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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
90
211
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
90
211
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
82
203
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
175
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
25
69
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
54
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Queensland
21 Families width 75 Species and 4 Subspecies
#BCSGTDMHLAE
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers20SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers3SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae (Latreille, 1804)Stag Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles1SpeciesTaxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802Bark gnawing beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Queensland
54 Genera with 75 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNOPQRTX
Agrilus Curtis, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Amycterus sch�n..., 18653SpeciesTaxom
Ancita Thomson, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1817Christmas beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Atheta Thomson, 1856Vexing Rove Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Bolboleaus Howden & Cooper, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Bostrychopsis Lesne, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bryachus Pascoe, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Calomela Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Calotemognatha Peterson, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 198611SpeciesTaxom
Chalcopteroides Strand, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Creophilus Samouelle, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cubicorrhynchus Gemminger & ..., 19162SpeciesTaxom
Cyrioides Carter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Dermestes Linnaeus, 1939larder beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dilochrosis Thomson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eupoecila Burmeister, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hippodamia Dejean, 1777Black-spotted lady beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hypaulax Bates, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lamprima Latreille, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Leperina Erichson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Megamerus MacLeay, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Nyctozoilus Guérin-Ménev..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Octavius Fauvel, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Oebarina Pascoe, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Ozotomerus Perroud, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pachydissus Newman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paleticus Pascoe, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Paropsisterna Motschulsky, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Platyphanes Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Polyoptilus Germar, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Poropterus Schoenherr, ..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Porrostoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotetralobus Schwarz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pterohelaeus Brême, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Quedius Stephens, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Rhytiphora Audinet-Serv..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Talaurinus Macleay, Jr., 19143SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoschema J.Thomson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Temognatha Solier, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Trichelodes Carter, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Xylobosca Lesne, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Xystrocera Audinet-Serv..., 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Queensland
75 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Amycterus caudatus MacLeay, 1865
Amycterus talpa Schoenherr, 1823
Amycterus variegatus MacLeay, 1865
Anoplognathus boisduvali Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus boisduvalii Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus porosus Dalman, 1817
Atheta hygrobia hygrobia Thomson, 1856
Bolboleaus variolicollis Lea, 1915
Bostrychopsis jesuita Fabricius, 1775Large auger beetle
Bryachus squamicollis Pascoe, 1870
Calotemognatha yarelli yarelli Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina andersoni Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina australasiae Gory & Laporte, 1838Mudflat visored shrimp
Castiarina brutella Thomson, 1879
Castiarina haswelli Carter, 1916
Castiarina jucunda Saunders, 1868
Castiarina magnificollis Barker, 1979
Castiarina nanula Kerremans, 1890
Castiarina straminea MacLeay, 1863Manning grass shrimp
Castiarina variegata Blackburn, 1892
Castiarina viridiventris MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina viridolinea Barker, 1986
Chalcopteroides colossus Blackburn, 1892
Colpochila villosa Lea, 1917
Creophilus erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1775Devil's coach horse
Cubicorrhynchus auriculatus Fergusson, 1916
Cubicorrhynchus setosus Fergusson, 1916
Cyrioides australis Boisduval, 1835Dark blue banksia jewel beetle
Dermestes (Montandonia) olivieri Lepesme, 1939
Dicranolaius janthinipennis Lea, 1921
Dilochrosis atripennis MacLeay, 1863
Enochrus (Methydrus) elongatulus MacLeay, 1871
Eupoecila australasiae Donovan, 1805Fiddler beetle
Figulus (Figulus) regularis Westwood, 1834
Hippodamia (Hippodamia) variegata Goeze, 1777Adonis' Ladybird
Hypaulax tarda Bates, 1868
Lamprima aurata (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Lamprima latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1819
Leperina cirrosa Pascoe, 1860
Limnichus micraspis Champion, 1923
Megamerus kingi (MacLeay, 1827)⇒ Megamerus prioesthis Boisduval, 1835
Melobasis cupreovittata (Saunders, 1876)⇒ Melobasis vittata Blackburn, 1887
Nyctozoilus marginatus Carter, 1921
Octavius major princeps (Coiffait, 1963)⇒ Octavius major Coiffait, 1958
Oebarina tristis Pascoe, 1866
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus fletcheri Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus perpilosus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus pugnacior Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Ozotomerus bipunctatus Montrouzier, 1857
Pachydissus (Pachydissus) australasiae Hope, 1842
Paleticus subereus Lea, 1898
Paropsisterna beata Newman, 1842Eucalyptus leaf beetle
Paropsisterna nigerrima Germar, 1848
Platyphanes chalcopteroides Carter, 1913
Poropterus bisignatus Pascoe, 1872
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) apterus Lea, 1909
Pseudotetralobus castaneus Elston, 1928
Pterohelaeus alternatus Pascoe, 1869Large false wireworm
Ptomaphila lacrymosa Schreibers, 1802Carrion Beetle
Quedius (Raphirus) diemenensis Blackburn, 1894
Rhytiphora paulla Germar, 1848
Talaurinus alaticornis (Lea, 1914)⇒ Antalaurinus clavicornis Ferguson, 1912
Talaurinus niveovittatus Ferguson, 1913
Talaurinus vitticollis Ferguson, 1914
Tapinoschema digglesi Janson, 1874
Temognatha donovani Gory & Laporte, 1838
Temognatha fortnumii Hope, 1843
Temognatha latithorax Thomson, 1857
Temognatha maculiventris MacLeay, 1863
Trichelodes delicatula Carter, 1935
Xylobosca spinifrons Lesne, 1906
Xystrocera australasiae Hope, 1842

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in South Queensland
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
8
24
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
5
10
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
10
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
3
6
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