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Checklist for Tribe Onitini Hope, 1837
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1771
5415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
1532
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
307
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
307
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
279
959
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
46
238
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
5 Genera with 18 Species
Allonitis Janssens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Janssensellus Cambefort, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Lophodonitis Janssens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 193814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allonitis nasutus Felsche, 1907
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Janssensellus bicaviventris Cambefort, 1975
Lophodonitis carinatus Felsche, 1907
Onitis aeneomicans Gillet, 1918
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis androcles Janssens, 1937
Onitis bocandei Gillet, 1911
Onitis camerunus (Gillet, 1933)⇒ Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis lognia Moretto, 2007
Onitis mniszechianus Janssens, 1951
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis senegalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis wittei Janssens, 1938


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