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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Launceston (Northeast Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
126
395
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
126
395
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
388
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
320
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
38
172
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
35
143
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Launceston (Tasmania)
35 Families width 164 Species and 2 Subspecies
#HTSBCDLEMZOPAR
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers7SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers19SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles24SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles26SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845Cocoon-forming beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae (Latreille, 1804)Stag Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles10SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae (Latreille, 1810)False Blister Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Protocucujidae Crowson, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857Plate-thigh beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815Shining flower beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820Leaf Rolling Weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Myraboliidae Lawrence and..., 19910SpeciesTaxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815Narrow-waisted bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820Cerylid Kingfishers1SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826Belid Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807Cardinal beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Launceston (Tasmania)
143 Genera with 164 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPQRSTU
Acritus LeConte, 1925Hister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Adelium Kirby, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Adoryphorus Blackburn, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Altica Geoffroy, 1842Metallic Flea Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Ambeodontus Lacordaire, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Amycterus sch�n..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Anacaena Thomson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ancita Thomson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1767Carpet beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Aporocera Saunders, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Arsipoda Erichson, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ascetoderes Pope, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Atesta Pascoe, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Austrocyphon Zwick, 02SpeciesTaxom
Bassianus Matthews & D..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Bethelium Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Brycopia Pascoe, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Cadmus Erichson, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Callidiopis White, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Calodera Mannerheim, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Calomela Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Ceratognathus Westwood, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Chaerocephalus Chevrolat, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnema Stephens, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Chlamydopsis Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chloroplisma Saunders, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cleobora Mulsant, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Coptocercus Hope, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Coripera Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Cossonus Clairville, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Creophilus Samouelle, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoplus Erichson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ctenisophus Raffray, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Deretaphrus Newman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Diomus Mulsant, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Ditropidus Erichson, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Docalis Pascoe, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dohrnia Czerniavsky, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorcadida White, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ecnolagria Borchmann, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Emplesis Pascoe, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Enchoptera Saunders, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Epithora Pascoe, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Ericmodes Reitter, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eucinetus Germar, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Euconnus Thomson, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Eunatalis Schenkling, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Exithius Pascoe, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Germarica Blackburn, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Gonipterus Schoenherr, 1835Eucalyptus Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Hadrobregmus Thomson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Haplonyx Schoenherr, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Harmonia Mulsant, 1835Greater Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hebecerus Dejean, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1898Clown Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Homotrysis Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplogonus Parry, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochus Leach, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1840Giant Water Scavenger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Isopteron Hope, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Kanaarister Mazur, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Kaszaba Matthews & D..., 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Lachnabothra Saunders, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprima Latreille, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Lemidia Spinola, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Lepispilus Westwood, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptacinus Erichson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Limnoxenus Motschoulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lissotes Westwood, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Listronotus Jekel, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Litochrus Erichson, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrones Newman, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Mandalotus Erichson, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Mecynopus Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melanterius Erichson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Merimnetes Schonherr, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Metopum Agassiz, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Micraspis Dejean, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Misophrice Pascoe, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Monolepta Dejean, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Myllorhinus Boisduval, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Myrabolia Reitter, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Naupactus Dejean, 1840White-fringed Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Neolaemosaccus Hustache, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Notosalpingus Blackburn, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Notriolus Carter & Zeck, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ochyra Pascoe, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Omorgus Erichson, 1827Hastate Hide Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Orcus Mulsant, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Paracrepidomenus Schwarz, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Paroplites Lameere, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paropsis Olivier, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Pelioptera Kraatz, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Peltoschema Reitter, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Pentamimus Wollaston, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Phacodes Newman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Philothermus Aubé, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Phoracantha Newman, 1875Common eucalypt longhorn3SpeciesTaxom
Phyllochlaenia Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Platisus Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycolaspis Jacoby, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Polylobus Solier, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Poropterus Schoenherr, ..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Proctophanes Harold, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphaulax Reitter, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pterohelaeus Brême, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Quediomimus Cameron, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Quedius Stephens, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotia Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicera Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Rhytiphora Audinet-Serv..., 19012SpeciesTaxom
Rhyzobius Stephens, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Schistodactylus Raffray, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Sclerorinus MacLeay, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Scymnus Kugelann, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Simsonia Carter & Zeck, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stenocorynus Schoenherr, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Storeus Schoenherr, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Strongylurus Hope, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syndesus MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Temnopalpus Blackburn, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Tessaromma Newman, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Thyreocephalus Guérin-Ménev..., 1839Metallic Green Rove Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Tiracerus Besuchet, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Toorongus Neboiss, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxeutes Newman, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Tyrtaeosus Pascoe, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ulodes Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Launceston (Tasmania)
164 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acritus (Acritus) castaneus Lea, 1925
Adelium abbreviatum Boisduval, 1835False wireworm
Adelium licinoides Kirby, 1818
Adoryphorus couloni Burmeister, 1847Australian black beetle
Agrilus abantiades Descarpentri..., 1963
Altica coerulea (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Aphthona nonstriata Goeze, 1777
Altica corrusca
Altica corusca Erichson, 1842
Ambeodontus pilosus Pascoe, 1863
Amycterus mirabilis Schoenherr, 1834
Anacaena horni Blackburn, 1896
Ancita crocogaster Boisduval, 1835
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthrenus (Florilinus) verbasci Linnaeus, 1767Varied carpet beetle
Aporocera (Aporocera) haematodes Boisduval, 1835
Aporocera (Aporocera) melanocephala Saunders, 1843
Arsipoda variegata Waterhouse, 1838
Atesta paratasmanica Wang, 1993
Atesta sparsa Blackburn, 1892
Austrocyphon doctus Lea, 1910
Austrocyphon linguatus
Bassianus colydioides Erichson, 1842
Berosus (Berosus) duplopunctatus Blackburn, 1888
Berosus (Enoplurus) veronicae Watts, 1987
Brycopia globicollis Carter, 1920
Cadmus (Cadmus) aurantiacus Chapuis, 1875
Cadmus (Prionopleura) cognatus Saunders, 1846
Calodera inaequalis Fauvel, 1877
Castiarina leai Carter, 1916
Castiarina ocelligera Gory, 1841
Castiarina thomsoni Saunders, 1868African caridina
Ceratognathus niger Westwood, 1838
Chaerocephalus araneus Flach, 1907
Chaetocnema (Tlanoma) propinqua Baly, 1877
Chlamydopsis reticulata Lea, 1910
Chloroplisma viridis (Saunders, 1847)⇒ Aporocera viridis Saunders, 1847
Coptocercus rubripes Boisduval, 1835Round-headed Wood Borer
Cossonus simsoni Lea, 1910
Creophilus erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1775Devil's coach horse
Cryptoplus minimus Lea, 1910
Ctenisophus morosus Raffray, 1900
Deretaphrus fossus Newman, 1842
Dicranolaius cinctus Redtenbacher, 1867
Diomus corticalis Lea, 1908
Diomus inaffectatus Blackburn, 1892
Diphucrania acuducta Kirby, 1837
Ditropidus elegantulus Baly, 1877
Ditropidus lentulus Chapuis, 1875
Ditropidus minutus Lea, 1920
Ditropidus oblongipennis Lea, 1920
Docalis funerosa Hope, 1843
Dorcadida bilocularis White, 1846
Emplesis storeoides Pascoe, 1873
Enchoptera apicalis Saunders, 1850
Enochrus (Methydrus) elongatulus MacLeay, 1871
Enochrus (Methydrus) natalensis Gemminger & ..., 1868
Epithora dorsalis MacLeay, 1827
Ericmodes australis Grouvelle, 1893
Euconnus (Euconophron) ectatommae Lea, 1910
Euconnus (Euconophron) obscuricornis Lea, 1915
Eunatalis porcata Fabricius, 1787Clerid Beetle
Exithius cariosus Lea, 1913
Germarica lilliputana Thomson, 1879
Gonipterus notographus Boisduval, 1835
Haplonyx vicinus Chevrolat, 1879
Harmonia conformis Boisduval, 1835Common spotted lady beetle
Hebecerus crocogaster (Boisduval, 1835)⇒ Ancita crocogaster Boisduval, 1835
Hebecerus marginicollis Boisduval, 1835
Helochares (Hydrobaticus) tristis W.J. Macleay, 1871
Hololepta (Hololepta) paropsis Lewis, 1898
Hoplogonus simsoni Parry, 1875Simson's Stag Beetle
Hydrochus adelaidae Blackburn, 1888
Hydrochus australis Motschulsky, 1860
Hydrochus umbratilis Watts, 1999
Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) albipes Laporte de C..., 1840
Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) latipalpus Castelnau, 1840Large water beetle
Isopteron aversum Pascoe, 1869
Kanaarister latisternus Marseul, 1853
Lamprima aurata (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Lamprima latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1819
Lemidia cicatricosa Lea, 1907
Lemidia simsoni Lea, 1907
Leptacinus quadrisulciceps Lea, 1925
Limnoxenus zealandicus Broun, 1880
Liparetrus sylvicola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Lissotes launcestoni Westwood, 1871
Lissotes obtusatus Westwood, 1838
Lissotes rudis Lea, 1910
Listronotus bonariensis Kuschel, 1955Argentine stem weevil
Macrones purpureipes Lea, 1908
Macrones subclavatus Pascoe, 1871
Mandalotus bicarinatus Lea, 1912
Mandalotus brevicarinatus Lea, 1926
Mandalotus fuligineus Lea, 1911
Mecynopus cothurnatus Erichson, 1842
Melanterius costipennis Lea, 1905
Merimnetes australis Lea, 1911
Metopum imitator Lea, 1910
Micraspis frenata Erichson, 1842Striped ladybird
Misophrice parallela Blackburn, 1890
Misophrice soror Lea, 1914
Misophrice submetallica Blackburn, 1890
Monolepta subsuturalis Blackburn, 1896
Myllorhinus dentiferus Boheman, 1843Lesser Shoot Weevil
Naupactus cervinus Boheman, 1840Fuller rose beetle
Neolaemosaccus subsignatus Boheman, 1844
Notosalpingus brunneus Lea, 1919
Notriolus simsoni Grouvelle, 1896
Ochyra coarctata polyrhachis (McKeown, 1945)⇒ Ochyra coarctata Pascoe, 1871
Omorgus (Omorgus) alternans MacLeay, 1827Carcass Beetle
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Southern dung beetle
Onthophagus fuliginosus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus mutatus Harold, 1859
Onthophagus posticus Erichson, 1842
Orcus australasiae Boisduval, 1835Lady beetle
Paracymus cariceti Gentili, 2000
Paracymus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1871
Paroplites australis Erichson, 1842Banksia longicorn
Paropsis aegrota Boisduval, 1835
Paropsis aegrota aegrota Boisduval, 1835
Paropsis tasmanica Baly, 1866
Pelioptera astuta Olliff, 1886
Peltoschema hamadryas Stål, 1860
Peltoschema oceanica Boisduval, 1835
Pentamimus australis Erichson, 1842
Phacodes personatus Erichson, 1842
Philothermus parviceps Carter & Zeck, 1937
Phoracantha (Phoracantha) lata Hope, 1841
Phoracantha (Phoracantha) punctata Donovan, 1805Longicorn Beetle
Phoracantha mastersii Pascoe, 1875
Phyllochlaenia villosus Le Guillou, 1844
Polylobus ectatommae Lea, 1910
Polylobus semiopacus Lea, 1910
Poropterus succisus Hustache, 1936
Proctophanes minor Blackburn, 1897
Pselaphaulax villosus Lea, 1911
Pterohelaeus peltatus (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Pterohelaeus planus Blessig, 1861
Quediomimus hybridus Erichson, 1840
Quedius (Raphirus) diemenensis Blackburn, 1894
Quedius (Raphirus) leai Scheerpeltz, 1933
Rhinotia bidentata Donovan, 1805Two-spotted Weevil
Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata Kirby, 1818Feather-horned Beetle
Rhytiphora (Rhytiphora) mista Newman, 1842
Rhytiphora (Rhytiphora) simsoni Blackburn, 1901
Rhyzobius alphabeticus Lea, 1902
Rhyzobius ventralis Erichson, 1842Black Lady Beetle
Schistodactylus brevipennis Lea, 1911
Sclerorinus bubalus MacLeay, W. S., 1865
Scymnus (Parapullus) parallelicus Chen, Ren & ..., 2012
Scymnus notescens Blackburn, 1889Minute two-spotted ladybird beetle
Scymnus parallelus Blackburn, 1889
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Simsonia tasmanica Blackburn, 1894Florida golden aster
Stenocorynus lepidurus Lea, 1916
Sternolophus (Neosternolophus) marginicollis Hope, 1841
Storeus albosignatus Blackburn, 1890
Strongylurus ceresioides Pascoe, 1867
Syndesus cornutus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Cardanus sulcithorax Perty, 1831
Tessaromma triste Hope, 1841
Thyreocephalus chloropterus Erichson, 1839
Thyreocephalus phoenicopterus Erichson, 1839
Tiracerus intercoxalis Lea, 1918
Toxeutes (Toxeutes) arcuatus Fabricius, 1787
Tyrtaeosus aequus Lea, 1902
Ulodes verrucosus Erichson, 1842

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Launceston (Tasmania)
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderClambiformia
Cai & Tihelka, 2022
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
19
89
97
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
5
12
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
12
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
27
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Polyphaga at artfakta.se
Polyphaga at dyntaxa.se
Polyphaga at gbif.org
Polyphaga at irmng.org
Polyphaga at itis.gov
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