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Checklist for Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
and region Southern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
1486
3685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1311
2877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
9
271
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
2
26
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
25
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
7
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
4
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Ontario
4 Genera with 18 Species
Cercyon Leach, 187415SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Megasternum Mulsant, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Tectosternum Balfour-Browne, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
18 Species
Cercyon (Cercyon) assecla Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) connivens Fall, 1924Muehlenbeck's bryum moss
Cercyon (Cercyon) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) herceus Smetana, 1978
Cercyon (Cercyon) lateralis Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) marinus Thomson, 1853
Cercyon (Cercyon) praetextatus Say, 1825
Cercyon (Cercyon) pygmaeus Illiger, 1801
Cercyon (Cercyon) quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) terminatus Marsham, 1802Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) tristis (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Cercyon obsoletus Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) unipunctatus Linnaeus, 1758Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Paracercyon) analis Paykull, 1798Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Prostercyon) roseni Knisch, 1922
Cercyon olibrus Sharp, 1874
Cryptopleurum minutum Fabricius, 1775
Cryptopleurum subtile Sharp, 1884
Tectosternum naviculare Zimmermann, 1869


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