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Checklist of Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
for Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
937
21291
104803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
933
21259
104731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
882
20999
104014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
536
16084
86183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
148
5971
36968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
131
5318
31643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
1000
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
8
834
4265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
8 Families width 4265 Species and 125 Subspecies
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859Primitive carrion beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles502SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles221SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphidae (Lameere, 1900)Short-winged mold beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles109SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)Ant-like stone beetles347SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles23SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles3058SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in Australia
FamilyAgyrtidae
Thomson, 1859
Primitive carrion beetles
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles
13
502
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLeiodidae
Fleming, 1821
Round fungus beetles
50
221
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPselaphidae
Lameere, 1900
Short-winged mold beetles
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPtiliidae
Heer, 1843
Feather-wing beetles, Feather-winged beetles, Featherwing beetles, Featherwinged Beetles, Horseshoe crab beetles
30
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScydmaenidae
Leach, 1815
Ant-like stone beetles, Scydmaenines
35
347
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
694
3058
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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