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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
157
368
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
36
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
13
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
13 Genera with 72 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17875SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteroclitopus Péringuey, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190232SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18837SpeciesTaxom
Pinacotarsus Harold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 18847SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
72 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caccobius auberti d´Orbigny, 1902
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius punctatissimus Harold, 1867
Caccobius reticuliger d´Orbigny, 1904
Caccobius sericeus Frey, 1958
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Diastellopalpus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885
Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Diastellopalpus murrayi Harold, 1868
Diastellopalpus noctis Thomson, 1858
Diastellopalpus sulciger Kolbe, 1893
Digitonthophagus dilatatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Heteroclitopus annamariae Branco, 1991
Heteroclitopus schulzei Branco, 1991
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) adspersus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus (Strandius) obliquus Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus adornatus d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus bituberculatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880
Onthophagus dilutus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus eburneus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus enuguensis Frey, 1975
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flaviclava d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus laeviceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lioides d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus mankonoensis (Balthasar, 1966)⇒ Onthophagus mocquerysi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus mirifrons d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus mocquerysi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus mucronatus (Thomson, 1858)⇒ Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus nigerianus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus ophtalmicus Frey, 1958
Onthophagus paravinctus Tagliaferri ..., 2012
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus reticulatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rufopygus Frey, 1957
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus semichalcites d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus triacanthus Castelnau, 1840
Onthophagus trinominatus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus umbratus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus viridicatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Phalops barbicornis Lansberge, 1883
Phalops batesi Koenike, 1892
Phalops batesi batesi
Phalops fimbriatus Klug, 1835
Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789
Phalops princeps d´Orbigny, 1908
Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883
Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801
Proagoderus patinatus Marcus, 1917
Proagoderus semiiris Thomson, 1858
Pseudosaproecius baraudi Branco, 1995
Pseudosaproecius bateke Cambefort & ..., 1977
Pseudosaproecius comatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Pseudosaproecius cylindroides d´Orbigny, 1908
Pseudosaproecius ocellatus Frey, 1958
Pseudosaproecius portentosus Felsche, 1907
Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Stiptopodius doriae Harold, 1871
Stiptopodius gaillardi Boucomont, 1923
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