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Checklist for Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
49
750
1766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
601
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
213
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
1
30
69
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
30
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
15
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
10
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
10 Genera with 23 Species
Cercyon Leach, 195010SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtonion Marsh, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Parastromus Balfour-Browne, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Paroosternum Scott, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pelocyon Balfour-Browne, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pyretus Balfour-Browne, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Quadristernum Balfour-Browne, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Tectosternum Balfour-Browne, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
23 Species
Cercyon basilewskyi J.Balfour-Br..., 1957
Cercyon coprinus J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Cercyon dieganus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon fulvinasus Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon luteus Orchymont, 1942
Cercyon lutosus Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon oosternoides Knisch, 1922
Cercyon parastromoides J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Cercyon tigreanus Gemminger & ..., 1868
Cercyon wittei J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Cyrtonion sculpticolle Régimbart, 1907
Pachysternum brunneum Balfour̴..., 1951
Pachysternum capense Mulsant, 1844
Pachysternum malcomi J.Balfour-Br..., 1980
Pachysternum sulcatum J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Parastromus brunneus J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Parastromus dainellii J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Paroosternum africanum Hebauer, 2006
Pelocyon jeanneli d´Orchymont, 1924
Pelosoma cribriceps Régimbart, 1907
Pyretus gratus J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Quadristernum africanum J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Tectosternum naviculare Zimmermann, 1869


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