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Checklist for Tribe Hopliini Burmeister, 1855 (Monkey beetles)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
937
1960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
814
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
229
698
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
53
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
3 Genera with 14 Species
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 196011SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1844Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Diaplochelus transvaalensis Péringuey, 1902
Heterochelus concinnus Péringuey, 1902
Heterochelus femoralis Péringuey, 1902
Heterochelus jucundulus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus junodi nigropygidialis Kulzer, 1960
Heterochelus longicollis Kulzer, 1960
Heterochelus molestus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus pavidus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus shilouvanus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus swierstrai Kulzer, 1960
Heterochelus tristis Péringuey, 1902
Heterochelus zumpti Kulzer, 1960
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia sordida Burmeister, 1844


Links, sources and further information
Hopliini at artfakta.se
Hopliini at dyntaxa.se
Hopliini at itis.gov