AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
771
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
697
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
23
110
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
20
103
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nairobi
20 Families width 105 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers6SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles60SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles3SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers3SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820Leaf Rolling Weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802Megalopodid Leaf Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nairobi
103 Genera with 105 Species
#ABCDEFGHKLMNOPRSTXZ
Acanthoscelides Schilsky, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Afissa Dieke, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Anchophthalmus Gerstaecker, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1969Shining Leaf Chafer3SpeciesTaxom
Anthelephila Hope, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Apalochrus Erichson, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspidimorpha Hope, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Barianus Fairmaire, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Batrachorhina Chevrolat, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Carpophilus Stephens, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1862Tortoise Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Cheilomenes Chevrolat, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chiridopsis Spaeth, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1884Mexican dung beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Coptops Serville, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Declivitata Fürsch, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dere White, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Dischista Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Elaphinis Burmeister, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Epidrepanus1SpeciesTaxom
Epilachna Dejean, 1836
Epilachna Lady Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Epitrix Foudras, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Eulitopus Bates, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Euops Schoenherr, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eurypeza1SpeciesTaxom
Frea Thomson, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Glyptopteryx Gebien, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Kuilua Jacoby, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lobrathium Mulsant & Rey, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Marmylida Thomson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1802Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Mitophorus1SpeciesTaxom
Monochamus Dejean, 1855Sawyer beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Niphoparmena Aurivillius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Olophoeus Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Omorgus Erichson, 1775Hastate Hide Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18867SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1775Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oxytelus Gravenhorst, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Paederus Fabricius, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Parascatonomus Paulian, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parhydraena Orchymont, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Peribrotus Gerstaecker, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Pharoscymnus Bedel, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Pityophthorus Eichhoff, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Polyplastus Janson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Promeces Audinet-Serv..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Psyllobora Dejean, 1781Fungus-eating Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rodolia Mulsant, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Rytinota Johann Fried..., 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Sasajiscymnus Vandenberg, 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Scymnus Kugelann, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Smicronyx Schönherr, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stethorus Weise, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Systates lov�n..., 19103SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenogena Borchmann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Xiphodontus Westwood, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Xystrocera Audinet-Serv..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Zyras Stephens, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
105 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, 1831American seed beetle
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Allogymnopleurus signaticollis Waterhouse, 1890
Anomala fausta Ohaus, 1919
Anomala fulvia Ohaus, 1919
Anomala siccana Machatschke, 1969
Aphanisticus nodosus Gerstäcker, 1871
Aspidimorpha (Spaethia) siticulosa Spaeth, 1917
Barianus centralis Hustache, 1929
Batrachorhina (Coedomea) fuscolateralis Breuning, 1939
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Carpophilus (Capophilus) obsoletus Erichson, 1843
Cassida (Crepidaspis) amorifica Boheman, 1862
Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Cheilomenes lunata Fabricius, 1775
Chiridopsis aubei Boheman, 1855
Chiridopsis nigrosepta Fairmaire, 1891
Chiridopsis observabilis Spaeth, 1916
Copris algol Nguyen-phung, 1989
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris typhoeus Gerstaecker, 1884
Coptops aedificator Fabricius, 1792Albizia Long-horned Beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Deltochilum enceladus Kolbe, 1893
Dere lagria Jordan, 1903
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplognatha gagates Forster, 1771
Dischista cincta DeGeer, 1778
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Elaphinis (Micrelaphinis) adspersula Gerstaecker, 1884
Epidrepanus pulvinarius Balthasar, 1963
Euoniticellus inaequalis Reiche, 1850
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euops phaedonia Sharp, 1889
Eurypeza aurora Sehnal, 2017
Frea (Frea) marshalli Breuning, 1935
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Hamonthophagus depressus Harold, 1871Scarab beetle
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Kuilua loveni Weise, 1926
Lagria striatella Gyllenhal, 1817
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Liatongus spathulatus Roth, 1851
Limnichus micraspis Champion, 1923
Lobrathium duplehamatum Volker Assing, 2010
Marmylida marginella Fabricius, 1775
Meliboeus albopilosus Kerremans, 1899
Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802Violet oil beetle
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Mitophorus pilosus Hustache, 1921
Monochamus (Opepharus) spectabilis Perroud, 1855
Neosisyphus tibialis Raffray, 1877
Niphoparmena meruana meruana Aurivillius, 1908
Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus Fabricius, 1775Hide beetle
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis anthracinus Felsche, 1907
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Oxytelus curticollis Fauvel, 1905
Pachnoda ephippiata Gerstaecker, 1867East-African Sun Beetle
Pachysoma bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Pachysternum capense Mulsant, 1844
Paederus sabaeus Erichson, 1840Kenya fly
Parascatonomus penicillatus Harold, 1879
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) brevipalpis Régimbart, 1906
Philonthus (Philonthus) ardeotis Hromádka, 2010
Philonthus (Philonthus) dasypeltis Hromádka, 2010
Pityophthorus diglyphus Blandford, 1904
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Platyonitis oberthueri Janssens, 1942
Polyplastus bicolor Kolbe, 1895
Popillia aeneipennis Ohaus, 1908
Popillia browni Kolbe, 1894
Promeces (Metameces) suturalis Harold, 1878
Psyllobora variegata Fabricius, 1781
Scymnus (Scymnus) levaillanti Mulsant, 1850Lady beetle
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Smicronyx (Smicronyx) pauperculus Wollaston, 1864
Stenus pilus K.Schubert, 1911
Sternolophus mundus Boheman, 1851
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Systates aenescens Hustache, 1929
Systates minutus Hustache, 1921
Systates rhinorhytus Aurivillius, C., 1910
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Xiphodontus bicolor Boileau, 1909
Xystrocera ansorgei Gahan, 1898
Zyras mirabilis Bernhauer, 1915

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Nairobi
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
11
46
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
3
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
43
62
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
3
9
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