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Checklist of Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
for Kuwait (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
190
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
151
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
12
52
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
10
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kuwait
10 Families width 42 Species and 8 Subspecies
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles3SpeciesTaxom
Melolonthidae Leach, 1817Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles21SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kuwait
36 Genera with 42 Species
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Aeoloides Schwarz, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Coccinella Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dasytrogus1SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 01SpeciesTaxom
Helophorus Fabricius, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hippodamia Dejean, 1777Black-spotted lady beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lyttonyx Marseul, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Necrobia Olivier, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Orubesa Reitter, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1914Coconut rhinoceros beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Paravolvulus Reichardt, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Pharaonus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pholioxenus Reichardt, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoathyreus Howden & Mar..., 20201SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Spercheus Kugelann, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctoides Petrovitz, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuwait
42 Species and 8 Subspecies
Aeoloides figuratus Germar, 1844
Berosus asiaticus Kuwert, 1888
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) kuwaitianus Platia & Sch..., 1997
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) skulei Platia & Sch..., 1997
Coccinella (Coccinella) septempunctata Linnaeus, 17587-spot Ladybird
Coccinella (Spilota) undecimpunctata Linnaeus, 175811-spot Ladybird
Dasytrogus zembi Keith, 2002
Enochrus (Lumetus) politus Küster, 1849
Enochrus (Lumetus) segmentinotatus Kuwert, 1888
Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Escarabaeus cristatus cristatus
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) angustatus Motschulsky, 1860
Hippodamia (Hippodamia) variegata Goeze, 1777Adonis' Ladybird
Labarrus lividus lividus
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Necrobia rufipes De Geer, 1775Copra beetle
Orubesa plicifrons semenowi Arrow, 1911
Oryctes agamemnon arabicus Fairmaire, 1896
Oryctes elegans Prell, 1914Date palm fruit stalk borer
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Paracymus aeneus (Germar, 1824)⇒ Paracymus scutellaris Rosenhauer, 1856
Paravolvulus syphax Reitter, 1904
Pentodon kuwaitense Endrödi & Al..., 1985
Pentodon kuwaitensis Endrodi & Al..., 1985
Pharaonus varicoloreus Burmeister, 1844
Pholioxenus mesopotamicus Olexa, 1984
Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Pseudoathyreus zianii Carpaneto & ..., 2020
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Saprinus (Saprinus) chalcites Illiger, 1807
Saprinus (Saprinus) moyses Marseul, 1862
Saprinus (Saprinus) ornatus Erichson, 1834
Scarabaeus acuticollis Motschulsky, 1849
Spercheus belli Champion, 1919
Spercheus belli babylonicus Hebauer, 1997
Sternolophus (Sternolophus) solieri Laporte de C..., 1840
Tanyproctoides arabicus Petrovitz, 1971

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Kuwait
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
2
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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