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Checklist for Subfamily Scolytinae Latreille, 1804 (ambrosia beetles)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1771
5415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
1532
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
38
875
2430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
4
238
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCurculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil
169
416
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScolytinae
Latreille, 1804
Ambrosia beetles, Bark and Ambrosia Beetles, Bark beetles
19
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
19 Genera with 50 Species
Ambrosiodmus Hopkins, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Araptus Eichhoff, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Bothryperus Hagedorn, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Chortastus Schaufuss, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Coccotrypes Eichhoff, 1962Palm Seed Borers3SpeciesTaxom
Ctonoxylon Hagedorn, 19207SpeciesTaxom
Cyclorhipidion Hagedorn, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dactylipalpus Chapuis, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Hylastes Erichson, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Hylurgus Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pityophthorus Eichhoff, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Polygraphus Erichson, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Serrastus Nunberg, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Strombophorus Hagedorn, 19416SpeciesTaxom
Thamnurgus Eichhoff, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Xyleborinus Reitter, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1775Pinhole borers14SpeciesTaxom
Xylocleptes Ferrari, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Xylosandrus Reitter, 18662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
50 Species
Ambrosiodmus eichhoffi Wood & Bright, 1992
Araptus camerunus Hagedorn, 1909
Bothryperus costatus Schedl, 1941
Chortastus agnatus Eggers, 1935
Chortastus serrifer Hagedorn, 1909
Coccotrypes carpophagus Hornung, 1842Bark beetle
Coccotrypes nanus (Eggers, 1920)⇒ Coccotrypes carpophagus Hornung, 1842
Coccotrypes subsulcatus Schedl, 1962
Ctonoxylon cornutum Eggers, 1943
Ctonoxylon crenatum Hagedorn, 1910
Ctonoxylon festivum Schedl, 1941
Ctonoxylon intermedium Schedl, 1971
Ctonoxylon montanum Eggers, 1922
Ctonoxylon pygmaeum Eggers, 1920
Ctonoxylon spinifer Eggers, 1920
Cyclorhipidion pelliculosum Hagedorn, 1912Ambrosia beetle
Dactylipalpus imitans Eggers, 1922
Hylastes linearis Erichson, 1836
Hylurgus ligniperda Fabricius, 1787Golden-haired Bark Beetle
Pityophthorus camerunus Eggers, 1920
Pityophthorus eggersi Schedl, 1952
Polygraphus pseudobrunneus Schedl, 1971
Serrastus similis Schedl, 1972
Strombophorus camerunus Hagedorn, 1909
Strombophorus cordatus Hagedorn, 1909
Strombophorus intermedius Eggers, 1920
Strombophorus laevis Eggers, 1919
Strombophorus minor Eggers, 1919
Strombophorus spathulatus Schedl, 1941
Thamnurgus villiersi Lepesme, 1942
Xyleborinus gracilipennis Wood & Bright, 1992
Xyleborinus saxesenii Ratzeburg, 1837Cosmopolitan ambrosia beetle
Xyleborus diglyptus Schedl, 1956
Xyleborus ferrugineus Fabricius, 1801Ambrosia beetle
Xyleborus gezei Lepesme, 1942
Xyleborus jongaensis Schedl, 1941
Xyleborus multigranosum Schedl, 1964
Xyleborus perforans Wollaston, 1857Bark beetle
Xyleborus retrusus (Schedl, 1940)⇒ Xyleborinus saxesenii Ratzeburg, 1837
Xyleborus rothkirchi Eggers, 1920
Xyleborus similis (Ferrari, 1867)⇒ Wallacellus similis Hulcr & Cognato, 2010
Xyleborus spinidens Eggers, 1920
Xyleborus subasperulus Eggers, 1935
Xyleborus tinnitus Schedl, 1941
Xyleborus transitus Schedl, 1962
Xyleborus volvulus Fabricius, 1775Bark beetle
Xylocleptes bituberculatus Hagedorn, 1910
Xylocleptes quadrispinosus Eggers, 1919
Xylosandrus compactus Eichhoff, 1875Black coffee twig borer
Xylosandrus crassiusculus Motschulsky, 1866Asian Ambrosia Beetle

Subnodes of Scolytinae with occurrences in Cameroon
TribeCorthylini
LeConte, 1876
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDiamerini
Hagedorn, 1909
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHylesinini
Erichson, 1836
Crenulate bark beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePolygraphini
Chapuis, 1869
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScolytini
Latreille, 1804
Typical bark beetles
7
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThamnurgini
Nusslin, 1911
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeXyloctonini
Eichhoff, 1878
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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