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Checklist for Infraorder Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
30
458
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
364
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
4
51
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
4 Families width 135 Species and 3 Subspecies
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles40SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle36SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles58SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
51 Genera with 135 Species
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Achmonia Bordoni, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Acritodes Cooman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Afrosorius Fagel, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Allocotocerus Kraatz, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Amphiops Erichson, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Anotylus Thomson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Atanygnathus Jacobson, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 19948SpeciesTaxom
Bledius Samouelle, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Coelocraera Marseul, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Coelostoma Brullé, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Colossochares Girón & Short, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Coproporus Kraatz, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Crephelochares Kuwert, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Euryspeonomus Jeannel, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 195215SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochara Berthold, 1980Water Scavenger Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1834Giant Water Scavenger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Jarrigeus Fagel, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Nacaeus Blackwelder, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Neoteretrius Kryzhanovski..., 18633SpeciesTaxom
Oxytelus Gravenhorst, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Pachycraerus Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Paederidus Mulsant & Rey, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 199323SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Peltochares Régimbart, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Phacophallus Coiffait, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 18667SpeciesTaxom
Pilisaprinus Kanaar, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Platydracus Thomson, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Regimbartia Zaitzev, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Scopaeus Erichson, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Spercheus Kugelann, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Tachinomorphus Kraatz, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Thinodromus Kraatz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Thyreocephalus Guérin-Ménev..., 2010Metallic Green Rove Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trachydonia Bernhauer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziderus Motschoulsky, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Zyras Stephens, 19585SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
135 Species and 3 Subspecies
Achmonia flavomarginata Bernhauer, 1929
Acritodes maximus Gomy, 2005
Afrosorius fauveli Fagel, 1959
Aleochara trivialis Kraatz, 1859
Allocotocerus segrex Orchymont, 1939
Allocotocerus seriatus Régimbart, 1906
Allocotocerus subaeneus Erichson, 1843
Amphiops globus Erichson, 1843
Amphiops lasioides Régimbart, 1903
Amphiops phallicus d´Orchymont, 1936
Amphiops senegalensis Laporte, 1840
Anotylus stanleyi Cameron, 1933
Atanygnathus ornatus Cameron, 1950
Berosus crassus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Berosus elongatulus Jordan, 1894
Berosus elongatulus elongatulus
Berosus fuscostriatus Fairmaire, 1892
Berosus gebieni Knisch, 1922
Berosus invisitatus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Berosus madagascariensis Schödl, 1995
Berosus nigerianus Schödl, 1994
Bledius niloticus Erichson, 1840
Cercyon luteus Orchymont, 1942
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) setulosus Fahraeus, 1851
Coelocraera halsteadi Mazur, 1978
Coelostoma anthracinum J.Balfour-Br..., 1939
Coelostoma assinicum Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma austrine Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma injuratum J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Coelostoma kantnerorum Hebauer, 2006
Coelostoma optatum J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Coelostoma rutarum Orchymont, 1936
Coelostoma segne J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Coelostoma subsphaeroides Régimbart, 1907
Colossochares ellipticus Orchymont, 1933
Coproporus subpunctatus Eppelsheim, 1895
Crephelochares lycetus Orchymont, 1939
Enochrus (Methydrus) lucens Hebauer, 2003
Enochrus (Methydrus) meracus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Enochrus (Methydrus) natalensis Gemminger & ..., 1868
Epitoxus circulifrons Marseul, 1853
Epitoxus corycaeus Lewis, 1900
Euryspeonomus (Urbasolus) eloseguii Español, 1948
Helochares balfourbrownei M.Hansen, 1999
Helochares camerunensis Orchymont, 1939
Helochares chappuisi J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares dilutus Erichson, 1843
Helochares dolus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares egregius J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares ellipticus Fabricius, 1801
Helochares itylus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares ivani Hebauer, 1996
Helochares lutulentus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares mecarus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares mediastinus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares menulus Orchymont, 1943
Helochares perminutus Hebauer, 1996
Helochares scitulus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Hydrobiomorpha perssoni Hebauer, 2006
Hydrobiomorpha zetha J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Hydrochara endroedyi Smetana, 1980
Hydrophilus (Temnopterus) aculeatus Solier, 1834
Jarrigeus fallaciosus Fagel, 1958
Nacaeus fibulatus Bernhauer, 1932
Neoteretrius angelae Gomy, 2007
Neoteretrius convexisternus Bickhardt, 1921
Neoteretrius kraatzi Marseul, 1863
Oxytelus planus Fauvel, 1904
Oxytelus planus planus
Oxytelus simulator Eppelsheim, 1895
Pachycraerus cyanescens Erichson, 1834
Pachylister (Pachylister) heros Erichson, 1843
Paederidus villiersi Fagel, 1958
Paracymus chalceus Régimbart, 1903
Paratropus achanti Thérond, 1973
Paratropus caswelli Thérond, 1962
Paratropus congonis Lewis, 1909
Paratropus connectens Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus decipiens Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus degallieri Kanaar, 1993
Paratropus endroedyi Thérond, 1973
Paratropus femoralis Reichardt, 1936
Paratropus girardi Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus longulus Kanaar, 1993
Paratropus mazuri Kanaar, 1993
Paratropus nimbaensis Thérond, 1963
Paratropus opacipygus Vienna, 1985
Paratropus orientis Thérond, 1975
Paratropus ovides Marseul, 1862
Paratropus parallelinervis Vienna, 1985
Paratropus perlinskii Mazur, 1972
Paratropus persimilis Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus saegerianus Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus teunisseni Kanaar, 1993
Paratropus tuberculisternum Kanaar, 1993
Paratropus verschureni Thérond, 1959
Paratropus viennai Kanaar, 1993
Pelosoma cribriceps Régimbart, 1907
Peltochares longipalpis Murray, 1859
Phacophallus politus Cameron, 1951
Philonthus (Philonthus) sanguineus Fauvel, 1907
Philonthus (Trionthus) cylindricollis Cameron, 1934
Philonthus (Trionthus) kasaiensis Bernhauer, 1928
Philonthus (Trionthus) marginipennis Wollaston, 1867
Philonthus (Trionthus) nigriceps (Eppelsheim, 1885)⇒ Erichsonius cinerascens Gravenhorst, 1802
Philonthus (Trionthus) peliomeroides Cameron, 1934
Philonthus (Trionthus) peregrinus Fauvel, 1866
Pilisaprinus verschureni Thérond, 1959
Platydracus pictus Boheman, 1860
Platydracus raffrayi Fauvel, 1907
Regimbartia compressa Boheman, 1851
Regimbartia elliptica Régimbart, 1906
Regimbartia nilotica Sharp, 1904
Regimbartia obsoleta Régimbart, 1906
Saprinus (Saprinus) goergeni Gomy, 2000
Saprinus (Saprinus) secchii Théry, 2009
Scopaeus lescuyeri Delaunay, Co..., 2019
Spercheus gerardi Orchymont, 1929
Spercheus senegalensis Laporte, 1832
Stenus (Tesnus) dacus Puthz, 1966
Stenus obconicus obconicus Fauvel, 1904
Stenus adonis Puthz, 1971
Stenus amaniensis Eichelberg, 1913
Stenus continentalis Bernhauer, 1915
Sternolophus angolensis Erichson, 1843
Tachinomorphus africanus Eppelsheim, 1895
Thinodromus nigerius Gildenkov, 2000
Thyreocephalus ater Laporte de C..., 1835
Thyreocephalus magnus Janák, 2010
Trachydonia excellens Cameron, 1952
Trachydonia klimai Bernhauer, 1929
Trapeziderus punctus K.Schubert, 1911
Zyras bidens Cameron, 1952
Zyras corniger Bernhauer, 1929
Zyras diversicollis Bernhauer, 1928
Zyras glaber Bernhauer, 1928
Zyras retusus Last, 1958

Subnodes of Staphyliniformia with occurrences in Benin
SuperfamilyHisteroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
10
36
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids, Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles
1
18
58
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStaphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles, Staphylinid Beetles
2
23
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphyliniformia at itis.gov