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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
279
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
254
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
8
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
7
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwale County
7 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwale County
19 Genera with 22 Species
Agrilus Curtis, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplesis Dejean, 1882Flat-faced longhorns1SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1891Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyperaspis Chevrolat, 1850Sigil Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Mausoleopsis Lansberge, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paranaleptes Breuning, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Sibylla Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale County
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Aptychonitis anomalus Gestro, 1895
Ceroplesis revoili Fairmaire, 1882
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Diaclina parallela Thomson, 1858
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus petilus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus ulcerosus Génier, 2017
Gymnopleurus laevicollis (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Gymnopleurus purpureus Garreta, 1914
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Hyperaspis senegalensis hottentotta Mulsant, 1850Ladybird beetle
Mausoleopsis amabilis Schaum, 1844
Nigidius gnu Kriesche, 1920
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Pachysoma bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Paranaleptes reticulatus Thomson, 1877
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Sibylla (Sibylla) pretiosa Stål, 1856Cryptic Mantis

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Kwale County
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
4
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
12
16
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