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Checklist for Subfamily Scolytinae Latreille, 1804 (ambrosia beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
1088
2022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
6
330
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCurculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil
275
961
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScolytinae
Latreille, 1804
Ambrosia beetles, Bark and Ambrosia Beetles, Bark beetles
17
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
17 Genera with 20 Species
Anisandrus Eichhoff, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Aphanarthrum Wollaston, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Coccotrypes Eichhoff, 1879Palm Seed Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Dryocoetes Eichhoff, 1837birch bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Hylastes Erichson, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hylesinus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hylurgops LeConte, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Hylurgus Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hypothenemus Westwood, 1915coffee borer beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Orthotomicus Ferrari, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pityophthorus Eichhoff, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scolytoplatypus Schaufuss, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotrypes Blandford, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoes LeConte, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Trypodendron Stephens, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1868Pinhole borers2SpeciesTaxom
Xyloctonus Eichhoff, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
20 Species
Anisandrus dispar Ferrari, 1867European Shot-hole Borer
Anisandrus sayi Hopkins, 1915
Aphanarthrum capense Jordal, 2009
Aphanarthrum maculatum Jordal, 2009
Coccotrypes pygmaeus (Eichhoff, 1879)⇒ Coccotrypes carpophagus Hornung, 1842
Dryocoetes autographus Ratzeburg, 1837
Hylastes angustatus Herbst, 1793
Hylesinus aculeatus Say, 1824Ash bark beetle
Hylurgops rugipennis Mannerheim, 1843
Hylurgus ligniperda Fabricius, 1787Golden-haired Bark Beetle
Hypothenemus nigricollis (Hopkins, 1915)⇒ Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood, 1836
Hypothenemus punctipennis (Hopkins, 1915)⇒ Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood, 1836
Orthotomicus erosus Wollaston, 1857Mediterranean pine beetle
Pityophthorus diglyphus Blandford, 1904
Scolytoplatypus fasciatus Hagedorn, 1904
Thysanoes xylophagus Blackman, 1928
Trypodendron lineatum Olivier, 1795Conifer ambrosia beetle
Xyleborus spinosus Schaufuss, C..., 1891
Xyleborus xanthopus Eichhoff, 1868
Xyloctonus maculatus Schedl, 1965

Subnodes of Scolytinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeCorthylini
LeConte, 1876
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCrypturgini
LeConte, 1876
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiamerini
Hagedorn, 1909
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHylesinini
Erichson, 1836
Crenulate bark beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScolytini
Latreille, 1804
Typical bark beetles
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeXyloctonini
Eichhoff, 1878
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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