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Checklist for Tribe Molurini Solier, 1843
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
658
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
537
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
20
243
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
5
56
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
38
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
21
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMolurini
Solier, 1843
7
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
7 Genera with 25 Species
Decoriplus Louw, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Distretus Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Ethmus Haag-Rutenberg, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichula Koch, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Somaticus Hope, 1873False wireworms11SpeciesTaxom
Stenethmus Gebien, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tarsocnodes Gebien, 19528SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
25 Species and 2 Subspecies
Decoriplus hieroglyphicus Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
Decoriplus pictus Haag, 1871
Ethmus latus Haag, 1873
Ethmus plicatus Müller, 1887
Pterostichula kung Koch, 1952
Somaticus aeneus Solier, 1843
Somaticus angulatus Fåhraeus, 1870False wireworm
Somaticus bohemani Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus brucki Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus cinctus Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus distinctus Péringuey, 1892
Somaticus geniculatus hessei Koch, 1955
Somaticus hispidus Hesse, 1935
Somaticus rugulosicollis Hesse, 1935
Somaticus tentyrioides Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus terricola setulosus Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Stenethmus tentyriiniformis Hesse, 1935
Tarsocnodes compressitarsis Müller, 1887
Tarsocnodes errans Péringuey, 1892
Tarsocnodes laevipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tarsocnodes molossa Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
Tarsocnodes prozeskyorum Penrith, 1986
Tarsocnodes rugicollis Gebien, 1920
Tarsocnodes tarsalis Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
Tarsocnodes vernayi Koch, 1952

Subnodes of Molurini with occurrences in Botswana
SubtribeMolurina
Solier, 1843
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeOxurina
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom