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Checklist for Tribe Onitini Hope, 1837
and region Eastern Province (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
273
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
273
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
268
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
243
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
10
64
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
8
60
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
51
132
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
51
132
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
51
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
35
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
5
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Province (Kenya)
5 Genera with 23 Species
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 188618SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Province (Kenya)
23 Species
Aptychonitis anomalus Gestro, 1895
Cheironitis dentifemoralis Ferreira, 1976
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis anthracinus Felsche, 1907
Onitis bispicticollis Krikken, 1977
Onitis fractipes Boucomont, 1923
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis lobipes Felsche, 1907
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis paramniszechi Ferreira, 1976
Onitis pinheyi Ferreira, 1977
Onitis popei Ferreira, 1977
Onitis pseudoorthopus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis thoracicus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Platyonitis smeenkorum Krikken, 1974


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