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Checklist for Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
and region Papua Province (Western New Guinea, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
192
1888
6942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
1888
6942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
177
1816
6689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
1683
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
36
758
2871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
33
657
2410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
145
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
1
27
134
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
27
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
14
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
7
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua Province
7 Genera with 45 Species
Armostus Sharp, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 20018SpeciesTaxom
Cetiocyon Hansen, 20106SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Paroosternum Scott, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Pilocnema Hansen, 200310SpeciesTaxom
Platycyon Hansen, 200014SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Province
45 Species
Armostus arcuatus Hebauer, 2001
Armostus taeniatus Hebauer, 2001
Cercyon asperatus Hebauer, 2001
Cercyon flaviventris Hebauer, 2001
Cercyon fulviventris Hebauer, 2001
Cercyon humeronotus Hebauer, 2001
Cercyon humeropictus Hebauer, 2001
Cercyon subsolanus Balfour-Browne, 1939
Cercyon tetrastigma Hebauer, 2001
Cercyon xanthaspis Hebauer, 2001
Cetiocyon cribripunctatus Fikáček & S..., 2010
Cetiocyon goliathus Huijbregts, 1984
Cetiocyon hanseni Hebauer, 2001
Cetiocyon hebaueri Fikáček & S..., 2010
Cetiocyon papuensis d´Orchymont, 1924
Cetiocyon riedeli Fikáček & S..., 2010
Cryptopleurum bilinguipenis Hebauer, 2001
Cryptopleurum flaviapex Hebauer, 2001
Paroosternum alternans Hebauer, 2001
Paroosternum jayanum Hebauer, 2006
Paroosternum melanesinum Hebauer, 2006
Pilocnema bicolor Hebauer, 2004
Pilocnema brevisternum M.Hansen, 2003
Pilocnema clypealis M.Hansen, 2003
Pilocnema confusa M.Hansen, 2003
Pilocnema crassipes M.Hansen, 2003
Pilocnema fusipalpis Hebauer, 2004
Pilocnema gracilipes Hebauer, 2004
Pilocnema grandis M.Hansen, 2003
Pilocnema humeralis Hebauer, 2004
Pilocnema obsoleta M.Hansen, 2003
Platycyon bicolor Hebauer, 2001
Platycyon biguttatus Hebauer, 2000
Platycyon bisbiguttatus Hebauer, 2001
Platycyon bisignatus Hebauer, 2000
Platycyon collaris Hebauer, 2001
Platycyon confusus M.Hansen, 1999
Platycyon guttalis Hebauer, 2000
Platycyon latior Hebauer, 2000
Platycyon minimus Hebauer, 2001
Platycyon minor Hebauer, 2000
Platycyon nabirensis Hebauer, 2000
Platycyon nigrifrons Hebauer, 2000
Platycyon reticulatus M.Hansen, 1999
Platycyon sulcatus Hebauer, 2000


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