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Checklist for Subfamily Platypodinae Shuckard, 1840 (Ambrosia beetles)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
24
342
606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
4
68
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCurculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil
45
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPlatypodinae
Shuckard, 1840
Ambrosia beetles, Pinhole Bark Borers
5
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
5 Genera with 27 Species
Cylindropalpus Strohmeyer, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Doliopygus Schedl, 197015SpeciesTaxom
Mesoplatypus Strohmeyer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Periommatus Chapuis, 19668SpeciesTaxom
Platypus Herbst, 19702SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
27 Species
Cylindropalpus caliginosus Roberts, 1966
Doliopygus berliniae Roberts, 1970
Doliopygus bipapillatus Roberts, 1966
Doliopygus caesalpiniae Roberts, 1970
Doliopygus convexus Roberts, 1965
Doliopygus guineensis Roberts, 1965
Doliopygus integratus Roberts, 1964
Doliopygus montanus Roberts, 1966
Doliopygus multipunctus Roberts, 1964
Doliopygus nigeriensis Roberts, 1971
Doliopygus obuduensis Roberts, 1966
Doliopygus oraelatus Roberts, 1964
Doliopygus proxilus Schedl, 1965
Doliopygus pseudoserratus Roberts, 1966
Doliopygus santiriae Roberts, 1970
Doliopygus tridens Roberts, 1970
Mesoplatypus calabaricus Roberts, 1965
Periommatus abruptus Nunberg, 1966
Periommatus costatus Nunberg, 1966
Periommatus latescapus Nunberg, 1968
Periommatus minutus Nunberg, 1966
Periommatus nigeriensis Nunberg, 1966
Periommatus pseudogracilis Nunberg, 1969
Periommatus robertsi Nunberg, 1972
Periommatus simillimus Nunberg, 1966
Platypus nebulosus Roberts, 1970
Platypus santiriae Roberts, 1970

Subnodes of Platypodinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribePlatypodini
Erichson, 1847
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTesserocerini
Strohmeyer, 1914
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



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