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Checklist of Family Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 (Nitidules)
for Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
501
7087
22038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
7082
22032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
6999
21791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
301
5800
19585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1976
6207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1724
5187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
35
885
2017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nitiduloidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNitidulidae
Latreille, 1802
Nitidules, Picnic beetles, Pollen beetles, Sap Beetle
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aethina Erichson, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Carpophilus Stephens, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Cybocephalus Erichson, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Epuraea Erichson, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Horadion Endrödy-Younga, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodactylus Perty, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Meligethes Stephens, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
8 Species
Aethina tumida Murray, 1867Small hive beetle
Carpophilus (Capophilus) obsoletus Erichson, 1843
Carpophilus (Myothorax) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1792Corn sap beetle
Carpophilus (Myothorax) fumatus (Boheman, 1851)⇒ Carpophilus dimidiatus Fabricius, 1792
Cybocephalus (Cybocephalus) furcilla Endrödy-Younga, 1976
Cybocephalus (Cybocephalus) gilviceps Endrödy-Younga, 1976
Horadion villiersi Endrödy-Younga, 1976

Subnodes of Nitidulidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyCarpophilinae
Erichson, 1842
Dried fruit beetles
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCybocephalinae
Jacquelin du Val, 1858
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpuraeinae
Kirejtshuk, 1986
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeligethinae
Thomson, 1859
Pollen beetles
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNitidulinae
Latreille, 1802
3
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Nitidulidae (Latreille 1802)
Nitidulidae (Latreille 1802)


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