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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 ³

Aleochara puberula ⁴

Anomala variegata

Berosus luridus ⁵

Bledius ⁶

Carpelimus ⁶

Chilocorus nigritus ⁷

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle ⁸
Oryctes rhinoceros

Coenonica puncticollis ⁹

Colasposoma rugiceps

Coproporus ⁶

Coptops aedificator ¹⁰

Cratopus adspersus ¹¹

Cryptamorpha ¹²

Cybister ¹³

Cybocephalus ¹⁴

Dried Fruit Beetle ¹⁵
Carpophilus hemipterus

Dusty Surface Beetles
Gonocephalum

Euxestus erithacus
Euxestus erithacus

Hololepta quadridentata ¹⁵

Hydroglyphus signatellus ¹⁶

Hypothenemus ¹⁷

Indian Flower Chafer ¹⁸
Gametis versicolor

Inopeplus ¹⁹

Island Pinhole Borer
Xyleborus perforans

Lacon modestus ²⁰

Lesser Coconut Weevil ²¹
Diocalandra frumenti

Lithocharis ⁶

Lithocharis nigriceps ²²

Mango Flower Beetle ²³
Protaetia fusca

Mango Seed weevil ²⁴
Sternochetus mangiferae

Megapenthes ²⁵

Melanoxanthus ²⁶

Myllocerus dentifer ²⁷

Ocholissa

Osorius ²⁵

Paromicrus atomus

Pentarthrum ²⁸

Philonthus ⁹

Platynaspis capicola ²⁹

Powder Post Beetle ³⁰
Lyctus brunneus

Psammoecus ³

Redlegged Ham Beetle ⁶
Necrobia rufipes

Rhyssemus germanus ³¹

Scarites madagascariensis

Scopaeus ⁶

Scymnus nubilus ³²

Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird ³³
Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle ³⁴
Coccinella transversalis

Stenotrupis ³⁵

Subfamily Colydiinae ³⁶
Colydiinae

Trachypholis ³⁷

Trochoideus desjardinsi ⁷

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Coleoptera (beetles) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle 8 Oryctes rhinoceros

Dried Fruit Beetle 15 Carpophilus hemipterus

Dusty Surface Beetles Gonocephalum

Euxestus erithacus Euxestus erithacus

Indian Flower Chafer 18 Gametis versicolor

Island Pinhole Borer Xyleborus perforans

Lesser Coconut Weevil 21 Diocalandra frumenti

Mango Flower Beetle 23 Protaetia fusca

Mango Seed weevil 24 Sternochetus mangiferae

Powder Post Beetle 30 Lyctus brunneus

Redlegged Ham Beetle 6 Necrobia rufipes

Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird 33 Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle 34 Coccinella transversalis

Subfamily Colydiinae 36 Colydiinae