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Checklist for Tribe Onthophagini Lacordaire, 1856
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
831
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
764
1943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
225
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
225
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
200
570
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
33
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
11
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
11 Genera with 68 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Cambefortius Branco, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184344SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
68 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caccobius cavatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius genierorum Walter, 2014
Caccobius ivorensis Cambefort, 1984
Caccobius punctatissimus Harold, 1867
Cambefortius bidentiger d´Orbigny, 1905
Cleptocaccobius clementi Cambefort, 1971
Diastellopalpus noctis Thomson, 1858
Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus tridens (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus dilatatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Milichus inaequalis Boucomont, 1928
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus (Strandius) obliquus Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus anomalicollis Frey, 1973
Onthophagus ashanticola Frey, 1973
Onthophagus bartosi Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus bimarginatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus costiger d´Orbigny, 1915
Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880
Onthophagus cyanochlorus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus denudatus endroedii Frey, 1973
Onthophagus depilis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus epilamprus Bates, 1888
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flaviclava d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus flexicornis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus funestus Moretto & Gé..., 2010
Onthophagus ghanensis Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus jonathani Moretto & Gé..., 2020
Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835
Onthophagus kindianus Frey, 1953
Onthophagus lamtoensis Cambefort, 1984
Onthophagus latestriatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus latigibber d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus liberianus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus mankonoensis (Balthasar, 1966)⇒ Onthophagus mocquerysi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus maxwellianus Moretto, 2013
Onthophagus mocquerysi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus mucronatus (Thomson, 1858)⇒ Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus nigriceps Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus notatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus paravinctus Tagliaferri ..., 2012
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus rectorispauliani Cambefort, 1980
Onthophagus rhyncophorus
Onthophagus rufopygus Frey, 1957
Onthophagus rugosipennis Frey, 1973
Onthophagus stehliki Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus triacanthus Castelnau, 1840
Onthophagus trinominatus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus ugoi Moretto & Gé..., 2020
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Phalops barbicornis Lansberge, 1883
Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789
Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883
Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801
Proagoderus cometes Bates, 1888
Proagoderus patinatus Marcus, 1917
Proagoderus ritsemai Lansberge, 1883
Pseudosaproecius portentosus Felsche, 1907
Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Stiptopodius nodieri Boucomont, 1923


Links, sources and further information
Onthophagini at artfakta.se
Onthophagini at dyntaxa.se
Onthophagini at gbif.org
Onthophagini at itis.gov