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Checklist for Subfamily Scolytinae Latreille, 1804 (ambrosia beetles)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
24
342
606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
4
68
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCurculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil
45
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScolytinae
Latreille, 1804
Ambrosia beetles, Bark and Ambrosia Beetles, Bark beetles
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
11 Genera with 13 Species
Cryphalus Erichson, 1973Bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ctonoxylon Hagedorn, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Dendrochilus Schedl, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Orthotomicus Ferrari, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pityophthorus Eichhoff, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Scolytoplatypus Schaufuss, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotrypes Blandford, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Triotemnus Wollaston, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1775Pinhole borers3SpeciesTaxom
Xylocleptes Ferrari, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Xylosandrus Reitter, 18662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
13 Species
Cryphalus nigericus Browne, 1973
Ctonoxylon atrum Browne, 1965
Dendrochilus intermedius Schedl, 1977
Orthotomicus africanus Browne, 1970
Pityophthorus vrydaghi Nunberg, 1973
Scolytoplatypus truncatus Browne, 1971
Triotemnus villiersi Schedl, 1958
Xyleborus mamibillae Browne, 1970
Xyleborus perforans Wollaston, 1857Bark beetle
Xyleborus volvulus Fabricius, 1775Bark beetle
Xylocleptes brownei Schedl, 1964
Xylosandrus compactus Eichhoff, 1875Black coffee twig borer
Xylosandrus crassiusculus Motschulsky, 1866Asian Ambrosia Beetle

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

Taxom

TribeDiamerini
Hagedorn, 1909
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeIpini
Latreille, 1807
Ambrosia beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScolytini
Latreille, 1804
Typical bark beetles
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThamnurgini
Nusslin, 1911
1
1
Genus
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