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Checklist of Tribe Onthophagini Lacordaire, 1856
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3767
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
278
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
278
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
248
857
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
61
385
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
11
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
11 Genera with 119 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 200980SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 200313SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 190113SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 20211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
119 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caccobius castaneus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Caccocnemus castaneus Klug, 1855
Caccobius cavatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius histerinus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus namaquensis Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus viridicollis Génier, 2017
Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Mimonthophagus anomalus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) gazella (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cyanellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus aequepubens d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus anomalipes d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus asimilis Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus aspericeps d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus asperrimus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus axillaris (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus criniger d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus bayeri Balthasar, 1942
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus bovimus
Onthophagus bovinus Péringuey, 1892
Onthophagus burchelli d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus convexus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus crassicollis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus criniger d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus dispar Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ebenicolor d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus fradei Gomes Alves, 1956
Onthophagus gnu Frey, 1955
Onthophagus gonopygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus granulifer (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus graphicus Wallengren, 1881
Onthophagus importunus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835
Onthophagus kochi Frey, 1957
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus leucopygus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus marshalli d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus nanus (Harold, 1878)⇒ Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902Common snipe fly
Onthophagus okahandjanus Balthasar, 1974
Onthophagus otjivarongus Balthasar, 1967
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus probus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus rosemarieae Josso, 2022
Onthophagus rubens d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus sapphirinus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Proagoderus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus semiflavus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus semigraniger d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus senescens Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus signatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus stellio Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus suffusus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus talpa Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus tricorniger Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus venustulus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus vylderi d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus wittei (Frey, 1958)⇒ Onthophagus witteianus Krell, 2009
Onthophagus witteianus Krell, 2009
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops beccarii Harold, 1875
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops pauliani Barbero & Pa..., 2003
Phalops plancus Erichson, 1843
Phalops prasinus (Erichson, 1843)⇒ Phalops beccarii Harold, 1875
Phalops pyroides d´Orbigny, 1908
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
Phalops zuninoi Barbero & Pa..., 2003
Proagoderus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus dives Harold, 1877
Proagoderus furcifer Boheman, 1860
Proagoderus gangloffi Josso & Pré..., 2001
Proagoderus gibbiramus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus marginidens d´Orbigny, 1904
Proagoderus plato Bates, 1888
Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Stiptopodius brancoi Strümpher & ..., 2021


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