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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Mesquite (Clark County, Nevada, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
24
80
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
24
80
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
22
78
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
19
66
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
6
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mesquite (Nevada)
5 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mesquite (Nevada)
10 Genera with 11 Species
Ataenius Harold, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cotalpa Burmeister, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1846Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Cysteodemus LeConte, 1851Desert Spider Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Philolithus Lacordaire, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mesquite (Nevada)
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ataenius californicus Horn, 1887
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Cotalpa flavida Horn, 1878
Cyclocephala villosa (Blanchard, 1846)⇒ Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911
Cysteodemus armatus LeConte, 1851Inflated Beetle
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) lurida LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Philolithus (Philolithus) actuosus Horn, 1870
Pyrota palpalis Champion, 1885Charlie Brown Blister Beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Mesquite (Nevada)
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
4
4
Family
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