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Checklist of Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
for American Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
599
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
599
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
571
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
519
759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
13
35
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
12
33
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for American Samoa
12 Families width 63 Species and 4 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers3SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae (Hope, 1840)Carpet beetles24SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905Enigmatic scarab beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules2SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae (Erichson, 1846)Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae (Latreille, 1802)Dung beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for American Samoa
33 Genera with 63 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Aegus MacLeay, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Andrion Velázquez, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Anotylus Thomson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1767Carpet beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 1979Black Carpet Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Brontispa Sharp, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Charagmus Schönherr, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Dermestes Linnaeus, 1774larder beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Desmelytrurus Marshall, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Diabrotica Dejean, 1868Corn rootworms1SpeciesTaxom
Dorcasta Pascoe, 20187SpeciesTaxom
Epimelitta Bates, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Glaresis Erichson, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphaloryx Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lamprima Latreille, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mayetia Mulsant and Rey, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Meligethes Stephens, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Odontolabis Hope, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Orphinus Motschulsky, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pelochares Mulsant & Rey, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Samobius Marshall, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Serrognathus Motschulsky, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Sitona Germar, 17906SpeciesTaxom
Squamapion Bokor, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Thorictodes Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Thysanocnemis LeConte, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Timarcha Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 17995SpeciesTaxom
Ubychia Rost, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1895Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
63 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) scalaris Mannerheim, 1837
Aegus (Aegus) acuminatus Fabricius, 1801
Aegus (Eubussea) tutuilensis Arrow, 1927
Agrilus lestagei Théry, 1930
Andrion regensteinense Herbst, 1797
Anotylus (Oxytelops) latiusculus Kraatz, 1859
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) festivus Erichson, 1848
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) flavipes (LeConte, 1854)⇒ Anthrenus scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758
Anthrenus flavipes flavipes LeConte, 1854Carpet beetle
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) oceanicus Fauvel, 1903Skin beetle
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) pimpinellae (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Anthrenus oceanicus Fauvel, 1903
Anthrenus pimpinellae pimpinellae Fabricius, 1775
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus (Florilinus) museorum (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Anthrenus festivus Erichson, 1848
Anthrenus (Florilinus) verbasci Linnaeus, 1767Varied carpet beetle
Attagenus (Attagenus) fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)⇒ Attagenus woodroffei Halstead & G..., 1979
Attagenus (Attagenus) pellio (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Attagenus quadrinotatus Pic, 1938
Attagenus (Attagenus) quadrinotatus Pic, 1938
Attagenus unicolor unicolor Brahm, 1791Black Carpet Beetle
Attagenus (Attagenus) wollastoni Mroczkowski, 1964
Attagenus (Attagenus) woodroffei Halstead & G..., 1979
Brontispa longissima Gestro, 1885Coconut hispid
Charagmus gressorius Fabricius, 1792
Dermestes (Dermestes) lardarius Linnaeus, 1758Bacon beetle
Dermestes (Dermestinus) carnivorus Fabricius, 1775
Dermestes (Dermestinus) frischii Kugelann, 1792Fringed Larder Beetle
Dermestes (Dermestinus) maculatus DeGeer, 1774Common hide beetle
Desmelytrurus bicolor Marshall, 1921
Diabrotica virgifera LeConte, 1868Hemlock looper
Dorcasta birai Bezark, Sant..., 2018
Dorcasta borealis Breuning, 1940
Dorcasta crassicornis (Pascoe, 1858)⇒ Dorcasta implicata Melzer, 1935
Dorcasta dasycera Erichson, 1848
Dorcasta parkeri Bezark, Sant..., 2018
Dorcasta rifkindi Bezark, Sant..., 2018
Epimelitta prodigiosa Casari & San..., 2016
Glaresis smithi Paulsen, 2016
Gnaphaloryx (Gnaphaloryx) opacus Burmeister, 1847
Lamprima adolphinae Gestro, 1875
Mayetia ligur Pace, 1977
Meligethes aurifer Audisio, Sab..., 2015
Meligethes pallidoelytrorum Chen & Kirej..., 2013
Odontolabis hitam Nagai, 1986
Odontolabis sommeri lowei Parry, 1873
Orphinus (Orphinus) fulvipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Skin beetle
Pelochares palpata (Mey, 2011)⇒ Pelocharella palpata Mey, 2011
Polycesta aruensis Obenberger, 1924
Samobius puncticollis Marshall, 1922
Serrognathus minax Möllenkamp, 1905
Sitona (Sitona) cylindricollis Fahraeus, 1840Sweet-clover weevil
Sitona (Sitona) hispidulus Fabricius, 1776Clover root curculio
Sitona (Sitona) lineatus Linnaeus, 1758Pea and bean weevil
Sitona (Sitona) macularius Marsham, 1802
Sitona (Sitona) waterhousei Walton, 1846
Sitona obsoletus Gmelin, 1790Clover root weevil
Squamapion alpinum Giusto, 2018
Thorictodes heydeni Reitter, 1875Paradox lupine
Thysanocnemis bischoffi Blatchley, W..., 1916
Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1898Cabinet beetle
Trogoderma inclusum LeConte, 1854Grain trogoderma
Trogoderma teukton Beal, 1956Skin beetle
Trogoderma variabile Ballion, 1878Grain dermestid
Trogoderma versicolor (Creutzer, 1799)⇒ Trogoderma variabile Ballion, 1878
Ubychia assingi HlaváÄ� & Na..., 2018
Xyloryctes faunus (Casey, 1895)⇒ Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in American Samoa
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
1
6
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
5
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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