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Checklist for Tribe Onitini Hope, 1837
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
658
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
537
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
188
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
188
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
164
468
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
45
268
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
4
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
4 Genera with 25 Species
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megalonitis Janssens, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 188619SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Megalonitis bohemani Lansberge, 1875
Megalonitis bohemanni Lansberge, 1875
Onitis adriani Ferreira, 1976
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis cribratus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1942
Onitis orthopus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886


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