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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
118
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
118
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
284
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
221
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
20
47
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
17
35
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
17 Families width 42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles4SpeciesTaxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842Minute brown scavenger beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles19SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
35 Genera with 42 Species
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Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Ahasverus Gozis, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Anotylus Thomson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Atheta Thomson, 1906Vexing Rove Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cheilomenes Chevrolat, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Corticaria Marsham, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocephalus Geoffroy, 1775Cylindrical leaf beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Deretiosus Pascoe, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dienerella Reitter, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1925Clown bug1SpeciesTaxom
Eupogonius LeConte, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Exochomus Redtenbacher, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Gonipterus Schoenherr, 1833Eucalyptus Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Harmonia Mulsant, 1773Greater Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Inaccodes Brinck, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Nacerdes Dejean, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Naupactus Dejean, 1840White-fringed Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Otiorhynchus Germar, 1792Strawberry root weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Palaechthus Waterhouse, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Palaechtodes Britick, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Pentarthrum Wollaston, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Plintheria Pascoe, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Postelichus Nelson, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pujoliclerus Pic, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Quedius Stephens, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Siderodactylus Schoenherr, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscelis Wollaston, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Tristanodes Brinck, 19487SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960
Ahasverus advena Waltl, 1834Foreign grain beetle
Anotylus caffer Erichson, 1840
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783
Atheta pasadenae Bernhauer, 1906
Cercyon (Cercyon) depressus Stephens, 1829Jumping-bean sapium
Cheilomenes lunata Fabricius, 1775
Corticaria (Corticaria) serrata Paykull, 1798
Cryptocephalus (Cryptocephalus) rugicollis (G. A. Olivier, 1791)⇒ Cadmus rugicollis Gray, 1832
Cryptocephalus ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853Mealy Bug Destroyer Larvae
Deretiosus concolor Zimmerman, 1938
Dienerella (Dienerella) filum Aubé, 1850Common Plaster Beetle
Eleodes parowana Blaisdell, 1925
Exochomus flavipes (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Exochomus nigromaculatus Goeze, 1777
Gonipterus scutellatus Gyllenhal, 1833Eucalyptus snout beetle
Harmonia axyridis Pallas, 1773Asian lady beetle
Helichus suturalis LeConte, 1852
Inaccodes oblongus Brinck, 1948
Lytta (Lytta) caraganae Pallas, 1781
Nacerdes (Nacerdes) melanura Linnaeus, 1758False Blister Beetle
Naupactus ornatus Boheman, 1840
Otiorhynchus armadillo armadillo Rossi, 1792
Palaechthus glabratus Waterhouse, 1884
Palaechtodes cossonoides Brinck, 1948
Pentarthrum carmichaeli Waterhouse, 1884
Pentarthrum cylindricum (Wollaston, 1861)⇒ Allopentarthrum elumbe Boheman, 1838
Pentarthrum tristanensis (Brinck, 1948)⇒ Pentarthrum carmichaeli Waterhouse, 1884
Plintheria plintherioides Jordan, 1937
Postelichus confluentus Hinton, 1935
Quedius (Microsaurus) mesomelinus Marsham, 1802Staph beetle
Saprinus (Saprinus) strigil Marseul, 1855
Siderodactylus ornatus Pascoe, 1879
Stenoscelis hylastoides Wollaston, 1861
Telegeusis moroni Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Tristanodes attai Brinck, 1948
Tristanodes conicus Brinck, 1948
Tristanodes craterophilus Brinck, 1948
Tristanodes insolidus Brinck, 1948
Tristanodes medius Brinck, 1948
Tristanodes minor Brinck, 1948
Tristanodes scirpophilus Brinck, 1948

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Ascension
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
11
25
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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