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Checklist for Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
401
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
323
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
26
95
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
23
77
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
3 Families width 4 Species
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
4 Genera with 4 Species
Elacatophora Schaufuss, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Gnypeta Thomson, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Physoplectus Reitter, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ptilium Gyllenhal, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
4 Species
Elacatophora apion Jaloszynski, 2004
Gnypeta murraiensis Paśnik, 2005
Physoplectus irritans Chandler, 2001
Ptilium torresensis Deane, 1931

Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeiodidae
Fleming, 1821
Round fungus beetles
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPtiliidae
Heer, 1843
Feather-wing beetles, Feather-winged beetles, Featherwing beetles, Featherwinged Beetles, Horseshoe crab beetles
1
1
Genus
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
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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