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Checklist for Subfamily Sphaeridiinae Latreille, 1802
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
82
1759
3591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
1501
2877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
137
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
2
25
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
24
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
5 Genera with 9 Species
Cercyon Leach, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Coelostoma Brullé, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1792Feather-legged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeridium Fabricius, 18404SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
9 Species
Cercyon (Cercyon) pygmaeus Illiger, 1801
Cercyon olibrus Sharp, 1874
Coelostoma punctulatum Klug, 1833
Dactylosternum abdominale Fabricius, 1792Water scavenger beetle
Pachysternum capense Mulsant, 1844
Sphaeridium aschenborni Berge Henego..., 1992
Sphaeridium caffrum Laporte, 1840
Sphaeridium exile Boheman, 1851
Sphaeridium senegalense Laporte, 1840

Subnodes of Sphaeridiinae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
TribeCoelostomatini
L. Heyden, 1891
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegasternini
Hansen, 1991
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphaeridiini
Latreille, 1802
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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