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Checklist for Tribe Megatomini Leach, 1815
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
831
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
764
1943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDermestidae
Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Skin Beetle
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegatominae
Leach, 1815
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegatomini
Leach, 1815
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
3 Genera with 4 Species
Orphinus Motschulsky, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaglossa Redtenbacher, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Volvicornis Háva & Kalík, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
4 Species
Orphinus (Orphinus) apicebrunneus Háva, 2003
Orphinus (Orphinus) congoanus Pic, 1950
Thaumaglossa ghana Háva, 2002
Volvicornis rufescens Pic, 1927


Links, sources and further information
Megatomini at artfakta.se
Megatomini at dyntaxa.se