Checklist of Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
for Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1550
2024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 200
1397
1873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 57
601
752 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 54
506
595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
| 7
89
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles | 5
65
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
5 Families width 98 Species
Genera for Cape Town
65 Genera with 98 Species
| Abemus Mulsant & Rey, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actinopteryx Matthews, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acylophorus Nordmann, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroquedius Solodovnikov, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aleochara Gravenhorst, 1983 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anotylus Thomson, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atheta Thomson, 1939 | Vexing Rove Beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bledius Samouelle, 1934 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carpelimus Kirby, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelometopon Janssens, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordalia Jacobs, 1915 | Rove beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenistes Reichenbach, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cypha Leach, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalmina Raffray, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diochus Erichson, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discozantaena Perkins & Ba..., 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolicaon Laporte de C..., 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elacatophora Schaufuss, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Faronidiellus Jeannel, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Faronidius Casey, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fustigerodes Reitter, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habrocerus Erichson, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploglossa Kraatz, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laphidioderus Raffray, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Linosomus Kraatz, 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Liparopus Fagel, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastigus Latreille, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoceration Janssens, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myllaena Erichson, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoraffrayia Jeannel, 1897 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Notolinopsis Casey, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nucleotops Perkins & Ba..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochthebius Leach, 1954 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oomtelecopon Perkins, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytelus Gravenhorst, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paederidus Mulsant & Rey, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasthetops Perkins and ..., 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pareiobledius Blackwelder, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parhydraena Orchymont, 2009 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phacophallus Coiffait, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philonthus Stephens, 1848 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Platydracus Thomson, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystethus Mannerheim, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pneuminion Perkins, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosthetops Waterhouse, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphischnus Raffray, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphocerus Raffray, 1887 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotychus Raffray, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterosthetops Perkins, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raffrayia Reitter, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raffrayola Jeannel, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rugilus Samouelle, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopaeus Erichson, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepedophilus Gistel, 1957 | Rove beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Silpha Linnaeus, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenus Latreille, 1933 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Stethusa Casey, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thanatophilus Leach, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trachydonia Bernhauer, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilobitidens | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tunicopterus Tikhomirova, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhloponemys Rey, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhloraffrayia Jeannel, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xantholinus Dejean, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zyras Stephens, 1839 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
98 Species | Abemus hottentottus Nordmann, 1837 | | | Afroquedius sebastianus | | | Afroquedius sexpunctatus Bernhauer, 1917 | | | Aleochara bisolata Casey, 1906 | | | Aleochara ndogo Yamamoto & M..., 2016 | | | Aleochara sachsei Likovský, 1983 | | | Anotylus caffer Erichson, 1840 | | | Atheta promunturii Pace, 1987 | | | Atheta sulcicollis Cameron, 1939 | | | Bledius argentinus Bernhauer, 1912 | | | Bledius lamelliceps Bernhauer, 1934 | | | Bledius modestus Sharp, 1876 | | | Bledius pruinosulus Bernhauer, 1934 | | | Carpelimus (Trogophloeus) erichsoni Sharp, 1871 | | | Coelometopon blinkwater Perkins, 2005 | | | Cordalia csikii Bernhauer, 1915 | | | Ctenistes australis Raffray, 1887 | | | Cypha capensis L.Redtenbacher, 1868 | | | Dalmina globulicornis Raffray, 1887 | | | Diochus astutus Casey, 1906 | | | Discozantaena genuvela Perkins & Ba..., 1994 | | | Dolicaon capensis Fagel, 1958 | | | Dolicaon lathrobioides Castelnau, 1835 | | | Elacatophora apion Jaloszynski, 2004 | | | Faronidiellus monilis Raffray, 1898 | | | Faronidius africanus Casey, 1887 | | | Habrocerus capillaricornis Gravenhorst, 1806 | Staph beetle | | Laphidioderus brevipennis Raffray, 1897 | | | Laphidioderus capensis Raffray, 1887 | | | Linosomus grossulus Casey, 1906 | | | Linosomus hottentottus Sachse, 1852 | | | Linosomus socius Fauvel, 1877 | | | Liparopus intermedius Cameron, 1945 | | | Mesoceration languidum Perkins & Ba..., 1994 | | | Mesoceration tabulare Perkins, 2008 | | | Myllaena minuta Gravenhorst, 1806 | Staph beetle | | Neoraffrayia calcarata Raffray, 1897 | | | Neoraffrayia cruciata Raffray, 1897 | | | Neoraffrayia incerta Raffray, 1897 | | | Neoraffrayia sulcatula Raffray, 1898 | | | Neoraffrayia variabilis Raffray, 1897 | | | Notolinopsis diligens Casey, 1906 | | | Notolinopsis fallax Sachse, 1852 | | | Nucleotops interceps Perkins, 2004 | | | Ochthebius (Ochthebius) capicola Péringuey, 1892 | | | Ochthebius (Ochthebius) extremus Péringuey, 1892 | | | Ochthebius (Ochthebius) spatulus Balfour-Browne, 1954 | | | Oomtelecopon setosum Perkins, 2005 | | | Oxytelus (Oxytelus) piceus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Oxytelus grandis Eppelsheim, 1895 | | | Oxytelus incognitus Bernhauer, 1934 | | | Paederidus collaris Boheman, 1848 | | | Parasthetops nigritus Perkins & Ba..., 1994 | | | Pareiobledius alutellus Bernhauer, 1934 | | | Parhydraena (Parhydraena) ora Perkins, 2009 | | | Parhydraena (Parhydraena) toro Perkins, 2009 | | | Phacophallus parumpunctatus Gyllenhal, 1827 | Rove beetle | | Philonthus (Philonthus) quisquiliarius Gyllenhal, 1810 | Staph 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 | | | Platystethus armatus Sachse, 1852 | | | Pneuminion semisilcatum | | | Prosthetops megacephalus Boheman, 1851 | | | Pselaphischnus squamosus Raffray, 1897 | | | Pselaphocerus amicus Raffray, 1898 | | | Pselaphocerus diversus Raffray, 1897 | | | Pselaphocerus heterocerus Raffray, 1887 | | | Pseudotychus nigerrimus Raffray, 1897 | | | Pterosthetops equestrius Perkins & Ba..., 1994 | | | Raffrayia capensis Raffray, 1898 | | | Raffrayia majorina Raffray, 1887 | | | Raffrayola microcephala Raffray, 1897 | | | Raffrayola nodosa Raffray, 1897 | | | Rugilus capicola Sachse, 1852 | | | Scopaeus (Scopaeus) debilis (Hochhuth, 1851) | ⇒ Scopaeus minutus Erichson, 1840 | | Sepedophilus capensis Tottenham, 1957 | | | Silpha capicola Péringuey, 1888 | | | Stenus asper L.Benick, 1931 | | | Stenus capicola L.Benick, 1933 | | | Stenus cicindela Sharp, 1874 | | | Stenus cryptophagus L.Benick, 1931 | | | Stenus hessei L.Benick, 1933 | | | Stethusa dichroa Gravenhorst, 1802 | | | Thanatophilus capensis Boheman, 1858 | | | Thanatophilus micans Fabricius, 1794 | | | Trachydonia piceola Cameron, 1950 | | | Trilobitidens mirabilis | | | Tunicopterus sigara ♰ Tikhomirova, 1968 | | | Typhloponemys rufa Raffray, 1898 | | | Typhloraffrayia abdominalis Raffray, 1897 | | | Zyras anthracinus Péringuey, 1904 | | | Zyras capicola Péringuey, 1904 | | | Zyras frontalis Erichson, 1839 | | | Zyras marginicollis Erichson, 1839 | |
Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in Cape Town | Family | Hydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ptiliidae
Heer, 1843
Feather-wing beetles, Feather-winged beetles, Featherwing beetles, Featherwinged Beetles, Horseshoe crab beetles | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scydmaenidae
Leach, 1815
Ant-like stone beetles, Scydmaenines | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Silphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Staphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs | 49
79 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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