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Checklist for Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
321
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
16
65
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
16 Families width 94 Species and 11 Subspecies
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles31SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae2SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles2SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
64 Genera with 94 Species
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Abacetus Dejean, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Allocotocerus Kraatz, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Amblyrrhinus Gemminger & ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocnemis Marshall, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1867Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Anthia Weber, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Apion Herbst, 01SpeciesTaxom
Asclepiadorrhynchus Peyerimhoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 1943Black Carpet Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 19444SpeciesTaxom
Bostrychoplites Lesne, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1826Bombardier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Bradybibastes Heller, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1886Ground beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Carpophilus Stephens, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthorrhynchus Champion, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Chitonopterus Fairmaire, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1876Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Crossotus Audinet-Serv..., 18913SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1924Feather-legged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Didactylia Orbigny, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Dominikia Borowski & W..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eupotemus Ji & Jäch, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Geranorrhinus Chevrolat, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Graphipterus Latreille, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetron Germar, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Habrodera Motschulsky, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Heterobostrychus Lesne, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Leptotyphlus Fauvel, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Lichenophanes Lesne, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Microlestes Schmidt-Goebel, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Minthea Pascoe, 1867Tropical Powderpost Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Myllocerus Schönherr, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Myriochila Motschulsky, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Nanophyes Schoenherr, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Neorthopleura Barr, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1960Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Paradromius Fowler, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Paroxacis Arnett, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Prodoretus Brenske, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedon Mulsant & Rey, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Scymnus Kugelann, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Sitiphus Fairmaire, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Urodon Schonherr, 02SpeciesTaxom
Xylion Lesne, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Xylionulus Lesne, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Xyloperthodes Lesne, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Zuphium Latreille, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
94 Species and 11 Subspecies
Abacetus (Abacetillus) antoinei Straneo, 1951
Allocotocerus seriatus Régimbart, 1906
Amblyrrhinus instabilis
Ancylocnemis peyerimhoffi Heller, 1930
Anomala atriplicis Fabricius, 1787
Anomala ferruginea Marseul, 1867
Anthia (Thermophilum) sexmaculata Fabricius, 1787
Anthia sexmaculata marginata Latreille, 1823
Anthia (Thermophilum) venator Fabricius, 1792
Apion mateui
Asclepiadorrhynchus solenostemmatis Peyerimhoff,..., 1930
Attagenus (Attagenus) astacurus Peyerimhoff, 1931
Attagenus (Attagenus) eremivagus Peyerimhoff, 1943
Bembidion (Emphanes) latiplaga Chaudoir, 1850
Bembidion latiplaga mateui Antoine, 1953
Bembidion (Notaphocampa) tropicale Bruneau De Mire, 1952
Bembidion (Peryphus) subflavescens (Antoine, 1944)⇒ Bembidion cruciatum atlantis Antoine, 1944
Bostrychoplites cornutus Olivier, 1790
Bostrychoplites cylindricus Fahraeus, 1871
Brachinus (Aploa) nobilis Dejean, 1831
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) immaculicornis Dejean, 1826
Brachinus immaculicornis immaculicornis Dejean, 1826
Bradybibastes peyerimhoffi Hoffmann, 1963
Carabus (Cathoplius) aliai Escalera, 1944
Carabus (Cathoplius) asperatus (Dejean, 1826)⇒ Carabus mulsantianus mulsantianus Morawitz, 1886
Carabus asperatus aliai Escalera, 1944
Carabus mulsantianus mulsantianus Morawitz, 1886
Carpophilus (Capophilus) chalybaeus Murray, 1864
Ceuthorrhynchus demaisoni Peyerimhoff, 1931
Ceuthorrhynchus farsetiarum Peyerimhoff, 1930
Chitonopterus solenostemmatis Dalla Torre ..., 1932
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) bonelli Mateu, 1947
Chlaenius (Chlaenites) spoliatus P. Rossi, 1792
Chlaenius (Nectochlaenius) laeticollis Chaudoir, 1876
Crossotus albicollis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Crossotus erlangeri erlangeri Hintz, 1912
Crossotus subocellatus Fairmaire, 1886
Crossotus tubericollis Fairmaire, 1891
Dactylosternum rarum Knisch, 1924
Didactylia clementi Peyerimhoff, 1929
Didactylia volkonskyi Paulian, 1942
Dominikia tonsa (Imhoff, 1843)⇒ Bostrychopsis tonsa Imhoff, 1843
Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Elaphropus punctus mindorensis Csiki, 1928
Elaphropus lucasii Jacquelin du..., 1852
Elaphropus tetraspilus Solsky, 1874
Elaphropus variabilis (Chaudoir, 1876)⇒ Elaphropus punctus mindorensis Csiki, 1928
Escarabaeus cristatus Fabricius, 1775
Eupotemus carinaticollis Basilewsky, 1956
Eupotemus limicola Delève, 1967
Geranorrhinus aphyllae Peyerimhoff, 1931
Geranorrhinus certator Peyerimhoff, 1931
Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892
Graphipterus serrator Forskal, 1775
Graphipterus serrator valdanii Guérin-Mén..., 1859
Gymnetron mateui Hoffmann, 1965
Gymnetron paratychioides Hoffmann, 1965
Habrodera leucoptera Dejean, 1831
Habrodera leucoptera leucoptera Dejean, 1831
Heterobostrychus brunneus Murray, 1867Boxwood Borer
Heteronychus monodi Paulian, 1954
Leptotyphlus omessae mutilus Orousset, 1984
Lichenophanes fascicularis Fahraeus, 1871
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Microlestes baudii Fairmaire, 1892
Microlestes mirei Mateu, 1953
Microlestes vittatus (Motschulsky, 1859)⇒ Microlestes baudii Fairmaire, 1892
Microlestes vittatus fedjedjensis Mayet, 1887
Minthea obsita Wollaston, 1867
Myllocerus sitonoides Hoffmann, 1963
Myriochila (Monelica) dorsata Brullé, 1834
Nanophyes multilineatus Peyerimhoff, 1930
Onthophagus viridicatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Oryctes sahariensis De Miré, 1960
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Paradromius (Manodromius) bermejoi Mateu, 1956
Paradromius (Manodromius) saharensis Mateu, 1947
Paradromius (Manodromius) sublinearis Escalera, 1914
Paroxacis sahariana Å vihla, 1995
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) africanus Dejean, 1825
Podalgus cuniculus reichei Paulian, 1954
Poecilus (Ancholeus) wollastoni Wollaston, 1854
Prodoretus chudeaui Stralla, 1943
Pseudomedon mirei Coiffait, 1980
Scymnus (Neopullus) hoffmanni Weise, 1879
Scymnus babai Sasaji, 1971
Sinoxylon ruficorne Faharaeus, 1871
Sinoxylon senegalense Karsch, 1881
Sinoxylon transvaalense Lesne, 1895
Sitiphus ammodites Peyerimhoff, 1939
Sitiphus brevitarsis Reitter, 1894
Sitiphus sefrensis Petrovitz, 1958
Tachys (Paratachys) leptocerus Chaudoir, 1876
Trogoderma octaedron Peyerimhoff, 1943
Urodon farsetiae Peyer, 1931
Urodon luteae Peyer, 0
Xylion adustus Fahraeus, 1871
Xylionulus transvena Lesne, 1900
Xyloperthodes nitidipennis Murray, 1867
Zuphium (Zuphium) testaceum Klug, 1832

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Sahara
SuborderAdephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles
1
16
31
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
15
48
62
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Coleoptera at szmn.sbras.ru
Coleoptera at papua-insects.nl
Coleoptera at artfakta.se
Coleoptera at dyntaxa.se
Coleoptera at gbif.org
Coleoptera at irmng.org
Coleoptera at itis.gov
Coleoptera at kaefer-der-welt.de
Coleoptera at marinespecies.org