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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Littleton (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
93
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
93
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
91
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
87
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
14
25
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
13
20
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Littleton (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
13 Families width 17 Species
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers3SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles1SpeciesTaxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815Shining flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Littleton (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
20 Genera with 17 Species
Acalymma Barber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1926Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Creophilus Samouelle, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Disonycha Dejean, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Elacatophora Schaufuss, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Epuraea Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Glischrochilus Reitter, 1790Beer bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1825Clown Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hypera Germar, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lilioceris Reitter, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1801Burying Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plectrodera Dejean, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Psyllobora Dejean, 1824Fungus-eating Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchaenus Clairville &..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Smicronyx Schönherr, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilbus Seidlitz, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Littleton (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
17 Species
Acalymma vittatum Fabricius, 1775Striped cucumber beetle
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Corticeus praetermissus Fall, 1926Overlooked Darkling Beetle
Disonycha triangularis Say, 1824Three-spotted Flea Beetle
Elacatophora apion Jaloszynski, 2004
Glischrochilus (Librodor) fasciatus Olivier, 1790Picnic Beetle
Hololepta (Hololepta) aequalis Say, 1825
Hypera (Hypera) nigrirostris Fabricius, 1775Black-beaked Green Weevil
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) lilii Scopoli, 1763Lily Beetle
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Platysoma (Platysoma) leconti Marseul, 1853
Plectrodera scalator Fabricius, 1793Cottonwood borer
Psyllobora vigintimaculata Say, 1824Ladybird Beetle
Rhynchaenus niger Horn, G.H., 1873
Stilbus apicialis Melsheimer, 1844

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Littleton (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
7
12
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
4
5
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