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Checklist for Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
519
2547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
8
405
2084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
8 Families width 2084 Species and 25 Subspecies
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859Primitive carrion beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles165SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles60SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphidae (Lameere, 1900)Short-winged mold beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles57SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)Ant-like stone beetles143SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1649SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyAgyrtidae
Thomson, 1859
Primitive carrion beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles
3
165
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeiodidae
Fleming, 1821
Round fungus beetles
10
60
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
22
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScydmaenidae
Leach, 1815
Ant-like stone beetles, Scydmaenines
12
143
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
353
1649
Genera
Species

Taxom



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