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Checklist for Subfamily Saprininae Blanchard, 1845
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
519
2547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
70
251
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
70
251
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
11
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
11 Genera with 31 Species
Chalcionellus Reichardt, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Euspilotus Lewis, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Geomysaprinus Ross, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 17929SpeciesTaxom
Myrmetes Marseul, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pholioxenus Reichardt, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 181112SpeciesTaxom
Tomogenius Marseul, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Xerosaprinus Wenzel, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chalcionellus amoenus Erichson, 1834
Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) conformis J. E. LeConte, 1845
Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) placidus Erichson, 1834
Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) triangulifer Marseul, 1855
Gnathoncus buyssoni Auzat, 1917
Gnathoncus nannetensis Marseul, 1862
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) hyla Marseul, 1864
Hypocaccus (Baeckmanniolus) varians Schmidt, 1890
Hypocaccus varians varians Schmidt, 1890
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) brasiliensis Paykull, 1811
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) lustrans Casey, 1926
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) metallicus Herbst, 1791
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugiceps Duftschmid, 1805
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) sparsus Casey, 1916
Hypocaccus grossipes Marseul, 1855
Hypocaccus rufipes Kugelann, 1792
Myrmetes paykulli Kanaar, 1979
Pholioxenus schatzmayri J. Müller, 1910
Saprinus (Saprinus) acuminatus Fabricius, 1798
Saprinus (Saprinus) artensis Marseul, 1862
Saprinus (Saprinus) cyaneus Fabricius, 1775Round green hister
Saprinus (Saprinus) furvus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) grandiclava Kanaar, 1989
Saprinus (Saprinus) lautus Erichson, 1839
Saprinus (Saprinus) lugens Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Saprinus (Saprinus) maculatus P. Rossi, 1792
Saprinus (Saprinus) nitiduloides Fairmaire, 1883
Saprinus (Saprinus) pensylvanicus Paykull, 1811
Saprinus (Saprinus) politus Brahm, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) splendens Paykull, 1811
Tomogenius papuaensis Gomy, 2007
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) testudo Casey, 1916


Links, sources and further information
Saprininae at artfakta.se
Saprininae at dyntaxa.se
Saprininae at itis.gov