Checklist for Tribe Megasternini Hansen, 1991
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 287
2180
4314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 286
2178
4312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
2122
4231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1642
3307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 48
561
1285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 44
510
1183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
| 8
170
399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids | 1
29
54 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles | 29
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
| 12
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megasternini
Hansen, 1991
| 7
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tamil Nadu
7 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Tamil Nadu
14 Species | Cercyon basirufus Hebauer, 2002 | | | Cercyon conjiciens Walker, 1858 | | | Cercyon indicus Orchymont, 1926 | | | Cercyon lividulus d´Orchymont, 1926 | | | Cercyon maindroni Régimbart, 1903 | | | Cercyon punctiger Knisch, 1921 | | | Cercyon tenuepunctus Hebauer, 2002 | | | Gillisius andrewesi Orchymont, 1926 | | | Gillisius madurensis Orchymont, 1925 | | | Morastus gracilipalpis Orchymont, 1926 | | | Oosternum asperrimum Hebauer, 2002 | | | Pachysternum nigrovittatum Motschulsky, 1863 | | | Paroosternum sorex Sharp, 1874 | Water scavenger beetle | | Pseudocercyon andrewesi Orchymont, 1926 | |
Links, sources and further information Megasternini at artfakta.se
Megasternini at dyntaxa.se
Megasternini at itis.gov
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