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Checklist of Tribe Onthophagini Lacordaire, 1856
for Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
1006
2825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
860
2267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
114
317
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
12
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
3 Genera with 24 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 05SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 189020SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Euonthophagus bedeli Reitter, 1891
Euonthophagus conterminus Petrovitz, 1971
Euonthophagus crocatus Mulsant & Go..., 1870
Euonthophagus crocatus crocatus
Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) melitaeus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) suturellus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) trigibber Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) andalusicus Waltl, 1835
Onthophagus andalusicus andalusicus
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) nigellus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) hirtus Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) maki Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus melanocephalus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864
Onthophagus numidicus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus tripolitanus Heyden, 1890


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