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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
501
7087
22038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
7082
22032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
6999
21791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
301
5800
19585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1976
6207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1724
5187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
352
1415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
352
1415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
321
1334
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
65
573
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
8
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
8 Genera with 67 Species
Anonychonitis Janssens, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17896SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 188653SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironitis Ferreira, 18973SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
67 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anonychonitis freyi Janssens, 1950
Aptychonitis anomalus Gestro, 1895
Cheironitis dentifemoralis Ferreira, 1976
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Cheironitis muelleri Janssens, 1943
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Heteronitis tricornutus Fairmaire, 1891
Onitis aerarius Harold, 1878
Onitis affinis Felsche, 1911
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis anthracinus Felsche, 1907
Onitis archettii Janssens, 1943
Onitis bispicticollis Krikken, 1977
Onitis camerunus (Gillet, 1933)⇒ Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis coxalis Gillet, 1918
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis dimidiatus Felsche, 1907
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 granicollis Felsche, 1907
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis janssenii Gomes Alves, 1954
Onitis keniensis Gillet, 1933
Onitis kingstoni Krikken, 1977
Onitis laminosus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis lamnifer Gillet, 1909
Onitis lobipes Felsche, 1907
Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis meyeri Kolbe, 1891
Onitis nubiensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis paramniszechi Ferreira, 1976
Onitis parvulus Balthasar, 1963
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis pinheyi Ferreira, 1977
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 reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775
Onitis sulcipennis naromorus Krikken, 1977
Onitis thoracicus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis trochantericus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Platyonitis oberthueri Janssens, 1942
Platyonitis smeenkorum Krikken, 1974
Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Pseudochironitis bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Pseudochironitis benningseni Felsche, 1907
Pseudochironitis stuhlmanni Kolbe, 1897


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