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Checklist for Infraorder Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
623
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
527
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
7
89
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
7 Families width 140 Species
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles80SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle23SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles16SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)Ant-like stone beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
89 Genera with 140 Species
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Abemus Mulsant & Rey, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Actinopteryx Matthews, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Acylophorus Nordmann, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Afroquedius Solodovnikov, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Anotylus Thomson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Asolenus Lewis, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Atheta Thomson, 1939Vexing Rove Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Atribalus Bickhardt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Bledius Samouelle, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Carpelimus Kirby, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Coelometopon Janssens, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Cordalia Jacobs, 1915Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Crenitis Bedel, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ctenistes Reichenbach, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Cypha Leach, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Dalmina Raffray, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Diochus Erichson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Discozantaena Perkins & Ba..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Dolicaon Laporte de C..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Elacatophora Schaufuss, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Faronidiellus Jeannel, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Faronidius Casey, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Fustigerodes Reitter, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Habrocerus Erichson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Haploglossa Kraatz, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Helophorus Fabricius, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochus Leach, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Laphidioderus Raffray, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Limnoxenus Motschoulsky, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Linosomus Kraatz, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Liparopus Fagel, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Mastigus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesoceration Janssens, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Monoplius Lacordaire, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Myllaena Erichson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Neoraffrayia Jeannel, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Notolinopsis Casey, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Nucleotops Perkins & Ba..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Ochthebius Leach, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Oomtelecopon Perkins, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Oxytelus Gravenhorst, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Pachylopus Erichson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Paederidus Mulsant & Rey, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Parasthetops Perkins and ..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pareiobledius Blackwelder, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Parhydraena Orchymont, 20094SpeciesTaxom
Phacophallus Coiffait, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 18486SpeciesTaxom
Platydracus Thomson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Platystethus Mannerheim, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pneuminion Perkins, 01SpeciesTaxom
Prosthetops Waterhouse, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphischnus Raffray, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphocerus Raffray, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotychus Raffray, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pterosthetops Perkins, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Raffrayia Reitter, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Raffrayola Jeannel, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Rhypochares Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Rugilus Samouelle, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Scopaeus Erichson, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sepedophilus Gistel, 1957Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeridium Fabricius, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Stethusa Casey, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Trachydonia Bernhauer, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Tribalus Erichson, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Trilobitidens1SpeciesTaxom
Tunicopterus Tikhomirova, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Typhloponemys Rey, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Typhloraffrayia Jeannel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Xantholinus Dejean, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Zyras Stephens, 18394SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
140 Species
Abemus hottentottus Nordmann, 1837
Afroquedius sebastianus
Afroquedius sexpunctatus Bernhauer, 1917
Aleochara (Coprochara) bipustulata Linnaeus, 1761
Aleochara bisolata Casey, 1906
Aleochara ndogo Yamamoto & M..., 2016
Aleochara sachsei Likovský, 1983
Anotylus caffer Erichson, 1840
Atheta promunturii Pace, 1987
Atheta sulcicollis Cameron, 1939
Atribalus mixtus Marseul, 1857
Berosus continentalis Knisch, 1922
Berosus pudens J.Balfour-Br..., 1954
Bledius argentinus Bernhauer, 1912
Bledius lamelliceps Bernhauer, 1934
Bledius modestus Sharp, 1876
Bledius pruinosulus Bernhauer, 1934
Carpelimus (Trogophloeus) erichsoni Sharp, 1871
Cercyon aphodioides Orchymont, 1933
Cercyon gigas Orchymont, 1925
Cercyon maritimus Knisch, 1924
Cercyon olibrus Sharp, 1874
Coelometopon blinkwater Perkins, 2005
Cordalia csikii Bernhauer, 1915
Crenitis zimmermanni Knisch, 1924
Ctenistes australis Raffray, 1887
Cypha capensis L.Redtenbacher, 1868
Dalmina globulicornis Raffray, 1887
Diochus astutus Casey, 1906
Discozantaena genuvela Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Dolicaon capensis Fagel, 1958
Dolicaon lathrobioides Castelnau, 1835
Elacatophora apion Jaloszynski, 2004
Faronidiellus monilis Raffray, 1898
Faronidius africanus Casey, 1887
Gnathoncus rotundatus Kugelann, 1792
Habrocerus capillaricornis Gravenhorst, 1806Staph beetle
Helochares dilutus Erichson, 1843
Helochares melanophthalmus Mulsant, 1844
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) fulgidicollis Motschulsky, 1860
Hister bissexstriatus Fabricius, 1801
Hister calidus Erichson, 1842
Hister capicola Marseul, 1854
Hister lentulus Erichson, 1834
Hister nomas Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Hister pteromalus Marseul, 1861
Hydrochus capensis Péringuey, 1892
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) harmonicus Marseul, 1869
Hypocacculus curtus Rosenhauer, 1847
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) brasiliensis Paykull, 1811
Hypocaccus specillum Marseul, 1855
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) gracilis (Motschulsky, 1855)⇒ Laccobius alternus Motschulsky, 1855
Laphidioderus brevipennis Raffray, 1897
Laphidioderus capensis Raffray, 1887
Limnoxenus sjostedti Knisch, 1924
Linosomus grossulus Casey, 1906
Linosomus hottentottus Sachse, 1852
Linosomus socius Fauvel, 1877
Liparopus intermedius Cameron, 1945
Mesoceration languidum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration tabulare Perkins, 2008
Monoplius aemulator Péringuey, 1901
Monoplius gravis Péringuey, 1901
Monoplius inflatus Marseul, 1855
Myllaena minuta Gravenhorst, 1806Staph beetle
Neoraffrayia calcarata Raffray, 1897
Neoraffrayia cruciata Raffray, 1897
Neoraffrayia incerta Raffray, 1897
Neoraffrayia sulcatula Raffray, 1898
Neoraffrayia variabilis Raffray, 1897
Notolinopsis diligens Casey, 1906
Notolinopsis fallax Sachse, 1852
Nucleotops interceps Perkins, 2004
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) capicola Péringuey, 1892
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) extremus Péringuey, 1892
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) spatulus Balfour-Browne, 1954
Oomtelecopon setosum Perkins, 2005
Oxytelus (Oxytelus) piceus Linnaeus, 1767
Oxytelus grandis Eppelsheim, 1895
Oxytelus incognitus Bernhauer, 1934
Pachylopus dispar Erichson, 1834
Pachysternum capense Mulsant, 1844
Paederidus collaris Boheman, 1848
Paracymus chalceus Régimbart, 1903
Parasthetops nigritus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Pareiobledius alutellus Bernhauer, 1934
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) ancylis Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) ora Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) parva Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) toro Perkins, 2009
Phacophallus parumpunctatus Gyllenhal, 1827Rove beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) quisquiliarius Gyllenhal, 1810Staph beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) turbidus (Erichson, 1839)⇒ Philonthus wollastoni Scheerpeltz, 1933
Philonthus (Trionthus) bisignatus Boheman, 1848
Philonthus (Trionthus) caffer Boheman, 1848
Philonthus (Trionthus) clambus Tottenham, 1949
Philonthus (Trionthus) natalensis Boheman, 1848
Platydracus afer Erichson, 1839
Platystethus armatus Sachse, 1852
Pneuminion semisilcatum
Prosthetops megacephalus Boheman, 1851
Pselaphischnus squamosus Raffray, 1897
Pselaphocerus amicus Raffray, 1898
Pselaphocerus diversus Raffray, 1897
Pselaphocerus heterocerus Raffray, 1887
Pseudotychus nigerrimus Raffray, 1897
Pterosthetops equestrius Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Raffrayia capensis Raffray, 1898
Raffrayia majorina Raffray, 1887
Raffrayola microcephala Raffray, 1897
Raffrayola nodosa Raffray, 1897
Rhypochares saprinoides Erichson, 1834
Rugilus capicola Sachse, 1852
Saprinus (Saprinus) basalis Fairmaire, 1898
Saprinus (Saprinus) bicolor Olivier, 1789
Saprinus (Saprinus) cupreus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) pseudobicolor Marseul, 1855
Scopaeus (Scopaeus) debilis (Hochhuth, 1851)⇒ Scopaeus minutus Erichson, 1840
Sepedophilus capensis Tottenham, 1957
Silpha capicola Péringuey, 1888
Sphaeridium caffrum Laporte, 1840
Stenus asper L.Benick, 1931
Stenus capicola L.Benick, 1933
Stenus cicindela Sharp, 1874
Stenus cryptophagus L.Benick, 1931
Stenus hessei L.Benick, 1933
Stethusa dichroa Gravenhorst, 1802
Thanatophilus capensis Boheman, 1858
Thanatophilus micans Fabricius, 1794
Trachydonia piceola Cameron, 1950
Tribalus (Tribalus) ascaphus Marseul, 1869
Tribalus (Tribalus) capensis Paykull, 1811
Trilobitidens mirabilis
Tunicopterus sigara Tikhomirova, 1968
Typhloponemys rufa Raffray, 1898
Typhloraffrayia abdominalis Raffray, 1897
Zyras anthracinus Péringuey, 1904
Zyras capicola Péringuey, 1904
Zyras frontalis Erichson, 1839
Zyras marginicollis Erichson, 1839

Subnodes of Staphyliniformia with occurrences in Cape Town
SuperfamilyHisteroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
13
23
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids, Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles
1
11
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStaphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles, Staphylinid Beetles
5
65
101
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphyliniformia at itis.gov