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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
321
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
16
65
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
15
48
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
15 Families width 62 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae2SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles2SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
48 Genera with 62 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTUX
Allocotocerus Kraatz, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Amblyrrhinus Gemminger & ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocnemis Marshall, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1867Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Apion Herbst, 01SpeciesTaxom
Asclepiadorrhynchus Peyerimhoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 1943Black Carpet Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Bostrychoplites Lesne, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Bradybibastes Heller, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Carpophilus Stephens, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthorrhynchus Champion, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Chitonopterus Fairmaire, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Crossotus Audinet-Serv..., 18913SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1924Feather-legged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Didactylia Orbigny, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Dominikia Borowski & W..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eupotemus Ji & Jäch, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Geranorrhinus Chevrolat, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetron Germar, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Heterobostrychus Lesne, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Leptotyphlus Fauvel, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Lichenophanes Lesne, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Minthea Pascoe, 1867Tropical Powderpost Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Myllocerus Schönherr, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Nanophyes Schoenherr, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Neorthopleura Barr, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1960Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Paroxacis Arnett, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Prodoretus Brenske, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedon Mulsant & Rey, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Scymnus Kugelann, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Sitiphus Fairmaire, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Urodon Schonherr, 02SpeciesTaxom
Xylion Lesne, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Xylionulus Lesne, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Xyloperthodes Lesne, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
62 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allocotocerus seriatus Régimbart, 1906
Amblyrrhinus instabilis
Ancylocnemis peyerimhoffi Heller, 1930
Anomala atriplicis Fabricius, 1787
Anomala ferruginea Marseul, 1867
Apion mateui
Asclepiadorrhynchus solenostemmatis Peyerimhoff,..., 1930
Attagenus (Attagenus) astacurus Peyerimhoff, 1931
Attagenus (Attagenus) eremivagus Peyerimhoff, 1943
Bostrychoplites cornutus Olivier, 1790
Bostrychoplites cylindricus Fahraeus, 1871
Bradybibastes peyerimhoffi Hoffmann, 1963
Carpophilus (Capophilus) chalybaeus Murray, 1864
Ceuthorrhynchus demaisoni Peyerimhoff, 1931
Ceuthorrhynchus farsetiarum Peyerimhoff, 1930
Chitonopterus solenostemmatis Dalla Torre ..., 1932
Crossotus albicollis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Crossotus erlangeri erlangeri Hintz, 1912
Crossotus subocellatus Fairmaire, 1886
Crossotus tubericollis Fairmaire, 1891
Dactylosternum rarum Knisch, 1924
Didactylia clementi Peyerimhoff, 1929
Didactylia volkonskyi Paulian, 1942
Dominikia tonsa (Imhoff, 1843)⇒ Bostrychopsis tonsa Imhoff, 1843
Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Escarabaeus cristatus Fabricius, 1775
Eupotemus carinaticollis Basilewsky, 1956
Eupotemus limicola Delève, 1967
Geranorrhinus aphyllae Peyerimhoff, 1931
Geranorrhinus certator Peyerimhoff, 1931
Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892
Gymnetron mateui Hoffmann, 1965
Gymnetron paratychioides Hoffmann, 1965
Heterobostrychus brunneus Murray, 1867Boxwood Borer
Heteronychus monodi Paulian, 1954
Leptotyphlus omessae mutilus Orousset, 1984
Lichenophanes fascicularis Fahraeus, 1871
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Minthea obsita Wollaston, 1867
Myllocerus sitonoides Hoffmann, 1963
Nanophyes multilineatus Peyerimhoff, 1930
Onthophagus viridicatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Oryctes sahariensis De Miré, 1960
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Paroxacis sahariana Å vihla, 1995
Podalgus cuniculus reichei Paulian, 1954
Prodoretus chudeaui Stralla, 1943
Pseudomedon mirei Coiffait, 1980
Scymnus (Neopullus) hoffmanni Weise, 1879
Scymnus babai Sasaji, 1971
Sinoxylon ruficorne Faharaeus, 1871
Sinoxylon senegalense Karsch, 1881
Sinoxylon transvaalense Lesne, 1895
Sitiphus ammodites Peyerimhoff, 1939
Sitiphus brevitarsis Reitter, 1894
Sitiphus sefrensis Petrovitz, 1958
Trogoderma octaedron Peyerimhoff, 1943
Urodon farsetiae Peyer, 1931
Urodon luteae Peyer, 0
Xylion adustus Fahraeus, 1871
Xylionulus transvena Lesne, 1900
Xyloperthodes nitidipennis Murray, 1867

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Sahara
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
9
18
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
13
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
2
5
6
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