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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
438
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
405
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
8
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
7
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Nigeria
7 Families width 16 Species
Endomychidae Leach, 1815False Ladybirds1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers3SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Nigeria
11 Genera with 16 Species
Anidrytus Gerstaecker, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Chiridopsis Spaeth, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cryptorhynchus Illiger, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lilioceris Reitter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Luperodes Motschulsky, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Mesotopus Burmeister, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Sepedophilus Gistel, 1947Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trinodes Dejean, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Nigeria
16 Species
Anidrytus cardisoma Strohecker, 1997
Chiridopsis aubei Boheman, 1855
Cryptorhynchus gelasimus Boheman, 1837
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) livida Dalman, 1823
Luperodes marginatus Jacoby, 1882
Mesotopus tarandus Swederus, 1787
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) faber Thomson, 1862
Prosopocoilus (Homoderinus) variegatus Boileau, 1904
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) antilopus (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Prosopocoilus antilope Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoilus savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Sepedophilus nigeriensis Silvestri, 1947
Trinodes hirtus Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in South Nigeria
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
4
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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