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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
53
1092
2610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
914
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
231
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
231
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
214
597
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
50
288
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
6
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
6 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthonitis Janssens, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Gilletellus Janssens, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 201218SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthonitis nicolasi Cambefort, 1995
Acanthonitis spissus Josso, 2012
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Gilletellus collarti Janssens, 1937
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Onitis albertcollarti Génier & Mor..., 2019
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis brucemillerorum Josso & Mont..., 2017
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis kasanka Josso, 2012
Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Onitis pseudosetosus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onitis zambiensis Josso, 2012
Pleuronitis minettii Josso, 2011


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