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Checklist for Family Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870 (sand-loving scarab beetle)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
1596
21098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
1236
15677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
1048
10177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
1048
10177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOchodaeidae
Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Sand-loving scarab beetle, Sand-loving scarab beetles
7
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
7 Genera with 29 Species
Afrochodaeus Huchet, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocanthus Péringuey, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Namibiotalpa Scholtz & Evans, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ochodaeus Serville, 198716SpeciesTaxom
Odontochodaeus Paulian, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Parochodaeus Nikolajev, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Synochodaeus Kolbe, 19073SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
29 Species
Afrochodaeus corniger Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Afrochodaeus quadridentatus Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Afrochodaeus rectus Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Afrochodaeus unicornis Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Chaetocanthus arenarius Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Chaetocanthus bechuanus Péringuey, 1908
Chaetocanthus insuetus Péringuey, 1901
Namibiotalpa fossilis Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Ochodaeus adsequa Kolbe, 1907
Ochodaeus alius Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Ochodaeus capicola Péringuey, 1901
Ochodaeus carinatus Benderitter, 1913
Ochodaeus castaneus Benderitter, 1920
Ochodaeus congoensis Benderitter, 1913
Ochodaeus corniger Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Ochodaeus femoratus Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Ochodaeus harterti Heyden, 1913
Ochodaeus isoanalensis Paulian, 1959
Ochodaeus miliaris Klug, 1832
Ochodaeus quadridentatus Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Ochodaeus rectus Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Ochodaeus singularis Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Ochodaeus stridulatus Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Ochodaeus unicornis Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Odontochodaeus steineri Paulian, 1992
Parochodaeus carinatus Benderitter, 1913
Synochodaeus costatus Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Synochodaeus cucullus Scholtz & Evans, 1987
Synochodaeus modestus Kolbe, 1907

Subnodes of Ochodaeidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyChaetocanthinae
Scholtz, 1988
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOchodaeinae
Mulsant & Rey, 1870
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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