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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
278
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
278
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
248
859
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
61
385
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
7
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
7 Genera with 43 Species
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17897SpeciesTaxom
Gilletellus Janssens, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megalonitis Janssens, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 188631SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Tropidonitis Janssens, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
43 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis audens Péringuey, 1901
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Gilletellus porculus Boheman, 1857
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Megalonitis bohemani Lansberge, 1875
Megalonitis bohemanni Lansberge, 1875
Onitis aerarius Harold, 1878
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis bilobatus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fabricii Roth, 1851
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis lamnifer Gillet, 1909
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis mniszechi Lansberge, 1875
Onitis obscurus Lansberge, 1886
Onitis orthopus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis parainflaticollis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis setosus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis spinipes Drury, 1770
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatoides Janssens, 1951
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Platyonitis bicuariensis Ferreira, 1976
Tropidonitis paradoxus Boheman, 1857


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