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Coleoptera (beetles) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This is a guide to the Coleoptera of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The species listed here are primarily those recorded in the Zoological Society London checklist. Additional species have been added from surveys collected through a Darwin Plus project (DPLUS151). This list is not ...more ↓

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Acanthoglossa brachycera

Aderus ¹

Adoretus versutus ²

Aleochara puberula ³

Aleochara ⁴

Anomala variegata

Berosus luridus ⁵

Bledius ⁶

Carpelimus ⁶

Dried Fruit Beetle ⁷
Carpophilus hemipterus

Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird ⁸
Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Chilocorus nigritus ⁹

Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle ¹⁰
Coccinella transversalis

Coenonica puncticollis ¹¹

Colasposoma rugiceps

Coproporus ⁶

Coptops aedificator ¹²

Cratopus adspersus ¹³

Cryptamorpha ¹⁴

Cybister ¹⁵

Cybocephalus ¹⁶

Lesser Coconut Weevil ¹⁷
Diocalandra frumenti

Euxestus erithacus
Euxestus erithacus

Indian Flower Chafer ¹⁸
Gametis versicolor

Dusty Surface Beetles
Gonocephalum

Hololepta quadridentata ⁷

Hydroglyphus signatellus ¹⁹

Hypothenemus ²⁰

Inopeplus ²¹

Lacon modestus ²²

Lithocharis nigriceps ²³

Lithocharis ⁶

Powder Post Beetle ²⁴
Lyctus brunneus

Megapenthes ²⁵

Melanoxanthus ²⁶

Myllocerus dentifer ²⁷

Redlegged Ham Beetle ⁶
Necrobia rufipes

Ocholissa

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle ²⁸
Oryctes rhinoceros

Osorius ²⁵

Paromicrus atomus

Pentarthrum ²⁹

Philonthus ¹¹

Platynaspis capicola ³⁰

Mango Flower Beetle ³¹
Protaetia fusca

Psammoecus ⁴

Rhyssemus germanus ³²

Scarites madagascariensis

Scopaeus ⁶

Scymnus nubilus ³³

Stenotrupis ³⁴

Mango Seed weevil ³⁵
Sternochetus mangiferae

Subfamily Colydiinae ³⁶
Colydiinae

Trachypholis ³⁷

Trochoideus desjardinsi ⁹

Island Pinhole Borer
Xyleborus perforans

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Coleoptera (beetles) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

Dried Fruit Beetle 7 Carpophilus hemipterus

Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird 8 Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle 10 Coccinella transversalis

Lesser Coconut Weevil 17 Diocalandra frumenti

Euxestus erithacus Euxestus erithacus

Indian Flower Chafer 18 Gametis versicolor

Dusty Surface Beetles Gonocephalum

Powder Post Beetle 24 Lyctus brunneus

Redlegged Ham Beetle 6 Necrobia rufipes

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle 28 Oryctes rhinoceros

Mango Flower Beetle 31 Protaetia fusca

Mango Seed weevil 35 Sternochetus mangiferae

Subfamily Colydiinae 36 Colydiinae

Island Pinhole Borer Xyleborus perforans