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Checklist for Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
256
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
227
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
6
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
4
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
4 Families width 14 Species
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
13 Genera with 14 Species
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Dalotia Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Laphidioderus Raffray, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Mastigus Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ochthebius Leach, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Omaliopsis Jeannel, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pareiobledius Blackwelder, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Prosthetops Waterhouse, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pterosthetops Perkins, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinus Linnaeus, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Xantholinus Dejean, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
14 Species
Aleochara (Coprochara) bipustulata Linnaeus, 1761
Dalotia coriaria Kraatz, 1856Greenhouse Rove Beetle
Laphidioderus capensis Raffray, 1887
Mastigus spinicornis Fabricius, 1787
Ochthebius involatus Perkins, 2011
Omaliopsis arenaria Bernhauer, 1904
Pareiobledius alutellus Bernhauer, 1934
Prosthetops megacephalus Boheman, 1851
Pterosthetops equestrius Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Staphylinus tottus
Staphylinus undatus
Stenus capensis Puthz, 1971
Stenus cicindela Sharp, 1874
Thanatophilus micans Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScydmaenidae
Leach, 1815
Ant-like stone beetles, Scydmaenines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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