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Checklist for Infraorder Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
1596
21098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
1236
15677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
49
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afrotropical
5 Families width 94 Species and 7 Subspecies
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles64SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle19SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afrotropical
49 Genera with 94 Species
#ABCDEGHLMOPST
Acrotona C.G. Thomson, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Acrotrichis Motschulsky, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Anaulacaspis Ganglbauer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Anotylus Thomson, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Astenus Stephens, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Atheta Thomson, 1810Vexing Rove Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Carpelimus Kirby, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Cilea Jacquelin du..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Clavilispinus Bernhauer, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ctenisomorphus Raffray, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ctenistes Reichenbach, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosternum Wollaston, 0Feather-legged Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dalotia Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Diplostix Bickhardt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Edaphus LeConte, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eleusis Laporte, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Euplectus Leach, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Exorhabdus Lewis, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Gyronotus Cameron, 201312SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Monocrypta Casey, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Oligota Mannerheim, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oxytelus Gravenhorst, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Pactolinus Motschulsky, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Paederus Fabricius, 18407SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Procirrus Latreille, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolathra Casey, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedon Mulsant & Rey, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18114SpeciesTaxom
Scopaeus Erichson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Spercheus Kugelann, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Sunius Stephens, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Syrbatus Reitter, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Throbalium Mulsant & Rey, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Trissemus Jeannel, 19563SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
94 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acrotona (Acrotona) parvula Mannerheim, 1830Staph beetle
Acrotrichis (Acrotrichis) cephalotes Allibert, 1844
Aleochara (Heterochara) clavicornis Redtenbacher, 1849
Aleochara (Xenochara) puberula Klug, 1834Rove beetle
Aleochara (Xenochara) tristis (Gravenhorst, 1806)⇒ Aleochara moesta Gravenhorst, 1802
Aleochara denticulata Motschulsky, 1858
Aleochara keiseri Scheerpeltz, 1961
Aleochara trivialis Kraatz, 1859
Anaulacaspis naevula Erichson, 1839
Anotylus (Oxytelops) latiusculus Kraatz, 1859
Anotylus latiusculus latiusculus Kraatz, 1859
Anotylus micans Kraatz, 1859
Astenus (Astenopleuritus) melanurus (Townsend, 1948)⇒ Astenus pulchellus Heer, 1839
Astenus microthorax Fauvel, 1875
Atheta (Atheta) atramentaria Gyllenhal, 1810
Atholus confinis Erichson, 1834Hister beetle
Atholus scutellaris Erichson, 1834
Berosus cuspidatus Erichson, 1843
Berosus nigriceps Fabricius, 1801
Berosus vitticollis Boheman, 1851
Carcinops (Carcinops) pumilio Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Carcinops (Carcinops) troglodytes Paykull, 1811
Carpelimus (Troginus) atomus Coiffait, 1979
Carpelimus (Troginus) exiguus Erichson, 1839
Carpelimus insularis Kraatz, 1858
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cilea silphoides Linnaeus, 1767Staph beetle
Clavilispinus exiguus Erichson, 1840Rove beetle
Ctenisomorphus garamanticus Peyerimhoff, 1929
Ctenistes lepineyi Peyerimhoff, 1943
Dactylosternum abdominale Fabricius, 1792Water scavenger beetle
Dactylosternum abdominale abdominale
Dalotia coriaria Kraatz, 1856Greenhouse Rove Beetle
Diplostix (Diplostix) mayeti Marseul, 1870
Edaphus africanus Eppelsheim, 1885
Eleusis alutella Fauvel, 1903
Euplectus alfierii Pic, 1922
Exorhabdus afer Paykull, 1811
Gyronotus carinatus Felsche, 1911
Gyronotus dispar Felsche, 1911
Gyronotus dracomontanus Deschodt & D..., 2019
Gyronotus fimetarius Kolbe, 1894
Gyronotus glabrosus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Gyronotus kearneyorum Deschodt & D..., 2019
Gyronotus marginatus (Péringuey, 1888)⇒ Gyronotus pumilus Boheman, 1857
Gyronotus mulanjensis Davis & Scho..., 1999
Gyronotus ovalis Deschodt & D..., 2019
Gyronotus perissinottoi Moretto, 2013
Gyronotus pumilus Boheman, 1857
Gyronotus schuelei Moretto, 2013
Helochares pallens W. S. MacLeay, 1825
Hister coprophilus Reiche, 1850
Hypocacculus (Colpellus) praecox Erichson, 1834
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) metallescens Erichson, 1834
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) brasiliensis Paykull, 1811
Hypocaccus rubripes Erichson, 1834
Laccobius (Hydroxenus) revelieri (Perris, 1864)⇒ Laccobius revelierei Perris, 1864
Monocrypta abdominalis Motschulsky, 1858
Oligota (Oligota) parva Kraatz, 1862Rove beetle
Oxytelus (Oxytelus) piceus Linnaeus, 1767
Oxytelus puncticeps Kraatz, 1859
Pachylister (Pachylister) adjectus Marseul, 1861
Pachylister (Pachylister) heros Erichson, 1843
Pachylister caffer Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Pactolinus gigas Paykull, 1811
Paederus (Heteropaederus) fuscipes Curtis, 1826
Paederus fuscipes fuscipes Curtis, 1826
Paederus alfierii Koch, 1934
Paederus eximius brittoni Fagel, 1958
Paederus eximius eximius
Paederus extraneus Wiedemann, 1825
Paederus sabaeus Erichson, 1840Kenya fly
Philonthus (Philonthus) quisquiliarius Gyllenhal, 1810Staph beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) varians (Paykull, 1789)⇒ Philonthus longicornis Stephens, 1832
Philonthus varians varians
Philonthus (Philonthus) ventralis Gravenhorst, 1802Nit-bearing lip fern
Philonthus dichrous Tottenham, 1962
Procirrus (Procirrus) lefebvrei Latreille, 1829
Procirrus lefebvrei macrops Koch, 1934
Pseudolathra caffra Boheman, 1848
Pseudomedon (Pseudomedon) obsoletus Nordmann, 1837Staph beetle
Saprinus (Saprinus) buqueti Marseul, 1855
Saprinus (Saprinus) chalcites Illiger, 1807
Saprinus (Saprinus) cupreus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) splendens Paykull, 1811
Scopaeus filiformis Wollaston, 1867
Scopaeus subfasciatus Kraatz, 1859
Scopaeus velutinus Motschulsky, 1858
Spercheus cerisyi Guérin‑..., 1842
Stenus (Hypostenus) rorellus Fauvel, 1907
Stenus (Tesnus) obconicus Fauvel, 1904
Stenus (Tesnus) reticulatus L. Benick, 1920
Sternolophus (Sternolophus) solieri Laporte de C..., 1840
Sunius (Sunius) ovaliceps Fauvel, 1878
Syrbatus mashuna Raffray, 1897
Thanatophilus micans Fabricius, 1794
Throbalium torretassoi Koch, 1934
Trissemus aegyptiacus Motschulsky, 1851
Trissemus brittoni Jeannel, 1951
Trissemus tetuanicus Jeannel, 1956

Subnodes of Staphyliniformia with occurrences in Afrotropical
SuperfamilyHisteroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
10
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids, Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStaphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles, Staphylinid Beetles
3
32
66
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphyliniformia at itis.gov