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Checklist for Subfamily Megatominae Leach, 1815
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2906
15323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
82
2569
12997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
41
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
41
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDermestidae
Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Skin Beetle
10
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegatominae
Leach, 1815
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
4 Genera with 11 Species
Ctesias Stephens, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Orphinus Motschulsky, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaglossa Redtenbacher, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Volvicornis Háva & Kalík, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
11 Species
Ctesias (Tiresiomorpha) variegata Arrow, 1915
Orphinus (Orphinus) africanus Pic, 1927
Orphinus (Orphinus) congoanus Pic, 1950
Orphinus (Orphinus) demeyeri Háva, 2003
Orphinus (Orphinus) sexmaculatus Arrow, 1915
Thaumaglossa basilewskyi Kalík, 1955
Thaumaglossa conradti Pic, 1927
Thaumaglossa rufiventris Pic, 1927
Thaumaglossa rufocapillata Redtenbacher, 1867
Thaumaglossa rufocincta Arrow, 1915
Volvicornis rufescens Pic, 1927

Subnodes of Megatominae with occurrences in Congo
TribeMegatomini
Leach, 1815
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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