Checklist of Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
for Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 633
8871
31367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 629
8860
31350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 599
8751
31129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 391
6950
25723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 110
2498
9635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 103
2259
8107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
| 11
444
2123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids | 3
39
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles | 37
113 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
| 19
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megasternini
Hansen, 1991
| 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Polynesia
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Polynesia
11 Species | Cercyodes laevigatus Broun, 1886 | | | Cercyon (Cercyon) depressus Stephens, 1829 | Jumping-bean sapium | | Cercyon (Cercyon) fimbriatus Mannerheim, 1852 | Water scavenger beetle | | Cercyon (Cercyon) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807 | | Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802 | | | Cercyon (Cercyon) quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761 | Water scavenger beetle | | Cercyon (Paracercyon) analis Paykull, 1798 | Water scavenger beetle | | Cercyon (Paracycreon) laminatus Sharp, 1873 | Water scavenger beetle | | Cryptopleurum evansi Balfour-Browne, 1945 | Water scavenger beetle | | Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999 | Water scavenger beetle | | Paroosternum sorex Sharp, 1874 | Water scavenger beetle |
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