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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
231
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
231
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
230
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
187
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
10
88
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
9
86
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chagos Archipelago
9 Families width 231 Species and 12 Subspecies
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles196SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles23SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839Vesperid longicorn beetles1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
4
66
201
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
17
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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