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Checklist for Family Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 (Pill scarab beetles)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2237
7457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
448
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
448
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, Scavenger scarab beetle
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
7 Genera with 28 Species
Afrocloetus Petrovitz, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Araeotanypus Waterhouse, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Balleriodes Grebennikov, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophilharmostes Ballerio, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Hybosorus MacLeay, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Phaeochrous Laporte de C..., 192812SpeciesTaxom
Philharmostes Kolbe, 010SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrocloetus gibbosus Petrovitz, 1968
Araeotanypus striatus Schmidt, 1912
Balleriodes sphaera Grebennikov, 2021
Cryptophilharmostes mahunkai Ballerio, 2000
Cryptophilharmostes merkli Ballerio, 2005
Hybosorus roei (Westwood, 1845)⇒ Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853
Hybosorus ruficornis Boheman, 1857
Phaeochrous beccarii Harold, 1871
Phaeochrous camerunensis Arrow, 1909
Phaeochrous camerunensis mashunus Arrow, 1909
Phaeochrous dispar lujai Schouteden, 1918
Phaeochrous gigas Schouteden, 1918
Phaeochrous mashunus (Arrow, 1909)⇒ Phaeochrous camerunensis Arrow, 1909
Phaeochrous nitidus Arrow, 1909
Phaeochrous rhodesianus Schouteden, 1918
Phaeochrous tanzanianus Tagliaferri, 2002
Phaeochrous tanzanicus Tagliaferri, 2002
Phaeochrous tumbanus Burgeon, 1928
Phaeochrous usambarae Burgeon, 1928
Philharmostes (Philharmostes) basilevskyi Paulian, 1977
Philharmostes (Philharmostes) grebennikovi Ballerio, 2004
Philharmostes (Philharmostes) integer Kolbe, 1895
Philharmostes (Philharmostes) ornatus Ballerio, 2004
Philharmostes (Philharmostes) pseudumbratilis Ballerio, 2004
Philharmostes (Philharmostes) umbratilis Petrovitz, 1968
Philharmostes (Philharmostes) werneri Ballerio, 2001
Philharmostes ballerioi Grebennikov, 2019
Philharmostes basilewskyi Paulian, 1977
Philharmostes udzungwensis

Subnodes of Hybosoridae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyCeratocanthinae
A. Martínez, 1968
Pill Scarab Beetles
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHybosorinae
Erichson, 1847
Scavenger Scarab Beetles
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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