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Checklist of Tribe Onitini Hope, 1837
for Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4260
12512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4259
12510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4199
12362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3462
10482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
1263
4147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
1022
3068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
254
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
254
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
234
884
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
47
348
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
6
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
6 Genera with 37 Species
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17895SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 188629SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
37 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aptychonitis anomalus Gestro, 1895
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Cheironitis muelleri Janssens, 1943
Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Heteronitis ragazzii Fairmaire, 1893
Onitis abyssinicus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis aethiops Lesne, 1906
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis archettii Janssens, 1943
Onitis chalceus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis fabricii Roth, 1851
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis fulmineus Janssens, 1943
Onitis granicollis Felsche, 1907
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis politus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis rothi Lansberge, 1875
Onitis shoensis (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Onitis vicinus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775
Onitis spinicrus Fairmaire, 1893
Onitis subcrenatus Kolbe, 1897
Onitis thalassinus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis tumidus Gillet, 1918
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vicinus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Platyonitis smeenkorum Krikken, 1974
Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840


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