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Checklist for Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
129
3809
32267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
118
3482
27089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
727
5676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
2
41
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
40
334
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
14
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
8
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
8 Genera with 64 Species
Agna Smetana, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 179045SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Megasternum Mulsant, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Oosternum Sharp, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Pemelus Horn, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tectosternum Balfour-Browne, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
64 Species
Agna capillatum LeConte, 1855
Cercyon (Cercyon) adumbratus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) assecla Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) atricapillus (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
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) floridanus Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) herceus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) indistinctus Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) kulzeri Knisch, 1922
Cercyon (Cercyon) lateralis Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) limbatus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) matthewsi Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) mendax Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) nevadanus Knisch, 1924Powell's amaranth
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) obsoletus Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) pubescens LeConte, 1855
Cercyon (Cercyon) quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) spathifer Smetana, 1978
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) variegatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cercyon (Cercyon) versicolor Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Paracercyon) analis Paykull, 1798Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Paracycreon) crocatus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Prostercyon) roseni Knisch, 1922
Cercyon adumbratum Mannerheim, 1843
Cercyon depressum Stephens, 1829
Cercyon fimbriatum Mannerheim, 1852
Cercyon impressum Sturm, 1807
Cercyon littorale Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon lunigerum Mannerheim, 1853
Cercyon marinum Thomson, 1853
Cercyon minusculum Melsheimer, 1844
Cercyon occallatum Say, 1825
Cercyon praetextatum Say, 1825
Cercyon pygmaeum Illiger, 1801
Cercyon rufescens Horn, 1896
Cercyon unipunctata Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyon ustulatum (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cryptopleurum americanum Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Cryptopleurum crenatum Kugelann, 1794
Cryptopleurum impressum Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cryptopleurum minutum Fabricius, 1775
Cryptopleurum subtile Sharp, 1884
Cryptopleurum unicolor (Motschulsky, 1845)⇒ Cercyon adumbratus Mannerheim, 1843
Cryptopleurum vagans LeConte, 1855Calabura
Megasternum obscurus Marsham, 1802
Megasternum posticatum Mannerheim, 1852
Megasternum punctulatum Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Oosternum attacomis Spangler, 1962
Oosternum costatum (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999
Oosternum pubescens LeConte, 1855
Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999Water scavenger beetle
Pelosoma praecursor (Smetana, 1978)⇒ Pelosoma prosternale Sharp, 1882
Pelosoma prosternale Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Pemelus costatum LeConte, 1855
Tectosternum naviculare Zimmermann, 1869


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