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Checklist for Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
162
8327
62388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
145
7661
54713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
14
1348
12399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
4
81
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
77
702
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
29
157
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
16
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
16 Genera with 120 Species
Agna Smetana, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Australocyon Hansen, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 201981SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 18558SpeciesTaxom
Cycrillum Knisch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Deltostethus Sharp, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Megasternum Mulsant, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Moraphilus d´Orchymont, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Motonerus Hansen, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Notocercyon Blackburn, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Oosternum Sharp, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Paroosternum Scott, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 18828SpeciesTaxom
Pemelus Horn, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Sacosternum Hansen, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Tectosternum Balfour-Browne, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
120 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agna capillata LeConte, 1855
Agna capillatum LeConte, 1855
Agna rufescens Horn, 1895Rusty green fishlouse
Agna zaragozai Arriaga-Vare..., 2019
Australocyon confusus M.Hansen, 2003
Australocyon difficilis M.Hansen, 2003
Cercyon (Cercyon) adumbratus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) aequatus Knisch, 1924Powell's amaranth
Cercyon (Cercyon) arizonicus Dajoz, 1997
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) depressus Stephens, 1829Jumping-bean sapium
Cercyon (Cercyon) erraticus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) fimbriatus Mannerheim, 1852Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) floridanus Horn, 1890Pumpwood
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) inquinatus Wollaston, 1854
Cercyon (Cercyon) integer Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cercyon (Cercyon) kulzeri Knisch, 1922
Cercyon (Cercyon) lateralis Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) limbatus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) litoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) littoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) luniger Mannerheim, 1853Bigtooth aspen
Cercyon (Cercyon) marinus Thomson, 1853
Cercyon (Cercyon) matthewsi Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) mellipes Say, 1835
Cercyon (Cercyon) mendax Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) mexicanus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cercyon (Cercyon) nevadanus Knisch, 1924Powell's amaranth
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) obsoletus Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) ocallatus Say, 1825
Cercyon (Cercyon) occallatus Say, 1825
Cercyon (Cercyon) praetextatus Say, 1825
Cercyon (Cercyon) pubescens LeConte, 1855
Cercyon (Cercyon) pygmaeus Illiger, 1801
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) 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 (Paracercyon) minusculus Melsheimer, 1846
Cercyon (Paracycreon) analis Paykull, 1798
Cercyon (Paracycreon) crocatus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Paracycreon) laminatus Sharp, 1873Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Paracycreon) miniusculus Melsheimer, 1846Coulter's wild cabbage
Cercyon (Prostercyon) roseni Knisch, 1922
Cercyon adumbratum Mannerheim, 1843
Cercyon alticola Sharp, 1887
Cercyon depressum Stephens, 1829
Cercyon dux Sharp, 1873
Cercyon fimbriatum Mannerheim, 1852
Cercyon impressum Sturm, 1807
Cercyon littorale Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon lunigerum Mannerheim, 1853
Cercyon maculatum (Melsheimer, 1846)⇒ Cercyon analis Paykull, 1798
Cercyon marinum Thomson, 1853
Cercyon minusculum Melsheimer, 1844
Cercyon navicularis (Zimmermann, 1869)⇒ Tectosternum naviculare Zimmermann, 1869
Cercyon occallatum Say, 1825
Cercyon olibrus Sharp, 1874
Cercyon politus Sharp, 1882
Cercyon praetextatum Say, 1825
Cercyon pygmaeum Illiger, 1801
Cercyon rufescens Horn, 1896
Cercyon schmidti Orchymont, 1938
Cercyon seriatus Sharp, 1882
Cercyon setulosus Sharp, 1884
Cercyon simplex (Delahon, 1913)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon terrigena S. H. Scudder, 1879
Cercyon unipunctata Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyon ustulatum (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon whuljensis Suzumura, 2019
Cryptopleurum americanum Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Cryptopleurum crenatum Kugelann, 1794
Cryptopleurum evansi Balfour-Browne, 1945Water scavenger beetle
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
Cycrillum strigicolle Sharp, 1882
Deltostethus columbiensis Hatch, 1965
Deltostethus scitulus Spangler & H..., 1982
Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum obscurum (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Megasternum obscurus Marsham, 1802
Megasternum posticatum Mannerheim, 1852
Megasternum pugetense (Hatch, 1946)⇒ Megasternum posticatum Mannerheim, 1852
Megasternum punctulatum Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Motonerus obscurus M.Hansen, 1989
Oosternum aequinoctiale Motschulsky, 1855
Oosternum attacomis Spangler, 1962
Oosternum costatum (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999
Oosternum pubescens LeConte, 1855
Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999Water scavenger beetle
Paroosternum sorex Sharp, 1874Water scavenger beetle
Pelosoma cercyonoides Sharp, 1882
Pelosoma lafertei Mulsant, 1844
Pelosoma mesosternalum Hinton & Ancona, 1934
Pelosoma ovulum Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Pelosoma pecki Smetana, 1984
Pelosoma praecursor (Smetana, 1978)⇒ Pelosoma prosternale Sharp, 1882
Pelosoma prosternale Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Pelosoma sordidum Sharp, 1882
Pemelus costatum LeConte, 1855
Sacosternum cruciphallus Fikáček & S..., 2010
Tectosternum naviculare Zimmermann, 1869


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