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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Murray Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
48
99
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
48
99
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
47
98
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
29
76
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
12
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
11
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Murray Island
11 Families width 16 Species
Endomychidae Leach, 1815False Ladybirds1SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers0SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles2SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Murray Island
16 Genera with 16 Species
Anidrytus Gerstaecker, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Anthelephila Hope, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Apirocalus Pascoe, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Aspidimorpha Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Diomus Mulsant, 01SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Gnypeta Thomson, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Metataenia Théry, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Ptilium Gyllenhal, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Sapintus Casey, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Scymnus Kugelann, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sitophilus Schönherr, 1763Granary Weevils1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Murray Island
16 Species
Anidrytus cardisoma Strohecker, 1997
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthelephila denisonii King, 1869
Apirocalus cornutus Pascoe, 1881
Coptodactyla monstrosa Felsche, 1909
Diomus teresa
Figulus (Figulus) sulcicollis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Gnypeta murraiensis Paśnik, 2005
Metataenia aurofoveata Saunders, 1869
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) alternizona Lea, 1929
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) torresensis Lea, 1929
Prosopocoilus (Metopodontus) bison Olivier, 1789
Ptilium torresensis Deane, 1931
Sapintus rarus King, 1869
Scymnus mitior Blackburn, 1895
Sitophilus oryzae Linnaeus, 1763Lesser grain weevil

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Murray Island
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
2
2
2
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