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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
220
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
203
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
12
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
10
19
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
10 Families width 18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cerambycidae (Latreille, 1802)Long Horn beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae (Lameere, 1900)Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles3SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
19 Genera with 18 Species
Acalolepta Pascoe, 1801Flat-faced longhorns1SpeciesTaxom
Batribolbus Raffray, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1862Tortoise Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinella Linnaeus, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eucorynus Schönherr, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gametis Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Heterorrhina Westwood, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Lilioceris Reitter, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Menearchus Carter, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Micraspis Dejean, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Myllocerus Schönherr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ochyra Pascoe, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Octavius Fauvel, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchophorus Herbst, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Tilloidea Laporte de C..., 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acalolepta rusticatrix Fabricius, 1801
Batribolbus aemulus Löbl & Kurba..., 2001
Cassida (Crepidaspis) imbecilla Boheman, 1862
Coccinella (Spilota) transversalis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Coccinella transversoguttata Faldermann, 1835
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853Mealy Bug Destroyer Larvae
Eucorynus crassicornis Fabricius, 1801Fungus weevil
Figulus horni Zang, 1905
Gametis versicolor Fabricius, 1775
Heterorrhina elegans Fabricius, 1781
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) impressa Fabricius, 1787
Micraspis discolor Fabricius, 1798Lady beetle
Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Faust, 1891Sri Lanka Weevil
Ochyra coarctata polyrhachis (McKeown, 1945)⇒ Ochyra coarctata Pascoe, 1871
Octavius major princeps (Coiffait, 1963)⇒ Octavius major Coiffait, 1958
Popillia discalis Walker, 1859
Protaetia (Potosiomima) aurichalcea Fabricius, 1775
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier, 1790Asian palm weevil
Tilloidea notata Klug, 1842Checkered beetle

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
7
12
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
1
2
2
Family
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