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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
449
11411
41055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
125
4718
16774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
115
4346
14993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
783
3668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
1
43
291
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
43
291
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
13
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
5 Genera with 17 Species
Cercyon Leach, 193810SpeciesTaxom
Deltostethus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Motonerus Hansen, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Oosternum Sharp, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 18442SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
17 Species
Cercyon (Cercyon) depressus Stephens, 1829Jumping-bean sapium
Cercyon (Cercyon) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) limbatus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) variegatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cercyon (Paracycreon) laminatus Sharp, 1873Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon fulvipennis Mannerheim, 1852
Cercyon olibrus Sharp, 1874
Cercyon schmidti Orchymont, 1938
Motonerus depressus FikáÄ�ek & S..., 2006
Motonerus inca FikáÄ�ek, 2019
Oosternum aequinoctiale Motschulsky, 1855
Oosternum holosericeum Fikáček, He..., 2009
Oosternum sculptum Bruch, 1915
Pelosoma carinatum Sharp, 1882
Pelosoma lafertei Mulsant, 1844


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