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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Tahiti (Society Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
254
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
254
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
246
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
213
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
21
131
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
20
115
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tahiti
20 Families width 182 Species and 3 Subspecies
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles92SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae (Latreille, 1802)Ambrosia beetles32SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815False Ladybirds1SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae (Latreille, 1802)Auger beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers4SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles18SpeciesTaxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819Minute tree fungus beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil3SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae (Latreille, 1802)Death-watch and Spider Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840Minute Clubbed Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tahiti
115 Genera with 182 Species
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Acanthoglossa Kraatz, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Acicnemis Fairmaire, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Acrotrichis Motschulsky, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Aeschylus Zimmerman, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anidrytus Gerstaecker, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Anotylus Thomson, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Anthonomus Germar, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1850Carpet beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Aplopalpus Coiffait, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Astenus Stephens, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Atheta Thomson, 1976Vexing Rove Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichus Geoffroy, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Brontispa Sharp, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cafius Stephens, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Capraita J. Bechyné, 01SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Carpelimus Kirby, 19766SpeciesTaxom
Ceresium Newman, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Cis Latreille, 1938Bracket Fungus Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Clavilispinus Bernhauer, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Coccotrypes Eichhoff, 1992Palm Seed Borers2SpeciesTaxom
Coenonica Kraatz, 19766SpeciesTaxom
Colaspis Fabricius, 1801
0SpeciesTaxom
Coproporus Kraatz, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Coscinoptera Lacordaire, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Creophilus Samouelle, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Crossotarsus Chapuis, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Cryphalophilus Schedl, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Cryphalus Erichson, 1867Bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenandropus Cameron, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Curtomerus Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cypha Leach, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Diabrotica Dejean, 1836
Corn rootworms0SpeciesTaxom
Diachus LeConte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Dinema Fairmaire, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Diochus Erichson, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Eccoptogenia Kraatz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eleusis Laporte, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Elytrogonus Guérin-Ménev..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Elytrurus Boisduval, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Gabronthus Tottenham, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphana Burmeister, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Gnypeta Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Gourvesia Coiffait, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Gynopterus Mulsant & Rey, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Hesperobaenus J.LeConte, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hesperus Fauvel, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Holotrochus Erichson, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hypomedon Mulsant & Rey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hypothenemus Westwood, 1867coffee borer beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lagocheirus Dejean, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Leptoplectus Casey, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Lexiphanes Gistel, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Lithocharis Dejean, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Longipalpus Montrouzier, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Medon Stephens, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Mimacrotona Cameron, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Mimoopsis Breuning, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Mordella Linnaeus, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Myllaena Erichson, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Nacaeus Blackwelder, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Neoptychodes Dillon & Dillon, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Neosorius Fagel, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Neoxantholinus Cameron, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Notioxenus Motschoulsky, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Oligota Mannerheim, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Oopsis Fairmaire, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pachycorynus Motschoulsky, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Pacifister Mazur and Ôh..., 18441SpeciesTaxom
Paranapiacaba J. Bechyné, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 19775SpeciesTaxom
Platypus Herbst, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pomariella Coiffait, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Protamaurops Muller, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Psammoecus Latreille, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobolitocharina Coiffait, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Psomeles Guérin-Ménev..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pterolophia Newman, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1858Brown spider beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Reichenbachia Leach, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Rhinobrachys Fairmaire, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncogonus Sharp, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Ropica Pascoe, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Scolytogenes Eichhoff, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Scopaeus Erichson, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenus Latreille, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Stenotrupis Wollaston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Stromatium Serville, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tahitia Coiffait, 198012SpeciesTaxom
Thamiaraea Thomson, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Thamnurgides Hopkins, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Thyreocephalus Guérin-Ménev..., 1858Metallic Green Rove Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tomicus Latreille, 1857Shoot beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Triglotta Coiffait, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Trigonops Guérin-Ménev..., 18493SpeciesTaxom
Tylodes Schönherr, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tylomus Schönherr, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Wallacellus Hulcr & Cognato, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1867Pinhole borers5SpeciesTaxom
Xystrocera Audinet-Serv..., 17951SpeciesTaxom
Zepherina Bechyné, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tahiti
182 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthoglossa quadraticeps Cameron, 1927
Acicnemis apicalis Chevrolat, 1878
Acicnemis variegata Fairmaire, 1849
Acrotrichis africana Johnson, 1969Feather-winged beetle
Aeschylus clathratus Fairmaire, 1849
Aleochara (Xenochara) puberula Klug, 1834Rove beetle
Aleochara obesa Coiffait, 1980
Ampedus (Ampedus) taitiensis Boheman, 1859
Anidrytus cardisoma Strohecker, 1997
Anotylus (Oxytelops) glareosus Wollaston, 1854
Anotylus (Oxytelops) insignitus Gravenhorst, 1806
Anotylus vinsoni Cameron, 1936Rove beetle
Anthonomus (Anthonomus) rubi Herbst, 1795Black anthonomus
Anthonomus gracilipes (Boheman, C.H., 1859)⇒ Anthonomus rubi Herbst, 1795
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) pacificus Fairmaire, 1850
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) sparsutus Fairmaire, 1850
Aplopalpus perraulti Coiffait, 1980
Astenus pleuritus Coiffait, 1976
Atheta bicincta (Cameron, 1927)⇒ Thamiaraea bicincta Cameron, 1927
Atheta perraulti Coiffait, 1976
Bostrichus ferrugineus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Xyleborus ferrugineus Fabricius, 1801
Brontispa longissima Gestro, 1885Coconut hispid
Cafius corallicola Fairmaire, 1849
Cafius nauticus Fairmaire, 1849Rove beetle
Capraita punzonensis
Carcinops (Carcinops) troglodytes Paykull, 1811
Carpelimus gourvesi Coiffait, 1980
Carpelimus interruptus Coiffait, 1977
Carpelimus mumfordi Cameron, 1933
Carpelimus perraulti Coiffait, 1976
Carpelimus siamensis Fauvel, 1886
Carpelimus tahitiensis Coiffait, 1976
Ceresium (Ceresiellum) olidum Fairmaire, 1850
Ceresium unicolor unicolor Niisato, 2007
Ceresium (Paraceresium) flavipes Fabricius, 1793
Ceresium (Paraceresium) simplex (White, 1855)⇒ Ceresium flavipes Fabricius, 1793
Cis montevagus Zimmerman, 1938
Cis tahitiensis Zimmerman, 1938
Clavilispinus leai Cameron, 1927
Clavilispinus sulcicollis Coiffait, 1976
Coccotrypes cyperi Beeson, 1929Bark beetle
Coccotrypes tahitensis Wood & Bright, 1992
Coenonica brachyptera Coiffait, 1976
Coenonica ferruginea Cameron, 1933
Coenonica insularum Cameron, 1933
Coenonica minor Coiffait, 1976
Coenonica puncticollis Kraatz, 1857Rove beetle
Coenonica tahitiensis Coiffait, 1976
Coproporus gourvesi Coiffait, 1976
Coproporus perraulti Coiffait, 1976
Creophilus erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1775Devil's coach horse
Creophilus oculatus Fabricius, 1775
Crossotarsus externedentatus Fairmaire, 1850Beetle
Cryphalophilus uncatus (Schedl, 1971)⇒ Scolytogenes uncatus Wood & Bright, 1992
Cryphalus hampei (Ferrari, 1867)⇒ Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari, 1867
Ctenandropus nigriceps Cameron, 1926
Curtomerus flavus Fabricius, 1775Curtomerus long-horned beetle
Cypha minuscula Coiffait, 1980
Diachus auratus Fabricius, 1801Bronze leaf beetle
Dinema filicornis Fairmaire, 1849
Diochus tahitiensis Coiffait, 1976
Eccoptogenia rufa Kraatz, 1859
Eleusis apicipennis Kraatz, 1859
Eleusis pacifica Cameron, 1933
Elytrogonus coquereli Lacordaire, 1863
Elytrurus coquereli Fairmaire, 1849
Enochrus (Methydrus) tritus Broun, 1880
Figulus (Figulinus) fissicollis Fairmaire, 1849
Figulus foveicollis Boisduval, 1835
Gabronthus gracilis Coiffait, 1983
Gabronthus tahitiensis Coiffait, 1976
Glycyphana (Glycyphaniola) stolata Fabricius, 1781
Gnypeta insulana Fairmaire, 1849
Gourvesia insularis Coiffait, 1976
Gynopterus variegatus Rossi, 1792
Hesperobaenus humeralis Fairmaire, 1850
Hesperus perraulti Coiffait, 1976
Heteroderes instabilis Fairmaire, 1849
Holotrochus recticollis Cameron, 1936
Holotrochus tahitiensis Herman, 2001
Horistonotus insularis Boheman, 1859
Hypomedon debilicornis Wollaston, 1857Staph beetle
Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari, 1867Coffee berry borer
Lagocheirus araneiformis Linnaeus, 1767Beetle
Lagocheirus obsoletus (Thomson, 1860)⇒ Lagocheirus procerus Casey, 1913
Lagocheirus procerus Casey, 1913
Leptoplectus perraulti Besuchet, 1993
Lithocharis annulosa Fauvel, 1877
Lithocharis ochracea Gravenhorst, 1802Fairy swords
Lithocharis vilis Kraatz, 1859Narrowpoint knotweed
Longipalpus gynandropsidis Fairmaire, 1850
Medon pacificus Cameron, 1933
Medon papeetensis Coiffait, 1980
Medon tahitiensis Coiffait, 1976
Melanoxanthus gourvesi Chassain, 2001
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus paeninsularis Chassain, 2001
Mimacrotona cingulata Cameron, 1920
Mimoopsis crassepuncta Breuning, 1942
Mimoopsis fuscoapicatus Fairmaire, 1879
Mordella argentifera Fairmaire, 1849
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) insularis Boheman, 1858
Myllaena gourvesi Coiffait, 1976
Nacaeus aeneiceps Cameron, 1925
Nacaeus impressithorax Fairmaire, 1849
Nacaeus subopacus Kraatz, 1859
Neoptychodes trilineatus Linnaeus, 1771Fig tree borer
Neosorius rufipes Motschulsky, 1857Rove beetle
Neoxantholinus tahitiensis Coiffait, 1980
Notioxenus cylindricus Jordan, 1933
Oligota chrysopyga (Kraatz, 1859)⇒ Holobus chrysopygus Kraatz, 1859
Onthophagus insularis Boheman, 1858
Oopsis nutator Fabricius, 1787Oopsis long-horned beetle
Oopsis oblongipennis Fairmaire, 1850
Oxyomus costulatus Fairmaire, 1849
Pachycorynus punctatus Coiffait, 1980
Pacifister urvillei Le Guillou, 1844
Paranapiacaba aragua Bechyne, 1997
Philonthus (Philonthus) discoideus Gravenhorst, 1802Rove beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) longicornis Stephens, 1832Gumtree
Philonthus (Philonthus) varians (Paykull, 1789)⇒ Philonthus longicornis Stephens, 1832
Philonthus varians varians
Philonthus (Trionthus) tahitiensis Coiffait, 1977
Platypus externedentatus (Fairmaire, 1849)⇒ Crossotarsus externedentatus Fairmaire, 1850
Pomariella tahitiensis Coiffait, 1980
Protaetia (Heteroprotaetia) fusca Herbst, 1790Asian Mango Flower Beetle
Protamaurops macrophthalmus macrophthalmus Müller, 1944
Psammoecus pradieri Grouvelle, 1878
Pseudobolitocharina pacifica Coiffait, 1980
Psomeles luctuosus Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) lateripicta Fairmaire, 1879
Ptinus (Ptinus) insularis (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Gynopterus variegatus Rossi, 1792
Reichenbachia mallicolensis Raffray, 1896
Rhinobrachys asperulus Fairmaire, 1849
Rhyncogonus submetallicus Van Dyke, 1935
Ropica duboisi Fairmaire, 1850
Saprosites dilutus Fairmaire, 1849
Saprosites pygmaeus Harold, 1877Birthworts
Scolytogenes uncatus Wood & Bright, 1992
Scopaeus limbatus Kraatz, 1859
Scopaeus parvipterus Coiffait, 1980
Scopaeus sundaensis Frisch, 2005
Scopaeus tahitiensis Coiffait, 1977
Scydmaenus polynesicus Franz, 1971
Scydmaenus tahitiensis Franz, 1971
Simodactylus perraulti Chassain, 2001
Stenotrupis filum Fairmaire, 1849Weevil
Stenus capucinus Boheman, 1858Rove beetle
Stromatium auratum Böber, 1793Long-horned beetle
Tahitia aoraiensis Coiffait, 1980
Tahitia attenuata Coiffait, 1980
Tahitia brevipennis Coiffait, 1980
Tahitia gourvesi Coiffait, 1980
Tahitia longelytrata Coiffait, 1977
Tahitia longipalpis Coiffait, 1976
Tahitia major Coiffait, 1980
Tahitia minuscula Coiffait, 1980
Tahitia nitens Coiffait, 1980
Tahitia rubra Coiffait, 1980
Tahitia signiventris Coiffait, 1980
Tahitia sternalis Coiffait, 1980
Thamiaraea gourvesi Coiffait, 1980
Thamiaraea minuscula Coiffait, 1983
Thamiaraea scapularis Fairmaire, 1849
Thamiaraea tahitiensis Coiffait, 1980
Thamiaraea teatarensis Coiffait, 1980
Thamnurgides cyperi (Beeson, 1929)⇒ Coccotrypes cyperi Beeson, 1929
Thamnurgides tahitensis (Beeson, 1935)⇒ Coccotrypes tahitensis Wood & Bright, 1992
Thyreocephalus taitiensis Boheman, 1858
Tomicus perforans (Wollaston, 1857)⇒ Xyleborus perforans Wollaston, 1857
Triglotta pacifica Coiffait, 1980
Trigonops carinicollis Fairmaire, 1849
Trigonops grisea Fairmaire, 1849
Trigonops spongicollis Fairmaire, 1849
Tylodes clathratus (Fairmaire, 1849)⇒ Aeschylus clathratus Fairmaire, 1849
Tylomus glyptoscelis Chevrolat, 1836
Wallacellus similis Hulcr & Cognato, 2010
Xyleborus adamsoni Beeson, 1935
Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff, 1868Ambrosia beetle
Xyleborus ferrugineus Fabricius, 1801Ambrosia beetle
Xyleborus perforans Wollaston, 1857Bark beetle
Xyleborus similis (Ferrari, 1867)⇒ Wallacellus similis Hulcr & Cognato, 2010
Xystrocera globosa Olivier, 1795Lebbek borer

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Tahiti
InfraorderBostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
9
51
64
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
49
98
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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