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Checklist for Tribe Onitini Hope, 1837
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
1080
2742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
50
864
1958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
220
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
220
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
200
682
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
45
285
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
6
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
6 Genera with 25 Species
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Janssensellus Cambefort, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 187519SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 18402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
25 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aptychonitis sulcicollis Harold, 1868
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Heteronitis tridens Castelnau, 1840
Janssensellus bicaviventris Cambefort, 1975
Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis affinis Felsche, 1911
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis bocandei Gillet, 1911
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis gilleti Boucomont, 1933
Onitis guineensis Gillet, 1918
Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onitis laticollis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis lobi Cambefort, 1984
Onitis multidentatus Gillet, 1918
Onitis nigeriensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis occidentalis Gillet, 1933
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis senegalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis sibutensis Janssens, 1943
Onitis unguiculatus Olivier, 1789
Onitis violaceus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Pleuronitis boucomonti Janssens, 1937
Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840


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