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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Melville Island (Tiwi Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
219
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
219
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
191
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
145
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
63
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
20
47
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melville Island
20 Families width 70 Species
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles21SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers12SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles3SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847Pill scarab beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melville Island
47 Genera with 70 Species
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Adoretus Laporte, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Amphistomus van Lansberge, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Anthelephila Hope, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Apion Herbst, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aspidimorpha Hope, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Atanygnathus Jacobson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Australobolbus Howden & Cooper, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Blackburnium Boucomont, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Calvarium Pic, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Carphurus Erichson, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1835Tortoise Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chilocorus Leach, 2006Red-spotted lady beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coptocercus Hope, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dipelicus Hope, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Dominikia Borowski & W..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Elacatophora Schaufuss, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Epilachna Dejean, 1775Epilachna Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hadrorhinus Schoenherr, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1898Clown Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochus Leach, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Hypaulax Bates, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Lilioceris Reitter, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Liparochrus Erichson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Omorgus Erichson, 1864Hastate Hide Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 192712SpeciesTaxom
Orcus Mulsant, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Paropsis Olivier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paulichrus1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocharis Dalman, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Poneridia Weise, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Porrostoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoryctes Sharp, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pterohelaeus Brême, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparida Baly, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Toxicum Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Xylothrips Lesne, 18352SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melville Island
70 Species
Adoretus (Adoretus) melvillensis Lea, 1919
Amarygmus sulcatus Carter, 1918
Amphistomus tuberosus Matthews, 1974
Apion melvillense Lea, 1926
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) deusta Fabricius, 1775
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) maculatissima Boheman, 1856
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) quadriradiata Boheman, 1854
Atanygnathus leai Scheerpeltz, 1933
Australobolbus fenestratus Blackburn, 1888
Australobolbus rotundatus Hope, 1841
Blackburnium rhinoceros MacLeay, 1864Rhinoceros beetle
Blackburnium tatei Blackburn, 1888
Calvarium superbum Zwick, 2014
Carphurus semirufus Lea, 1921
Cassida (Crepidaspis) diomma Boisduval, 1835
Chilocorus micrus Ślipi&#..., 2006
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Coptodactyla stereocera Gillet, 1911
Demarziella alternata Lea, 1923
Dipelicus bovilli Blackburn, 1888
Dominikia jesuita (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Bostrychopsis jesuita Fabricius, 1775
Elacatophora apion Jaloszynski, 2004
Epilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata Fabricius, 1775
Hadrorhinus basirostris Lea, 1914
Hadrorhinus collaris Lea, 1914
Helochares (Hydrobaticus) tatei Blackburn, 1896
Hololepta (Hololepta) paropsis Lewis, 1898
Hydrobiomorpha bovilli Blackburn, 1888
Hydrochus interioris Blackburn, 1896
Hydrochus numerosepunctatus Watts, 1999
Hydrochus obscuroaeneus Fairmaire, 1879
Laccobius (Dimorpholaccobius) collium Gentili, 1981
Liparochrus (Ranidichrus) multistriatus (Harold, 1874)⇒ Paulichrus multistriatus Harold, 1874
Maechidius insularis Lea, 1917
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) melvillensis Lea, 1917
Omorgus (Omorgus) crotchi Harold, 1871
Omorgus (Omorgus) curvipes Harold, 1872
Omorgus (Omorgus) subcarinatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus desectus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus erichsoni Hope, 1841
Onthophagus fabricii Waterhouse, 1894
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus mjobergi Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus muticus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus ocelliger Harold, 1877
Onthophagus parrumbal Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus solidus (Gillet, 1927)⇒ Onthophagus compactus Arrow, 1933
Orcus cyanocephalus Mulsant, 1850
Paropsis bivulnerata Lea, 1924
Paulichrus multistriatus Harold, 1874
Phyllocharis cyanipennis Baly, 1855
Phyllocharis cyanipes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Phyllocharis sinuata Olivier, 1807
Poneridia australis Boheman, 1859Figleaf beetle
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) trichocerus Lea, 1921
Pseudoryctes semicrudus Lea, 1917
Pterohelaeus costatus MacLeay, 1887
Pterohelaeus insularis Brême, 1842
Rhyparida caeruleipennis Lea, 1915
Rhyparida didyma Fabricius, 1775Striped swarming leaf beetle
Rhyparida melvillensis Lea, 1915
Rhyparida militaris Lea, 1915
Sinoxylon anale Lesne, 1897Auger beetle
Sternolophus (Neosternolophus) marginicollis Hope, 1841
Temnoplectron rotundum Westwood, 1841
Toxicum punctipenne Pascoe, 1866
Xylothrips religiosa Boisduval, 1835
Xylothrips religiosus Boisduval, 1835Northern auger beetle

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Melville Island
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
9
20
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
14
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
4
8
10
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