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Checklist for Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
3387
15033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
3031
12856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
658
3944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
2
50
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
49
227
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
22
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
9
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
9 Genera with 36 Species
Acaryon Hebauer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 192230SpeciesTaxom
Colerus Hansen, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cycrillum Knisch, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Megasternum Mulsant, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Oosternum Sharp, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Paroosternum Scott, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acaryon vittatus Hebauer, 2003
Cercyon (Cercyon) herceus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon herceus frigidus (Smetana, 1978)⇒ Cercyon herceus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) inquinatus Wollaston, 1854
Cercyon (Cercyon) limbatus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) marinus Thomson, 1853
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) putricola Wollaston, 1867
Cercyon conjiciens Walker, 1858
Cercyon crenatostriatus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon decemstriatus Orchymont, 1937
Cercyon dieganus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon flavocinctus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon fructicola Scott, 1913
Cercyon fuscostriatus Fairmaire, 1898
Cercyon grandis Laporte de C..., 1840
Cercyon hova Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon laticollis Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon lineolatus Motschulsky, 1863
Cercyon luteopictus J.Balfour-Br..., 1954
Cercyon luteus Orchymont, 1942
Cercyon lutulentus Orchymont, 1942
Cercyon nigerrimus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon obconicus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon oosternoides Knisch, 1922
Cercyon pleuralis Hebauer, 2003
Cercyon procerus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon pyriformis Balfour-Browne, 1958
Cercyon ruber Hebauer, 2003
Cercyon subrufus Orchymont, 1937
Cercyon subtilis Knisch, 1922
Colerus fascicularis M.Hansen, 1999
Cryptopleurum florae Bameul, 1987
Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Oosternum aequinoctiale Motschulsky, 1855
Pachysternum capense Mulsant, 1844
Paroosternum degayanum Scott, 1913


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