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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
3984
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
3574
10741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
529
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
529
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
459
2148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
80
702
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
7
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
7 Genera with 43 Species
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Janssensellus Cambefort, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Lophodonitis Janssens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 193833SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 18402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
43 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aptychonitis sulcicollis Harold, 1868
Cheironitis asbenicus Gillet, 1909
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Heteronitis pauliani Janssens, 1942
Heteronitis tridens Castelnau, 1840
Janssensellus bicaviventris Cambefort, 1975
Janssensellus rasplusi Cambefort, 1995
Lophodonitis carinatus Felsche, 1907
Onitis aeneomicans Gillet, 1918
Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis affinis Felsche, 1911
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis bocandei Gillet, 1911
Onitis cambeforti Moretto, 2007
Onitis camerunus (Gillet, 1933)⇒ Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus 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 nubiensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis occidentalis Gillet, 1933
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis senegalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis sibutensis Janssens, 1943
Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775
Onitis subcrenatus Kolbe, 1897
Onitis unguiculatus Olivier, 1789
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis violaceus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis wittei Janssens, 1938
Pleuronitis boucomonti Janssens, 1937
Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840


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