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Checklist for Subfamily Polycaoninae Lesne, 1896
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
176
14626
135736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
155
13570
120637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
218
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
218
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBostrichidae
Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles, Bostrichid beetles, Branch and twig borers
57
382
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycaoninae
Lesne, 1896
2
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
2 Genera with 31 Species
Melalgus Dejean, 191321SpeciesTaxom
Polycaon Laporte, 185310SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
31 Species
Melalgus amoenus Lesne, 1911
Melalgus caribbeanus Lesne, 1906
Melalgus caribeanus Lesne, 1906
Melalgus confertus LeConte, 1866Branch and Twig Borer
Melalgus crassulus Lesne, 1911
Melalgus digueti Lesne, 1911
Melalgus exesus LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Melalgus femoralis (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Melalgus gonagrus Fabricius, 1798
Melalgus gonagrus Fabricius, 1798
Melalgus gracilipes Blanchard, 1843
Melalgus jamaicensis Lesne, 1906
Melalgus longitarsus Lesne, 1911
Melalgus megalops Fall, 1901
Melalgus parvidens Lesne, 1895
Melalgus parvulus Lesne, 1925
Melalgus plicatus LeConte, 1874
Melalgus rufipes Blanchard, 1843
Melalgus strigipennis Lesne, 1937
Melalgus subdepressus Lesne, 1897
Melalgus truncatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Melalgus valleculatus Lesne, 1913
Polycaon chilensis Erichson, 1834Powerpost beetle
Polycaon confertus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Melalgus confertus LeConte, 1866
Polycaon granulatus Van Dyke, 1923
Polycaon megalops (Fall, 1901)⇒ Melalgus megalops Fall, 1901
Polycaon obliquus (LeConte, 1874)⇒ Melalgus plicatus LeConte, 1874
Polycaon plicatus (LeConte, 1874)⇒ Melalgus plicatus LeConte, 1874
Polycaon pubescens (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Polycaon punctatus LeConte, 1866
Polycaon punctatus LeConte, 1866
Polycaon stouti (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Polycaon stoutii LeConte, 1853
Polycaon stoutii LeConte, 1853Black Polycaon


Links, sources and further information
Polycaoninae at itis.gov