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Checklist for Subfamily Staphylininae Latreille, 1802 (Large Rove Beetles)
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
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
5
65
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
49
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyStaphylininae
Latreille, 1802
Large Rove Beetles
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
10 Genera with 17 Species
Abemus Mulsant & Rey, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Acylophorus Nordmann, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Afroquedius Solodovnikov, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Diochus Erichson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Linosomus Kraatz, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Notolinopsis Casey, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Phacophallus Coiffait, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 18486SpeciesTaxom
Platydracus Thomson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Xantholinus Dejean, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
17 Species
Abemus hottentottus Nordmann, 1837
Afroquedius sebastianus
Afroquedius sexpunctatus Bernhauer, 1917
Diochus astutus Casey, 1906
Linosomus grossulus Casey, 1906
Linosomus hottentottus Sachse, 1852
Linosomus socius Fauvel, 1877
Notolinopsis diligens Casey, 1906
Notolinopsis fallax Sachse, 1852
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

Subnodes of Staphylininae with occurrences in Cape Town
TribeDiochini
Casey, 1906
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStaphylinini
Latreille, 1802
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeXantholinini
Erichson, 1839
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphylininae at artfakta.se
Staphylininae at dyntaxa.se
Staphylininae at itis.gov
Staphylininae at marinespecies.org