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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
35
890
2029
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, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Carpophilus Stephens, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Cybocephalus Erichson, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Epuraea Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Horadion Endrödy-Younga, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodactylus Perty, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Meligethes Stephens, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom


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)


Links, sources and further information
Nitidulidae at artfakta.se
Nitidulidae at dyntaxa.se
Nitidulidae at gbif.org
Nitidulidae at irmng.org
Nitidulidae at itis.gov