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Checklist of Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
for Aruba (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
107
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
107
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
39
100
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
25
84
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
8
31
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
7
30
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aruba
7 Families width 40 Species and 4 Subspecies
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles23SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae (Latreille, 1802)Silver Water Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aruba
30 Genera with 40 Species
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Achryson Audinet-Serv..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Chalconotus Reiche, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Coleomegilla Timberlake, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1891Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dorcasta Pascoe, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Elaphidion Audinet-Serv..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Heterachthes Newman, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1840Giant Water Scavenger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lagocheirus Dejean, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mallodon Lepeletier, ..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Methia Newman, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 19765SpeciesTaxom
Oxymerus Solier, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tropisternus Solier, 1775water scavenger beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Urgleptes Dillon, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Zabrotes Horn, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aruba
40 Species and 4 Subspecies
Achryson quadrimaculatum Fabricius, 1793
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Aptychonitis anomalus Gestro, 1895
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
Chalconotus convexus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Cheironitis dentifemoralis Ferreira, 1976
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Coleomegilla maculata DeGeer, 1775Pink spotted lady beetle
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Dorcasta dasycera Erichson, 1848
Elaphidion (Elaphidion) irroratum (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Elaphidion mimeticum Schaeffer, 1905
Enochrus (Methydrus) sharpi Gundersen, 1977
Garreta lugens Fairmaire, 1891
Gymnopleurus laevicollis (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Gymnopleurus purpureus Garreta, 1914
Heterachthes sablensis Blatchley, 1920
Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) insularis Laporte, 1840
Lagocheirus araneiformis curacaoensis Gilmour, 1968
Mallodon dasystomum dasystomum Say, 1824
Mallodon spinibarbe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mallodon dasystomum dasystomum Say, 1824
Methia trium Gilmour, 1968
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis paramniszechi Ferreira, 1976
Onitis thoracicus Ferreira, 1976
Oxymerus aculeatus lebasi (Dupont, 1838)⇒ Oxymerus aculeatus lebasii Monné, 2005
Oxymerus aculeatus lebasii Monné, 2005
Platyonitis oberthueri Janssens, 1942
Platyonitis smeenkorum Krikken, 1974
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus fraterculus Kolbe, 1895
Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840
Trogoderma anthrenoides Sharp, 1902Skin beetle
Tropisternus (Strepitornus) collaris Fabricius, 1775
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) lateralis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Tropisternus glaber Herbst, 1797
Urgleptes hummelincki Gilmour, 1968

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Aruba
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
3
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
14
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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