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Checklist of Tribe Onitini Hope, 1837
for Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6731
56399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6589
56067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
1594
21094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
1234
15673
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
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
977
9733
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
119
2516
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
17
195
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
17 Genera with 195 Species
Acanthonitis Janssens, 20125SpeciesTaxom
Allonitis Janssens, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Anonychonitis Janssens, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 191816SpeciesTaxom
Gilletellus Janssens, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18406SpeciesTaxom
Janssensellus Cambefort, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Kolbeellus Jacobson, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Lophodonitis Janssens, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Megalonitis Janssens, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Neonitis Péringuey, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 2012148SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironitis Ferreira, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Tropidonitis Janssens, 18572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
195 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthonitis bouyeri Moretto, 2010
Acanthonitis nicolasi Cambefort, 1995
Acanthonitis oberthuri Janssens, 1937
Acanthonitis spissus Josso, 2012
Allonitis nasutus Felsche, 1907
Anonychonitis freyi Janssens, 1950
Aptychonitis anomalus Gestro, 1895
Aptychonitis sulcicollis Harold, 1868
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis asbenicus Gillet, 1909
Cheironitis audens Péringuey, 1901
Cheironitis dentifemoralis Ferreira, 1976
Cheironitis flabellatus Boucomont, 1923
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis muelleri Janssens, 1943
Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Cheironitis socotranus Gahan, 1900
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis viridicans Gillet, 1918
Gilletellus collarti Janssens, 1937
Gilletellus porculus Boheman, 1857
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Heteronitis pauliani Janssens, 1942
Heteronitis ragazzii Fairmaire, 1893
Heteronitis tricornutus Fairmaire, 1891
Heteronitis tridens Castelnau, 1840
Janssensellus bicaviventris Cambefort, 1975
Janssensellus rasplusi Cambefort, 1995
Kolbeellus ateuchoides Lansberge, 1875
Lophodonitis carinatus Felsche, 1907
Lophodonitis minettii Moretto, 2011
Megalonitis bohemani Lansberge, 1875
Megalonitis bohemanni Lansberge, 1875
Megalonitis gigas Bertoloni, 1855
Neonitis nigritiae Gillet, 1918
Neonitis rhodesiae Gillet, 1918
Onitis abyssinicus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855
Onitis adelphus Kolbe, 1914
Onitis adriani Ferreira, 1976
Onitis aeneomicans Gillet, 1918
Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis aerarius Harold, 1878
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis aethiops Lesne, 1906
Onitis affinis Felsche, 1911
Onitis albertcollarti Génier & Mor..., 2019
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis androcles Janssens, 1937
Onitis anthracinus Felsche, 1907
Onitis archettii Janssens, 1943
Onitis artuosus Gillet, 1909
Onitis autumnalis Davis, 1986
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis bayanga Moretto, 2007
Onitis bilobatus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis bispicticollis Krikken, 1977
Onitis bocandei Gillet, 1911
Onitis bredoi Janssens, 1949
Onitis brucemillerorum Josso & Mont..., 2017
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis cambeforti Moretto, 2007
Onitis camerunus (Gillet, 1933)⇒ Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis camiadei Josso, 2012
Onitis camiadeianus Josso & Mont..., 2017
Onitis cerrutii Müller, 1949
Onitis chalceus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis coxalis Gillet, 1918
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis cribratus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis denticoxa Müller, 1941
Onitis dimidiatus Felsche, 1907
Onitis dispar Péringuey, 1896
Onitis endroedii Ferreira, 1976
Onitis excavaticollis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis fabricii Roth, 1851
Onitis femoralis Josso, 2012
Onitis fractipes Boucomont, 1923
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis fulmineus Janssens, 1943
Onitis gazanus Arrow, 1909
Onitis gilleti Boucomont, 1933
Onitis granicollis Felsche, 1907
Onitis guineensis Gillet, 1918
Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onitis inflaticollis Felsche, 1907
Onitis insuetus (Kolbe, 1914)⇒ Onitis sulcipennis Felsche, 1907
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis janssenii Gomes Alves, 1954
Onitis jeanneli Janssens, 1942
Onitis jossoi Moretto, 2010
Onitis kasanka Josso, 2012
Onitis keniensis Gillet, 1933
Onitis kingstoni Krikken, 1977
Onitis laminosus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis lamnifer Gillet, 1909
Onitis laticollis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis licitus Péringuey, 1901
Onitis lobi Cambefort, 1984
Onitis lobipes Felsche, 1907
Onitis lognia Moretto, 2007
Onitis longitibialis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855
Onitis malleatus Janssens, 1937
Onitis marshalli Janssens, 1939
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis menieri Cambefort, 1981
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis meyeri Kolbe, 1891
Onitis minutus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis mniszechi Lansberge, 1875
Onitis mniszechianus Janssens, 1951
Onitis monstrosus Felsche, 1910
Onitis montreuili Josso, 2012
Onitis mossambicensis Ferreira, 1976
Onitis mraci Moretto, 2021
Onitis multidentatus Gillet, 1918
Onitis nemoralis Gillet, 1932
Onitis nigeriensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis nubiensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1942
Onitis obscurus Lansberge, 1886
Onitis occidentalis Gillet, 1933
Onitis orthopus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis overlaeti Janssens, 1938
Onitis paraconfusus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis parainflaticollis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis paramniszechi Ferreira, 1976
Onitis parvulus Balthasar, 1963
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis perbrincki Ferreira, 1958
Onitis perpunctatus Balthasar, 1963
Onitis perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis pinheyi Ferreira, 1977
Onitis podicinus Boucomont, 1932
Onitis politus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis popei Ferreira, 1977
Onitis proximus Ferreira, 1977
Onitis pseudojansenii Krikken, 1977
Onitis pseudoorthopus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis pseudosetosus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis pumilio Balthasar, 1963
Onitis pyramus Gillet, 1933
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis retrodentatus Gillet, 1932
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis rothi Lansberge, 1875
Onitis senegalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis setosus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis shoensis (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Onitis vicinus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis sibutensis Janssens, 1943
Onitis similis Felsche, 1911
Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775
Onitis spinicrus Fairmaire, 1893
Onitis subcrenatus Kolbe, 1897
Onitis sulcipennis Felsche, 1907
Onitis sulcipennis naromorus Krikken, 1977
Onitis sulcipennis sulcipennis
Onitis tanzaniensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis thalassinus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis thoracicus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis trochantericus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis tuberculifrons Josso, 2012
Onitis tumidus Gillet, 1918
Onitis uncinatoides Janssens, 1951
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis unguiculatus Olivier, 1789
Onitis upembanus Janssens, 1951
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis vicinus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis violaceus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis vrydaghi Janssens, 1937
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onitis wittei Janssens, 1938
Onitis zambiensis Josso, 2012
Platyonitis bicuariensis Ferreira, 1976
Platyonitis oberthueri Janssens, 1942
Platyonitis smeenkorum Krikken, 1974
Pleuronitis boucomonti Janssens, 1937
Pleuronitis favareli Garreta, 1914
Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Pleuronitis minettii Josso, 2011
Pseudochironitis bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Pseudochironitis benningseni Felsche, 1907
Pseudochironitis stuhlmanni Kolbe, 1897
Tropidonitis paradoxus Boheman, 1857


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