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Checklist for Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
1847
20366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
1587
17830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
7 Families width 17830 Species and 747 Subspecies
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859Primitive carrion beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles568SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles393SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles310SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)Ant-like stone beetles1606SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles46SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles14905SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyAgyrtidae
Thomson, 1859
Primitive carrion beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles
26
568
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeiodidae
Fleming, 1821
Round fungus beetles
66
393
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPtiliidae
Heer, 1843
Feather-wing beetles, Feather-winged beetles, Featherwing beetles, Featherwinged Beetles, Horseshoe crab beetles
38
310
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScydmaenidae
Leach, 1815
Ant-like stone beetles, Scydmaenines
29
1606
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles
11
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
1415
14905
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphylinoidea at artfakta.se
Staphylinoidea at dyntaxa.se
Staphylinoidea at itis.gov