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Checklist for Tribe Sphenopterini Lacordaire, 1857
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
89
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
38
138
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
38
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphenopterini
Lacordaire, 1857
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
3 Genera with 14 Species
Armenosoma Waterhouse, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Genestia Théry, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1926metallic wood-boring beetle12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
14 Species
Armenosoma antiquum Théry, 1926
Armenosoma atrum Waterhouse, 1887
Sphenoptera atomarioides Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera bodongi Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera capicola Thomson, 1878
Sphenoptera capigena Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera cupreosplendens Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera meridionalis Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera mokrzeckii Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera peringueyi Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera sinuosa Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera subviolacea Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera willowmorensis Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera zulucaffra Obenberger, 1926

Subnodes of Sphenopterini with occurrences in Western Cape
SubtribeSphenopterina
Lacordaire, 1857
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphenopterini at itis.gov