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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
157
368
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs
46
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGoliathini
Griffith & Pidgeon, 1832
15
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
15 Genera with 26 Species
Asthenorhina Westwood, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chelorrhina Hope, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocala Kirby & Spence, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chondrorrhina Kraatz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 03SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorrhina Burmeister, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 18423SpeciesTaxom
Dymusia Burmeister, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Eudicella White, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Fornasinius Bertoloni, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocera Kirby, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Goliathus Lamarck, 1835Goliath beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Mecynorhina Hope, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stephanorrhina Burmeister, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Tmesorrhina Westwood, 18922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
26 Species and 10 Subspecies
Asthenorhina buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1882
Chelorrhina kraatzi (Moser, 1905)⇒ Mecynorhina kraatzi Moser, 1905
Chlorocala smaragdina smaragdina
Chondrorrhina abbreviata Fabricius, 1792
Dicronorhina cavifrons (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Dicronorrhina cavifrons Westwood, 1841
Dicronorhina johnstoni (Waterhouse, 1902)⇒ Dicronorrhina micans Drury, 1773
Dicronorhina micans micans
Dicronorrhina cavifrons Westwood, 1841
Dicronorrhina johnstoni Waterhouse, 1902
Dicronorrhina micans Drury, 1773
Diplognatha gagates Forster, 1771
Diplognatha gagates holoserica Bainbridge, 1842
Diplognatha gagates holosericea Bainbridge, 1842
Dymusia romyae Beinhundner, 2013
Eudicella aurata (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Cyprolais aurata Westwood, 1841
Eudicella daphnis Buquet, 1835
Fornasinius aureosparsa Neervoort Va..., 1890
Fornasinius aureosparsus van de Poll, 1890
Gnathocera sericinitens Bates, 1884
Gnathocera trivittata afzelii Swartz, 1817
Gnathocera trivittata costata Ancey, 1883
Gnathocera trivittata trivittata
Gnathocera varians antoinei Beinhundner, 2006
Goliathus cacicus Olivier, 1789
Goliathus goliatus Linnaeus, 1771Common Goliath Beetle
Goliathus goliatus goliatus
Goliathus regius Klug, 1835Royal Goliath Beetle
Mecynorhina kraatzi Moser, 1905
Stephanorrhina guttata Olivier, 1789Spotted Flower Beetle
Stephanorrhina julia Waterhouse, 1879
Tmesorrhina iris Fabricius, 1781
Tmesorrhina iris camerunica Nonfried, 1892

Subnodes of Goliathini with occurrences in Nigeria
SubtribeCoryphocerina
Burmeister, 1842
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeGoliathina
Latreille, 1829
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom