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Checklist of Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886 (Polyphags)
for Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
524
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
524
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
514
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
454
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
19
103
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
18
102
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tobago
18 Families width 137 Species and 11 Subspecies
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles54SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles24SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847Pill scarab beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815False Ladybirds1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Rutelidae MacLeay, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Passalidae (Leach, 1815)Bess beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tobago
102 Genera with 137 Species
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Adetus LeConte, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Aegidinus Arrow, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Amblycerus Thunberg, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Anaides Westwood, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrosoma Curtis, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Anidrytus Gerstaecker, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopus Westwood, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Anticheira Eschscholtz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Astaenomoechus Martínez & ..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Batrisobryaxis Schaufuss, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Belonuchus Bordmann, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Blabia Thomson, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Bledius Samouelle, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Briaraxis Brendel, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Bythinoplectus Reitter, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Cafius Stephens, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Calandra Fabricius, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1840Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chaetophloeus LeConte, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Chlorida Audinet-Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Circocerus Motschulsky, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Curculio Linnaeus, 1790Nut weevils and Acorn weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1923Masked Chafers9SpeciesTaxom
Dalmonexus Park, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Diocalandra Faust, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1995Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 2010Rice Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Eburia Lacordaire, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Epichalcoplethis Bates, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euconnus Thomson, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Euligyrus Casey, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Euplectus Leach, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Eurhexius Sharp, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Hamotus Aubé, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Holotrochus Erichson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Homaeotarsus Hochhuth, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Homophileurus Kolbe, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Hovorodon Santos-Silva..., 18051SpeciesTaxom
Hydraena Kugelann, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Ignelater Costa, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Lagocheirus Dejean, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Leptostylopsis Dillon, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 20212SpeciesTaxom
Lochmaeocles Bates, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Lygelater Costa, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Macraspis MacLeay, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Neoathyreus Howden & Mar..., 19523SpeciesTaxom
Neodryocoetes Eggers, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Neohypnus Coiffait & Saiz, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Neotyrus Raffray, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Odontolytes Koshantschikov, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Omicrus Sharp, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Parosus Sharp, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Passalus Fabricius, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1844Precious Metal Scarabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Perinthus Casey, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Phaenostoma d’Orchymon..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Phelister Marseul, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllerythrurus Chevrolat, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1855June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Platydracus Thomson, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Plochionocerus Dejean, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Popilius Kaup, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchodynamis Heller, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchophorus Herbst, 17952SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Sitophilus Schönherr, 1838Granary Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Spasalus Kaup, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Sphenophorus Schoenherr, 1882Billbug Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Spodochlamys Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1847Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Taeniotes Audinet-Serv..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Thesium Casey, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Thyreoxenus Mann, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1805Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tomoxia Costa, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderes Dalman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trachysomus Audinet-Serv..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Veturius Kaup, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Xenarescus Weise, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Xenopelidnota F.Bates, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
137 Species and 11 Subspecies
Adetus insularis Breuning, 1940
Aegidinus guianensis Westwood, 1845
Agrilus dietzi Fisher, 1938
Aleochara (Aleochara) lustrica Say, 1834Riverhemp
Amblycerus mariae Romero, John..., 1996
Anaides fossulatus Westwood, 1846
Ancistrosoma tobagoense Arrow, 1913
Ancistrosoma tobagoensis Arrow, 1913
Anidrytus trinitatis Strohecker, 1997
Anomiopus genieri Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus tuberculicollis Canhedo, 2006
Anticheira capucina Fabricius, 1787
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Aspisoma insperatum E. Olivier, 1912
Astaenomoechus americanus Boucomont, 1936
Ataenius attenuator (Harold, 1874)⇒ Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ateuchus opacipennis Boucomont, 1928
Batrisobryaxis excavatus O.Park, 1976
Batrisobryaxis tobagoensis O.Park, 1976
Belonuchus rufipennis Fabricius, 1801Large rove beetle
Blabia epicharis Martins & Ga..., 1995
Bledius caribbeanus Blackwelder, 1943
Briaraxis depressa Brendel, 1894
Bythinoplectus laminatus Park, 1976
Cafius bistriatus Erichson, 1840Angerman's sphagnum
Calandra sanguinolentus Olivier, 1807
Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
Carcinops (Carcinops) consors J. L. LeConte, 1851Drepanids
Chaetophloeus mandibularis Bright, 1981
Chalcolepidius virens Fabricius, 1787
Chlorida festiva Linnaeus, 1758
Circocerus hexagonus O.Park, 1976
Coprophanaeus abas MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Curculio sanguinolentus Olivier, 1790
Cyclocephala amazona Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclocephala amazona amazona
Cyclocephala amazona signata Fabricius, 1781
Cyclocephala brittoni Endrödi, 1964
Cyclocephala mafaffa mafaffa
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala quercina Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala rustica (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala simulatrix Höhne, 1923
Dalmonexus tobagoensis Park, 1976
Diocalandra frumenti Fabricius, 1801Four-spotted weevil
Diocalandra subfasciatus Csiki, 1936
Dynastes hercules trinidadensis (Chalumeau & ..., 1995)⇒ Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758
Dyscinetus dubius Olivier, 1789
Dyscinetus mendax Joly & Escalona, 2010
Epichalcoplethis chamaeleon Voet, 1769
Epichalcoplethis velutipes velutipes
Euconnus sommeijeri Makhan, 1997
Euligyrus ebenus Degeer, 1774
Euligyrus similis Endrödi, 1968
Euplectus episcopalis Park, 1976
Eurhexius incertus Park, 1976
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Gymnetis bajula bajula Olivier, 1789
Gymnetis cerdai Antoine, 2001
Gymnetis pulchra Swederus, 1787
Hamotus soror Raffray, 1904
Homaeotarsus obsolescens Blackwelder, 1943
Homophileurus quadrituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1806
Hovorodon bituberculatum Palisot de B..., 1805
Hydraena particeps Perkins, 1980
Hydraena premordica Perkins, 1980
Hydraena trinidensis Perkins, 1980
Ignelater havaniensis Laporte, 1840
Lagocheirus araneiformis Linnaeus, 1767Beetle
Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801
Liogenys granadina Cherman, 2021
Liogenys schneiderae Cherman, 2021
Lochmaeocles tessellatus (Thomson, 1868)⇒ Lochmaeocles cornuticeps cornuticeps Schaeffer, 1906
Lochmaeocles zonatus Dillon & Dillon, 1946
Lygelater ignitus Fabricius, 1787
Macraspis melanaria Blanchard, 1850
Megalopinus alces Puthz, 1989
Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) asciculus Howden, 1999
Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) excavatus Laporte de C..., 1840
Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) lanei Martínez, 1952
Neodryocoetes tabogae Blackman, 1942
Neohypnus attenuatus Erichson, 1839
Neohypnus illucens Erichson, 1839
Neotyrus tobagoensis Park, 1976
Odontolytes huebneri Petrovitz, 1970
Odontolytes landai Balthasar, 1963
Omicrus densus Smetana, 1975
Omicrus laevis Sharp, 1887
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus bidentatus (Drapiez, 1819)⇒ Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus clypeatus Blanchard, 1846
Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Oxysternon festivum nigerrimum Arnaud, 2002
Paracymus limbatus Wooldridge, 1973
Parosus antillarum Wendeler, 1928
Passalus punctiger punctiger punctiger Le..., 1825
Passalus (Pertinax) convexus (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Passalus sulcifrons Kuwert, 1898
Passalus abortivus Percheron, 1835
Passalus latifrons (Percheron, 1841)⇒ Passalus morio Percheron, 1835
Pelidnota laevissima Burmeister, 1855
Pelidnota lucida Burmeister, 1844
Pelosoma sordidum Sharp, 1882
Perinthus bolivari Seevers, 1946Birdcage evening primrose
Phaenostoma urichi Scott, 1912
Phelister rouzeti Fairmaire, 1849
Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllerythrurus sanguinolentus Champion, 1910
Phyllophaga jamaicana Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga montserratensis Arrow, 1920
Phyllophaga rorulenta rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Platydracus femoratus Fabricius, 1801
Platytomus parvulus Chevrolat, 1864Dung beetle
Plochionocerus humeralis Sharp, 1885
Popilius tetraphyllus Eschscholtz, 1829
Pyrophorus mellifluus Costa, 1972
Pyrophorus phosphorescens Laporte, 1840
Rhynchodynamis polita Kuschel, 1955
Rhynchophorus palmarum Linnaeus, 1758American Palm Weevil
Rhynchophorus sanguinolentus Herbst, 1795
Saprosites grenadensis Arrow, 1903
Sitophilus subfasciatus (Boheman, 1838)⇒ Diocalandra frumenti Fabricius, 1801
Spasalus crenatus MacLeay, 1819
Sphenophorus sanguinolentus Chevrolat, 1882
Spodochlamys caesarea Burmeister, 1855
Strategus surinamensis surinamensis Burmeister, 1847
Taeniotes scalatus (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Taeniotes cayennensis Thomson, 1859
Thesium pearcei Park, 1976
Thyreoxenus parviceps Mann, 1923Canadian poplar
Tomarus bituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1805
Tomoxia serricornis Ray, 1939
Trachyderes (Trachyderes) succinctus Linnaeus, 1758Mango Longhorn
Trachysomus wappesi Martins & Ga..., 2009
Uroxys trinitatis Arrow, 1933
Veturius (Veturius) libericornis (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Veturius crassus Smith, 1852
Xenarescus monoceros Olivier, 1808
Xenopelidnota anomala anomala

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Tobago
InfraorderCucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
5
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderElateriformia
Crowson, 1960
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderScarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
40
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderStaphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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