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Checklist for Infraorder Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
831
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
729
1797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
121
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
5 Families width 299 Species and 12 Subspecies
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle88SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles75SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles131SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Staphyliniformia with occurrences in Malawi
SuperfamilyHisteroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
39
88
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids, Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles
1
20
75
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStaphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles, Staphylinid Beetles
3
62
136
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphyliniformia at itis.gov