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Checklist for Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
252
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
225
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
12
32
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
11
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taita-Taveta County
11 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aderidae Winkler, 1927Ant-like leaf beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles2SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847Pill scarab beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rutelidae MacLeay, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taita-Taveta County
30 Genera with 31 Species
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Aderus Stephens, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Afrorabigus Levasseur, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Anisorrhina Westwood, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1919Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Apotmetus Marshall, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Blepharidina Bechyne, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1855Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Harmonia Mulsant, 1773Greater Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Hippodamia Dejean, 1777Black-spotted lady beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoroides Benderitter, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lepadoretus Reitter, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Menieroclerus1SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Otiorhynchus Germar, 1792Strawberry root weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Parascatonomus Paulian, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Paratetralobus1SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Sepedophilus Gistel, 1856
Rove beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taita-Taveta County
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aderus tavetanus Pic, 1914
Afrorabigus robusticornis Bernhauer, 1915
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus omphax Obenberger, 1933
Anomala fulvia Ohaus, 1919
Apotmetus dilatatus Marshall, 1940
Blepharidina regalini Iannella & B..., 2019
Caccobius postlulatus
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus petilus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus ulcerosus Génier, 2017
Harmonia axyridis Pallas, 1773Asian lady beetle
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Hippodamia (Hippodamia) variegata Goeze, 1777Adonis' Ladybird
Hybosoroides alluaudi Benderitter, 1914
Lepadoretus digennaroi Limbourg, 2010
Menieroclerus nigropiceus Kuwert Kuwert, 0
Neosisyphus trochantericus Fairmaire, 1891
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Otiorhynchus armadillo armadillo Rossi, 1792
Parascatonomus penicillatus Harold, 1879
Paratetralobus hemirhipoides Fleutiaux, 1919
Pedaria barrei Josso & Prév..., 2006
Proagoderus extensus Harold, 1878
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Stenus cicindela Sharp, 1874
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
18
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
1
3
2
Family
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