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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Durham Region (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
143
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
143
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
143
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
118
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
14
20
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
13
19
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Durham Region
13 Families width 17 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937Mould beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842Minute brown scavenger beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers0SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802Pleasing Fungus Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Durham Region
19 Genera with 17 Species
Agrilus Curtis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Ahasverus Gozis, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Atomaria Stephens, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cortinicara Johnson, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ephistemus Stephens, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1823Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1825Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanophthalma Motschulsky, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Phyllobrotica Dejean, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Plegaderus Erichson, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Sitona Germar, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Tachinus Gravenhorst, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Toramus Grouvelle, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 1794
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Durham Region
17 Species
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Ahasverus advena Waltl, 1834Foreign grain beetle
Atomaria (Atomaria) fuscata (Schönherr, 1808)⇒ Atomaria nigrirostris Stephens, 1830
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Cortinicara gibbosa Herbst, 1793
Ephistemus globulus Paykull, 1786Silken fungus beetle
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Melanophthalma (Melanophthalma) inermis Motschulsky, 1866
Philonthus (Philonthus) carbonarius (Gravenhorst, 1802)⇒ Philonthus tenuicornis Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Platysoma (Cylister) coarctatum J. E. LeConte, 1844
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) transversus Say, 1825
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Serica vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817
Sitona (Sitona) hispidulus Fabricius, 1776Clover root curculio
Tachinus (Tachinus) corticinus Gravenhorst, 1802Staph beetle
Toramus pulchellus LeConte, 1863

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Durham Region
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
6
8
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
2
4
4
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