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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
116
4223
17152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
3729
14706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
633
3552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
11 Families width 3552 Species and 124 Subspecies
Georyssidae Laporte, 1819Minute mud-loving beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)Water scavenger beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle385SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles250SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles318SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles92SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles37SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)Ant-like stone beetles272SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839False clown beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles2184SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Staphyliniformia with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuperfamilyHisteroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
71
385
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids, Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles
4
47
320
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStaphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles, Staphylinid Beetles
6
515
2847
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphyliniformia at itis.gov