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Checklist of Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
for Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
300
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
300
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
297
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
62
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
5
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
4
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gulf of Mexico
4 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Passalidae Leach, 1815Bess beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gulf of Mexico
15 Genera with 15 Species
Aponelides Kuwert, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1858Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1847Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eczesaris Pascoe, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Macropoidelimus Morón, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1775Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Neleuops Kuwert, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ophryastes Germar, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Passalus Fabricius, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Paxillus Fr., 18191SpeciesTaxom
Phalangogonia Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1758Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Xenia Lamarck, 0Pulse coral1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Mexico
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aponelides punctatostriatus Percheron, 1835
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847Twister
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Eczesaris verruca verruca Jordan, 1898
Macropoidelimus mniszechi Sallé, 1873
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Neleuops interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1828
Onthophagus mexicanus Bates, 1887
Ophryastes aridus Fall, 1910Everglades fishlouse
Passalus (Passalus) punctiger Lepeletier &..., 1825Grass klipfish
Paxillus leachi MacLeay, 1819
Phalangogonia obesa (Burmeister, 1844)⇒ Phalangogonia lacordairei Bates, 1888
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Xenia heterocrypta

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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