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Checklist for Family Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 (Pill scarab beetles)
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
 
FamilyHybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, Scavenger scarab beetle
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
5 Genera with 13 Species
Hybosorus MacLeay, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Melanophilharmostes Paulian, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Phaeochrous Laporte de C..., 19183SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopedaria Felsche, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopterorthochaetes Paulian, 19742SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853
Hybosorus laportei Westwood, 1845
Hybosorus roei (Westwood, 1845)⇒ Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853
Melanophilharmostes ashantii Paulian, 1974
Melanophilharmostes bicarinatus Paulian, 1974
Melanophilharmostes carinatus Paulian, 1974
Melanophilharmostes ghanae Paulian, 1974
Phaeochrous amplus Arrow, 1909
Phaeochrous camerunensis camerunensis
Phaeochrous gigas Schouteden, 1918
Pseudopedaria grossa Thomson, 1859
Pseudopterorthochaetes endroedyi Paulian, 1974
Pseudopterorthochaetes kumasii Paulian, 1974

Subnodes of Hybosoridae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyCeratocanthinae
A. Martínez, 1968
Pill Scarab Beetles
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHybosorinae
Erichson, 1847
Scavenger Scarab Beetles
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hybosoridae at gbif.org
Hybosoridae at irmng.org
Hybosoridae at itis.gov