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Checklist for Tribe Goliathini Griffith & Pidgeon, 1832
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
831
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
764
1943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
225
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
225
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
200
570
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs
75
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGoliathini
Griffith & Pidgeon, 1832
22
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
22 Genera with 55 Species
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Asthenorhina Westwood, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Caelorrhina Burmeister, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Chelorrhina Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocala Kirby & Spence, 08SpeciesTaxom
Chondrorrhina Kraatz, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Cyprolais Thomson, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 02SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorrhina Burmeister, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 18783SpeciesTaxom
Dymusia Burmeister, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Eudicella White, 08SpeciesTaxom
Fornasinius Bertoloni, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocera Kirby, 08SpeciesTaxom
Goliathus Lamarck, 1835Goliath beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Mecynorhina Hope, 17828SpeciesTaxom
Pedinorrhina Kraatz, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Plaesiorrhina Burmeister, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Ptychodesthes Kraatz, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Stephanorrhina Burmeister, 06SpeciesTaxom
Taurhina Burmeister, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Tmesorrhina Westwood, 18913SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
55 Species and 27 Subspecies
Asthenorhina turneri Westwood, 1844
Caelorrhina barthi barthi Harold, 1878
Caelorrhina thoreyi Schaum, 1841
Chlorocala africana Drury, 1773
Chlorocala africana africana Drury, 1773
Chlorocala conjux bousqueti Allard, 1991
Chlorocala guerini Janson, 1888
Chlorocala nigricollis Kraatz, 1880
Chlorocala similis Moser, 1907
Chlorocala suturalis Fabricius, 1775
Chlorocala suturalis suturalis
Chondrorrhina abbreviata Fabricius, 1792
Chondrorrhina mediana Westwood, 1842
Chondrorrhina recurva Fabricius, 1801
Chondrorrhina trivittata Schaum, 1841
Cyprolais viridipyga ghanaensis Devecis, 1997
Dicronorhina cavifrons (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Dicronorrhina cavifrons Westwood, 1841
Dicronorhina micans micans
Dicronorrhina cavifrons Westwood, 1841
Dicronorrhina micans Drury, 1773
Diplognatha gagates gagates Forster, 1771
Diplognatha gagates holosericea Bainbridge, 1842
Diplognatha viridula Janson, 1878
Dymusia cyanea Olivier, 1789
Dymusia romyae Beinhundner, 2013
Eudicella darwiniana Kraatz, 1880
Eudicella frontalis Westwood, 1843
Eudicella morgani White, 1839
Eudicella pauperata Kolbe, 1884
Eudicella pythia Kolbe, 1899
Eudicella quadrimaculata Fabricius, 1781
Eudicella viridipyga ghanaensis Devecis, 1997
Eudicella viridipyga viridipyga
Fornasinius higginsi Westwood, 1874
Fornasinius klingbeili Zoller & Fie..., 1995
Gnathocera angustata Kolbe, 1892
Gnathocera bilineata valeriae Allard, 1991
Gnathocera flavovirens Kolbe, 1892
Gnathocera flavovirens flavovirens
Gnathocera hyacinthina Janson, 1885
Gnathocera trivittata (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Chondrorrhina trivittata Schaum, 1841
Gnathocera trivittata afzelii Swartz, 1817
Gnathocera trivittata trivittata
Goliathus cacicus Olivier, 1789
Goliathus goliatus Linnaeus, 1771Common Goliath Beetle
Goliathus regius Klug, 1835Royal Goliath Beetle
Mecynorhina (Megalorhina) harrisii Thomson, 1880
Mecynorhina harrisii eximia Aurivillius, 1886
Mecynorhina harrisii harrisii Westwood, 1847
Mecynorhina polyphemus Fabricius, 1781
Mecynorhina polyphemus polyphemus Fabricius, 1781
Mecynorhina savagei Harris, 1844Savage's Flower Beetle
Mecynorhina torquata Drury, 1782African Flower Beetle
Mecynorhina torquata torquata Drury, 1782
Pedinorrhina sellata Kraatz, 1880
Pedinorrhina sellata sellata
Pedinorrhina septa Harold, 1879
Pedinorrhina swanzyana Schaum, 1848
Plaesiorrhina cinctuta recurva Fabricius, 1801
Ptychodesthes bicostata Schaum, 1848
Ptychodesthes bicostata bicostata
Ptychodesthes schenklingi Moser, 1917
Smaragdesthes africana Drury, 1773
Stephanorrhina guttata Olivier, 1789Spotted Flower Beetle
Stephanorrhina guttata aschantica Schürhoff, 1942
Stephanorrhina guttata guttata
Stephanorrhina guttata septentrionalis Ruter, 1964
Stephanorrhina simillima Westwood, 1841
Stephanorrhina simillima simillima
Taurhina (Taurhina) nireus Schaum, 1841
Tmesorrhina iris Fabricius, 1781
Tmesorrhina iris iris Fabricius, 1781
Tmesorrhina tridens tridens Duvivier, 1891

Subnodes of Goliathini with occurrences in Ghana
SubtribeCoryphocerina
Burmeister, 1842
17
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeGoliathina
Latreille, 1829
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom