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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Nelson Mandela Bay (Eastern Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
572
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
572
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
562
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
522
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
32
134
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
109
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson Mandela Bay
29 Families width 95 Species and 3 Subspecies
#CSBATHNMEPLDZ
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers3SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers6SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae (Latreille, 1819)Ant beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles27SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae (Latreille, 1802)Darkling Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae (Gyllenhal, 1810)Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802Megalopodid Leaf Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles0SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927Ant-like leaf beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson Mandela Bay
109 Genera with 95 Species
#ABCDEFGHJKLMNOPRSTZ
Afronycha Wittmer, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Afroquedius Solodovnikov, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ageniosa Weise, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Algoala Jacoby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Alissoderus Deyrolle, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Amblyderus LaFerté-Séne..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1821Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Anomalipus Latreille, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Anthelephila Hope, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthicus Paykull, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Apate Fabricius, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Aspidomorpha Agassiz, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerus Olivier, 17854SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Carpophilus Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1854Tortoise Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplesis Dejean, 1764Flat-faced longhorns1SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthorrhynchus Champion, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ceutorhynchus Germar, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Closteromerus Thomson, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Conchyloctenia Spaeth, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1835Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cornopterus Koch, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Cossyphodes Westwood, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Crypticanus Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclomus Schönherr, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicladispa Gestro, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranocnemus Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dignomus Wollaston, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Dischista Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Ellimenistes Schönherr, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Episus Billberg, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurynotus Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Fustigerodes Reitter, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Geophanus Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Hipporhinus Schonherr, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Hipporrhinus sj�st..., 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocnemis1SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Khoina Péringuey, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Leucastea Stål, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Lilioceris Reitter, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Litopus Audinet-Serv..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Macetes Chapuis, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Mimolithophilus Arrow, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Monoplius Lacordaire, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Niphoparmena Aurivillius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Notiophygus Gory, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Notoxus Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochthebius Leach, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Paederidus Mulsant & Rey, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodactylus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Peploptera Lacordaire, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Phligra Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiodera Laicharting, 1781
0SpeciesTaxom
Praogena Laporte de C..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Promecidus Fåhraeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobagous Sharp, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pterolophia Newman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pycnomerus Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Regimbartia Zaitzev, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1913metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Stramia f�hra..., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Stripsipher Gory & Perch..., 18332SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Syrictes Prell, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Syzeton Blackburn, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Timarchosoma Jacoby, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Tribalus Erichson, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Trox Fabricius, 1821Hide Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculobruchus Decelle, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Zyras Stephens, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson Mandela Bay
95 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afroquedius sexpunctatus Bernhauer, 1917
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Algoala nodulosa
Alissoderus albiventris Gory & Laporte, 1839
Amblyderus mitis van Hille, 1971
Anomala vetula Wiedemann, 1821
Anomalipus dentipes Fabricius, 1794
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthicus bicoloritarsis Pic, 1948
Anthicus bradfordi van Hille, 1984
Apate indistincta Murray, 1867
Berosus continentalis Knisch, 1922
Bolitophagus corticola Say, 1825
Brachycerus cordiger Fabricius, 1801
Brachycerus crispicularis Gyllenhal, 1840
Brachycerus globiferus Thunberg, 1799
Brachycerus tauriculus Sparrman, 1785
Carpophilus (Capophilus) hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Dried fruit beetle
Cassida (Mionychella) melanophthalma Boheman, 1854
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Ceroctis capensis Linnaeus, 1764
Ceroplesis capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Ceroplesis quinquefasciata Fabricius, 1793
Ceuthorrhynchus piriformis (Schultze, 1897)⇒ Ceutorhynchus pervicax Weise, 1883
Ceutorhynchus (Marklissus) pervicax Weise, 1883
Chrysobothris algoensis Obenberger, 1922
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Closteromerus sexpunctatus Fabricius, 1793
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Cossyphodes braunsi Andreae, 1961
Cyclomus coronatus Boheman, 1834
Dicranocnemus squamosus Burmeister, 1844
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Dignomus (Dignomus) dilophus Illiger, 1807
Dischista rufa De Geer, 1778
Ellimenistes marshalli Borovec & Na..., 2019
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Episus fictus Gyllenhal, 1840Flutemouth
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Eurynotus capensis Fabricius, 1794
Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Helochares dilutus Erichson, 1843
Heterocerus meridionalis Péringuey, 1892
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Hipporhinus pillularius Schoenherr, 1826
Hipporrhinus bimaculatus Marshall, 1902
Hipporrhinus deceptor Marshall, 1902
Hoplocnemis fuliginosa Burmeister, 1844
Khoina bilateralis Thunberg, 1818
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) gracilis (Motschulsky, 1855)⇒ Laccobius alternus Motschulsky, 1855
Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Stenosis villosa C. Brisout d..., 1866
Lampetis tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Lampyris conspicua Gyllenhal, 1817
Lampyris natalensis Boheman, 1851
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) puncticollis Lacordaire, 1845
Limnichus micraspis Champion, 1923
Litopus latipes Fabricius, 1787
Monoplius aemulator Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Niphoparmena meruana meruana Aurivillius, 1908
Notiophygus aspersus John, 1955
Notiophygus hessei John, 1938
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) capicola Péringuey, 1892
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) salinarius Balfour-Browne, 1954
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Paederidus luctuosus Klug, 1855
Pedaria picea Fahraeus, 1857
Phalops bubalus Harold, 1867
Praogena timida
Promecidus linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudobagous longulus Gyllenhal, 1836
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) ingrata Pascoe, 1864
Regimbartia condicta Orchymont, 1941
Saprinus (Saprinus) cupreus Erichson, 1834
Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina Chevrolat, 1836
Sphenoptera meridionalis Kerremans, 1913
Stenus cicindela Sharp, 1874
Stramia biguttata Marshall, 1904
Stramia pygmaea Marshall, 1904
Stripsipher longipes Swederus, 1787
Stripsipher zebra Gory & Perch..., 1833
Syzeton (Syzeton) femoratus Fairmaire, 1897
Thanatophilus capensis Boheman, 1858
Thanatophilus micans Fabricius, 1794
Tribalus (Tribalus) capensis Paykull, 1811
Trox (Trox) fascicularis Wiedemann, 1821
Zophosis boei (Solier, 1834)⇒ Oculosis boei Solier, 1834
Zyras longicornis Boheman, 1848

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Nelson Mandela Bay
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
14
55
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
6
12
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
26
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
14
15
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
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