cercyon impunctatus (Kuwert, 1890)⇒ Cercyon unipunctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyon incrematus (Notman, 1920)⇒ Cercyon lateralis Marsham, 1802
Cercyon incretus d´Orchymont, 1941
Cercyon infuscatus Stephens, 1829
Cercyon intermixtus (Sharp, 1918)⇒ Cercyon convexiusculus Stephens, 1829
Cercyon inustus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon janssoni (Nyholm, 1952)⇒ Cercyon unipunctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyon jonensis Nakane, 1965
Cercyon knischi J. Müller, 1924
Cercyon korbianus Kniñ, 1912
Cercyon kryzhanovskii Shatrovskiy, 1989
Cercyon laevigatus Stephens, 1829
Cercyon laevis Marsham, 1802
Cercyon lencoranus Kuwert, 1890
Cercyon lepidus (Wollaston, 1864)⇒ Cercyon terminatus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon linearis Wu & Pu, 1995
Cercyon lineolatus Motschulsky, 1863
Cercyon littorale Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon lividulus d´Orchymont, 1926
Cercyon lunigerum Mannerheim, 1853
Cercyon maculatus (Melsheimer, 1846)⇒ Cercyon analis Paykull, 1798
Cercyon marginecollis (Dalla Torre, 1877)⇒ Cercyon terminatus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon marinum Thomson, 1853
Cercyon medvedorum Shatrovskiy, 1999
Cercyon melanocephaloides (Kuwert, 1890)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon merdarius Sturm, 1807
Cercyon minimus Scopoli, 1763
Cercyon minusculum Melsheimer, 1844
Cercyon moroderi Dodero, 1932
Cercyon mulsanti (Ganglbauer, 1904)⇒ Cercyon quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761
Cercyon mundus (Melsheimer, 1844)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon nanus (Melsheimer, 1846)⇒ Cercyon terminatus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon nigricollis Say, 1825
Cercyon nigrostriatus Wu & Pu, 1995
Cercyon noctuabundus Shatrovskiy, 1992
Cercyon normannus (L. Benick, 1916)⇒ Cercyon littoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon nubilipennis (Stephens, 1835)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon numerosus Shatrovskiy, 1989
Cercyon obscurus (Dalla Torre, 1877)⇒ Cercyon obsoletus Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon occallatum Say, 1825
Cercyon olibrus Sharp, 1874
Cercyon ostentum Shatrovskiy, 1999
Cercyon ovillus Motschulsky, 1860
Cercyon palustris (Thomson, 1853)⇒ Cercyon bifenestratus K?ster, 1851
Cercyon piceus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon picinus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon placidoides Zaitzev, 1908
Cercyon placidus Sharp, 1884
Cercyon plagiatus (Erichson, 1837)⇒ Cercyon terminatus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon praetextatum Say, 1825
Cercyon pseudodilutus Sato, 1979
Cercyon pulchellus (Heer, 1841)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon pumilio (Sharp, 1918)⇒ Cercyon sternalis Sharp, 1918
Cercyon punctiger Knisch, 1921
Cercyon pygmaeum Illiger, 1801
Cercyon rhombicus Jia, 1995
Cercyon rotundulus Sharp, 1884
Cercyon rubicundus Sharp, 1884
Cercyon rubripennis (Kuwert, 1890)⇒ Cercyon melanocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyon rufescens Horn, 1896
Cercyon ruficollis (Schilsky, 1888)⇒ Cercyon littoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon ruficornis (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon littoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon saluki Ryndevich, 1998
Cercyon scitus Walker, 1836
Cercyon scutellaris (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon terminatus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon separandus (Rey, 1886)⇒ Cercyon terminatus Marsham, 1802
Cercyon setiger Wu & Pu, 1995
Cercyon setulosus Sharp, 1884
Cercyon sharpi (Harold, 1878)⇒ Cercyon laminatus Sharp, 1873
Cercyon shinanensis Nakane, 1965
Cercyon similis Marsham, 1802
Cercyon stercorator (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon pygmaeus Illiger, 1801
Cercyon strandi Roubal, 1938
Cercyon striatus (Turton, 1802)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon subopacipennis Nakane, 1965
Cercyon subsolanus Balfour-Browne, 1939
Cercyon suturalis Stephens, 1829
Cercyon symbion Shatrovskiy, 1989
Cercyon testaceus (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon tropisternus Wu & Pu, 1995
Cercyon uenoi Sato, 1984
Cercyon unipunctata Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyon unipustulatus Nakane, 1982
Cercyon ustulatum (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon ustus Sharp, 1874
Cercyon vagus Sharp, 1884
Cercyon verus Shatrovskiy, 1989
Cercyon vicinalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon vicinaloides d´Orchymont, 1925
Cercyon wui M. Hansen, 1999
Cercyon xanthocephalus (Stephens, 1829)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon xanthorhoeus Stephens, 1829
Cercyon xantopterus Laicharting, 1781
Cercyon yayeyama Chûjô & Satô, 1970
Cryptopleurum americanum Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Cryptopleurum crenatum Kugelann, 1794
Cryptopleurum ferrugineum Motschulsky, 1863
Cryptopleurum impressum Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cryptopleurum minutum Fabricius, 1775
Cryptopleurum pulicarium Thunberg, 1784
Cryptopleurum pygmaeum Orchymont, 1913
Cryptopleurum sordidus Marsham, 1802
Cryptopleurum subtile Sharp, 1884
Cryptopleurum sulcatum Motschulsky, 1863
Cryptopleurum unicolor (Motschulsky, 1845)⇒ Cercyon adumbratus Mannerheim, 1843
Cryptopleurum vagans LeConte, 1855Calabura
Cryptopleurum vaucherii (Tournier, 1868)⇒ Cryptopleurum crenatum Kugelann, 1794
Emmidolium excavatum Orchymont, 1937
Megasternum acutum Stephens, 1829
Megasternum algiricum (J. Sahlberg, 1903)⇒ Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum aquaticum Stephens, 1829
Megasternum brunneum (Dalla Torre, 1877)⇒ Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum calabricum (Kuwert, 1890)⇒ Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum castaneum Heer, 1841
Megasternum caucasicum (Kuwert, 1890)⇒ Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum contaminatum Stephens, 1829
Megasternum convexior Stephens, 1829
Megasternum ferrugineum (Dalla Torre, 1877)⇒ Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum gibbulum Motschulsky, 1866
Megasternum immaculatum Stephens, 1829
Megasternum immune Stephens, 1829
Megasternum japonicum Shatrovskiy, 1989
Megasternum obscurum (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum obscurus Marsham, 1802
Megasternum posticatum Mannerheim, 1852
Megasternum prometheus Shatrovskiy, 1990
Megasternum punctulatum Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Megasternum pusillum Kuwert, 1890
Megasternum stercorarium Marsham, 1802
Megasternum testaceum Stephens, 1829
Nipponocercyon monticola Nakane, 1968
Nipponocercyon oyamanum Nakane, 1968
Nipponocercyon shibatai Sato, 1963
Oosternum attacomis Spangler, 1962
Oosternum costatum (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999
Oosternum pubescens LeConte, 1855
Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999Water scavenger beetle
Oosternum soricoides d´Orchymont, 1941
Pachysternum apicatum Motschulsky, 1863
Pachysternum brunneum Balfour̴..., 1951
Pachysternum capense Mulsant, 1844
Pachysternum cardoni d´Orchymont, 1926
Pachysternum distinctum Sharp, 1873
Pachysternum figuratum Gerstaecker, 1867
Pachysternum haemorrhoum Motschulsky, 1866
Pachysternum nigritum Jia, Wu & Pu, 1998
Pachysternum nigrovittatum Motschulsky, 1863
Pachysternum rufocaudatum Fairmaire, 1893
Pachysternum scapulare Boheman, 1851
Pachysternum sibiricum Kuwert, 1890
Pachysternum stevensi d´Orchymont, 1926
Pacrillum chinense d´Orchymont, 1941
Pacrillum manchuricum d´Orchymont, 1941
Paroosternum horni d´Orchymont, 1914
Paroosternum saundersi d´Orchymont, 1925
Paroosternum sorex Sharp, 1874Water scavenger beetle
Pelosoma lafertei Mulsant, 1844
Pelosoma meridionale (Bruch, 1915)⇒ Pelosoma lafertei Mulsant, 1844
Pelosoma praecursor (Smetana, 1978)⇒ Pelosoma prosternale Sharp, 1882
Pelosoma prosternale Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Pemelus costatum LeConte, 1855
Tectosternum naviculare Zimmermann, 1869


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