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Checklist of Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
for Mauritania (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
724
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
723
1282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
710
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
552
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
198
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
117
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritania
22 Families width 186 Species and 19 Subspecies
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Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers6SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles32SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles25SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles32SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles13SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927Ant-like leaf beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819Bumble bee scarab beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles20SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae (Erichson, 1847)Pill scarab beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritania
117 Genera with 186 Species
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Acalles Schönherr, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Aeoloides Schwarz, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Afrosmicronyx Hustache, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apomecyna Latreille, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Apophylia C.G. Thomson, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Astenus Stephens, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Atanygnathus Jacobson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Augyles Schioedte, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Bledius Samouelle, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Calopertha Lesne, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Cantharocnemis Audinet-Serv..., 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Carpelimus Kirby, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplesis Dejean, 1795Flat-faced longhorns1SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Cobososia Collado & Al..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Coelostoma Brullé, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Crossotus Audinet-Serv..., 18866SpeciesTaxom
Ctenisomorphus Raffray, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cycloderes C.R. Sahlberg, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Daramus Fairmaire, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Dereodus sch�n..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Derolus Gahan, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorocera Heyden, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Diorthus Gahan, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Enoptostomus Schaum, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Euzonitis Semenov, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Fulvaphodius Bordat, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyrus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Granida Motschoulsky, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Gynopterus Mulsant & Rey, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Heterothops Stephens, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hybosorus MacLeay, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1835Giant Water Scavenger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hypaspistes Ogilby, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Hypoeschrus Thomson, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Lithocharis Dejean, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Lobrathium Mulsant & Rey, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Macrotoma Serville, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1925Oil Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Monochamus Dejean, 1795Sawyer beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecopora Saulcy, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Neoplocaederus Sama, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Neorthopleura Barr, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Neoteretrius Kryzhanovski..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Notoxus Geoffroy, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ocypus Leach, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Omonadus Mulsant & Rey, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Orchestes Illiger, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Ossibia Pascoe, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paradidactylia Balthasar, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Phacophallus Coiffait, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pinoritus Fagel, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Platyprosopus Mannerheim, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Polyarthron Audinet-Serv..., 17921SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1950Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleptaleus Pic, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pterolophia Newman, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Quedius Stephens, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchaenus Clairville &..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Rhytideres Schönherr, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Sitona Germar, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Sophronica Blanchard, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaericus Wollaston, 200229SpeciesTaxom
Stenistoderus Jacquelin du..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Stenocorus Geoffroy, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 18294SpeciesTaxom
Taurotagus Lacordaire, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Theotimius Huchet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Thinodromus Kraatz, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Tithoes Thomson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Titoceres Thomson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Trissemus Jeannel, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Variimorda Mequignon, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1867Pinhole borers1SpeciesTaxom
Xylosandrus Reitter, 18662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritania
186 Species and 19 Subspecies
Acalles (Acalles) olcesei Tournier, 1873
Acalles africanus Solari & Solari, 1907
Acalles barbarus Lucas, 1849
Acalles carinicollis Tournier, 1873
Acalles granulicollis Tournier, 1875
Acmaeodera luculenta Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera strumiai Volkovitsh, 2019
Aeoloides giganteus Girard, 1975
Afrosmicronyx dorsomaculatus Cox, 1997
Allogymnopleurus aeneus Harold, 1875
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Anchastus (Anchastus) senegalensis Candeze, 1859
Aphodius (Bodilus) wollastoni Harold, 1862
Apomecyna (Apomecyna) binubila Pascoe, 1858Melon stem borer
Apomecyna (Apomecyna) lameerei Pic, 1895
Apophylia mauritanica Pic, 1944
Astenus mauretanicus Coiffait, 1971
Atanygnathus varicornis Wollaston, 1867
Augyles (Littorimus) flavidus Rossi, 1794
Berosus corrugatus Régimbart, 1906
Berosus fuscostriatus Fairmaire, 1892
Berosus guilielmi Knisch, 1924
Berosus villosulus Régimbart, 1903
Bledius (Belidus) angustus Mulsant & Rey, 1861
Bledius angustus angustus Mulsant & Rey, 1861
Bledius (Euceratobledius) furcatus Olivier, 1811
Bledius husseini Quedenfeldt, 1884
Bledius incertus Cameron, 1952
Bledius lateripennis Bernhauer, 1934
Bledius mauretanicus Coiffait, 1966
Calamosternus mayeri Pilleri, 1953
Calopertha subretusa Ancey, 1881
Calopertha truncatula Ancey, 1881
Cantharocnemis (Cantharocnemis) spondyloides Audinet-Serv..., 1832
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) oromii Cobos, 1978
Carpelimus chopardi Cameron, 1950
Carpelimus dieganus Fauvel, 1904
Catharsius lepineyi Boucomont, 1934
Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Ceroplesis aestuans Olivier, 1795
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) persetifer Desbordes, 1919
Cobososia pallescens Wollaston, 1854
Coelostoma rutarum Orchymont, 1936
Crossotus erlangeri erlangeri Hintz, 1912
Crossotus erlangeri saudicola Sudre, Teocc..., 2007
Crossotus albicollis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Crossotus erlangeri erlangeri Hintz, 1912
Crossotus plumicornis Audinet-Serv..., 1835
Crossotus sublineatus Gestro, 1892
Crossotus subocellatus Fairmaire, 1886
Ctenisomorphus major Raffray, 1877
Cycloderes lixensis Peyerimhoff, 1912
Daramus (Daramus) obscurus Pic, 1942
Dereodus marginellus Voss, 1922
Derolus (Derolus) lepautei Lepesme, 1947
Derolus lapautei Lepesme, 1947
Diaphorocera chrysoprasis Fairmaire, 1863
Diaphorocera obscuritarsis Fairmaire, 1885
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017
Diorthus cinereus Fabricius, 1793
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Enochrus (Methydrus) hesperidum Sharp, 1870
Enoptostomus villiersi Jeannel, 1959
Escarabaeus bannuensis Janssens, 1940
Euzonitis quadrimaculata Pallas, 1782
Fulvaphodius fulvescens Harold, 1874
Glaphyrus (Glaphyrus) maurus Linnaeus, 1758
Granida albolineata (Sawada, 1950)⇒ Polyphylla albolineata Motschulsky, 1861
Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892
Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789
Gynopterus variegatus Rossi, 1792
Helochares aeacus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares lutulentus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Heterocerus elongatus Grouvelle, 1896
Heterocerus flexuosus Stephens, 1828
Heterocerus thebaicus Grouvelle, 1896
Heterothops riparius Peyerimhoff, 1929
Hister gehini Marseul, 1854
Hybosorus laportei Westwood, 1845
Hybosorus roei (Westwood, 1845)⇒ Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853
Hydrophilus senegalensis Percheron, 1835
Hypaspistes mateui Bonadona, 1959
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) fochi Auzat, 1921
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) schulzei Schmidt, 1887
Hypoeschrus (Tibestia) dallonii Peyerimhoff, 1936
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) algiricus Hansen, 1999
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) minor (Rottenberg, 1874)⇒ Laccobius obscuratus obscuratus Rottenberg, 1874
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) praecipuus Kuwert, 1890
Lithocharis fontinalis Peyerimhoff, 1929
Lithocharis mauretanica Coiffait, 1966
Lithocharis subochracea Coiffait, 1966
Lobrathium mauretanicum Coiffait, 1966
Macrotoma (Macrotoma) palmata Fabricius, 1793
Megapenthes amieti Girard, 1975
Meloe (Coelomeloe) tuccius Rossi, 1792
Meloe tuccius tuccius Rossi, 1792
Meloe (Eurymeloe) austrinus Wollaston, 1854
Meloe (Eurymeloe) mediterraneus J. Müller, 1925
Mesostena angustata Fabricius, 1775
Metacatharsius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Monochamus galloprovincialis galloprovincialis (Olivier, 1795)⇒ Monochamus galloprovincialis Olivier, 1795
Myrmecopora grata Cameron, 1952
Neoplocaederus spinicornis Fabricius, 1781
Neoteretrius kraatzi Marseul, 1863
Notoxus mauritanicus Heberdey, 1936
Ocypus (Ocypus) olens Müller, 1764Cocktail
Ocypus olens olens O. Müller, 1764
Omonadus mateui Bonadona, 1959
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Orchestes (Alyctus) erythropus Germar, 1821
Ossibia fuscata Chevrolat, 1856
Pachnoda cordata Drury, 1773
Pachnoda interrupta (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790
Pachnoda marginata Drury, 1773Central African fruit chafer
Pachnoda marginata mirei Ruter, 1963
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Paracymus chalceus Régimbart, 1903
Paradidactylia flavescens Balthasar, 1961
Phacophallus sahariensis Coiffait, 1968
Philonthus (Trionthus) debiliformis Cameron, 1951
Philonthus (Trionthus) infirmus Erichson, 1840
Philonthus (Trionthus) marcescens Tottenham, 1949
Philonthus (Trionthus) mateui Levasseur, 1962
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Pimelia (Homalopus) velutina Klug, 1835
Pinoritus renaudi Fagel, 1963
Platyprosopus mateui Coiffait, 1966
Podalgus cuniculus Semenov, 1890
Polyarthron pectinicornis Fabricius, 1792
Polyphylla (Granida) albolineata Motschulsky, 1861
Polyphylla taiwana Sawada, 1950
Propsephus (Propsephus) amieti Girard, 1975
Pseudoleptaleus mateui Bonadona, 1959
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) leucoloma Castelnau, 1840
Quedius (Raphirus) dryadum Peyerimhoff, 1917
Rhynchaenus (Rhynchaenus) erythropus (Hustache, 1931)⇒ Orchestes erythropus Germar, 1821
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemus bedeli Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhytideres mauritanicus Marshall, 1951
Saprinus (Saprinus) bicolor Olivier, 1789
Saprinus (Saprinus) confalonierii G. Müller, 1933
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) bannuensis Janssens, 1940
Sinoxylon ceratoniae Linnaeus, 1758Auger beetle
Sinoxylon senegalense Karsch, 1881
Sitona (Coelositona) ocellatus Küster, 1849
Sitona bituberculatus Motschulsky,..., 1849
Sophronica mauretanica Breuning, 1942
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) albopictus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus albopictus albopictus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus albopictus albosquamosus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus albopictus brevinasus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus albopictus carinasus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus albopictus flavotarsus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus albopictus minutus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus albopictus plantaginis Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) ambiguus Wollaston, 1865
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) dawsoni Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) erinaceus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) flavosquamosus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) fragilis Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) lederi Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) longicornis (Wollaston, 1854)⇒ Sphaericus albopictus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) naviculiformis Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) nigrescens Wollaston, 1857
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) nodulus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) obscurus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) orbatus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) pilula Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) pinguis Wollaston, 1854Plump spider beetle
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) saetiger Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) selvagensis Bellés, 2001
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) truncatus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus truncatus basibulbosus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus truncatus interpositus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus truncatus truncatus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) ventriculus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Stenistoderus senegalensis Bordoni, 2016
Stenocorus heterocerus heterocerus Ganglbauer, 1882
Stenus arens Peyerimhoff, 1929
Stenus senegalensis Bernhauer, 1912
Steraspis fastuosa Gerstäcker, 1871
Steraspis scabra Fabricius, 1775
Steraspis speciosa speciosa Klug, 1829
Steraspis squamosa Klug, 1829Middle Eastern jewel beetle
Taurotagus brevipennis (Gahan, 1890)⇒ Diorthus cinereus Fabricius, 1793
Theotimius grandis Gory, 1838
Thinodromus mauritanicus Makranczy, 2009
Tithoes (Tithoes) confinis Castelnau, 1840Giant Longhorn beetle
Titoceres jaspideus Audinet-Serv..., 1835
Trissemus gemmula Wollaston, 1867
Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1898Cabinet beetle
Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783
Variimorda (Variimorda) basalis Costa, 1854
Xyleborus similis (Ferrari, 1867)⇒ Wallacellus similis Hulcr & Cognato, 2010
Xylosandrus compactus Eichhoff, 1875Black coffee twig borer
Xylosandrus crassiusculus Motschulsky, 1866Asian Ambrosia Beetle

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Mauritania
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
5
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
9
44
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
4
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
27
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
3
32
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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