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Checklist for Tribe Onitini Hope, 1837
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
937
1960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
814
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
229
698
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
48
305
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
4
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
4 Genera with 26 Species
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185720SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
26 Species
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis minutus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1942
Onitis paraconfusus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis parainflaticollis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis perbrincki Ferreira, 1958
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis pseudosetosus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840


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