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Checklist for Genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2237
7457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
448
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
448
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
415
1985
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
68
682
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
18
325
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusOnthophagus
Latreille, 1802
208Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
1 Genera with 208 Species
Onthophagus Latreille, 1908208SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
208 Species
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) pseudoplebejus Moretto, 2008
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) gazella (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
Onthophagus (Hyalonthophagus) hyalcyon Palestrini &..., 1989
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) depressus Harold, 1871Flat African dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcedo d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcyon (Klug, 1855)⇒ Onthophagus alcedo d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcyonides d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) mixtifrons d´Orbigny, 1910
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) viridiceps d´Orbigny, 1910
Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus aeremicans d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus albicomus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus amplipennis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus apiciosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus areolatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus asperatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus aspernatus d´Orbigny, 1907
Onthophagus asperrimus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus astigma d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus atrofasciatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus axillaris (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus criniger d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus bellus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus bergeri Frey, 1975
Onthophagus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus bicristiger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus bifidicornis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus bifrons d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus binodulus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus bituberculatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus bituberifrons Josso, 2018
Onthophagus blanchardi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus calliger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus carinicollis Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus carinidorsis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus chlorophanus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus clavisetis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus clitellarius d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus clusifrons d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus comatulus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus conradsi Balthasar, 1937
Onthophagus contiguicornis d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus cornutus Ferreira, 1971
Onthophagus costilatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus costulicollis Frey, 1975
Onthophagus crassicollis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus creber d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus cristatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus debilis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus densatus Frey, 1963
Onthophagus dicax Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus dicella Bates, 1888
Onthophagus dispar Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus diversus Reiche, 1847
Onthophagus dlabolai Balthasar, 1964
Onthophagus ebenicolor d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus emeritus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus excisiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus extensus Harold, 1878
Onthophagus falcarius Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus fallax d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavipennis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus flexifrons d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus fossibasis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus fossulatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus fulvocinctus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fumatus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus fuscivestis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus gemellatus Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus gradivus Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus haafi Frey, 1963
Onthophagus herus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus horridus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus incantatus Balthasar, 1967
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus insignis (Péringuey, 1896)⇒ Proagoderus fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus intonsus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus iringaensis Dierkens, 2022
Onthophagus jeanneli d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus jugicola d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus juncticornis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus kavirondi (d´Orbigny, 1913)⇒ Onthophagus kavirondus d´Orbigny, 1915
Onthophagus kirokanus Frey, 1975
Onthophagus koma Matsumura, 1937
Onthophagus laceratus (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus depressus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus laevidorsis d´Orbigny, 1907
Onthophagus lagnyi Paulian, 1937
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus laminidorsis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus latevittatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus latissimus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lemekensis d´Orbigny, 1915
Onthophagus leroyi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lilongweensis Dierkens, 2022
Onthophagus liopterus Harold, 1880
Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus longiceps d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus martaponsae
Onthophagus martelli Frey, 1972
Onthophagus martellii Frey, 1972
Onthophagus meruanus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus miricornis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus miscellus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus morettoi Josso, 2022
Onthophagus morosus Gerstaecker, 1871
Onthophagus nanus (Harold, 1878)⇒ Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus neavei d´Orbigny, 1914
Onthophagus nigriceps Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus nigricornis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus nigrinus Paulian, 1937
Onthophagus nigriventris d´Orbigny, 1902Black-bottom dung beetle
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902Common snipe fly
Onthophagus olidus Balthasar, 1964
Onthophagus omostigma d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ovulum Gerstaecker, 1871
Onthophagus parcepictus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus parvifrons (d´Orbigny, 1907)⇒ Onthophagus semiasper d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus perniger Boucomont, 1930
Onthophagus pictipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1871
Onthophagus planiceps (MacLeay, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1871
Onthophagus plicatifrons d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus polyedrus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus polyodon d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus polystigma d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pronocarinatus Josso, 2019
Onthophagus proteus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus protuberans Frey, 1955
Onthophagus pseudofimetarius Balthasar, 1946
Onthophagus pseudovinctus Tagliaferri ..., 2012
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus quadricuspis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus quadrilunatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus reticulundaticeps Josso, 2022
Onthophagus robertminettii Josso, 2022
Onthophagus rostrifer (Reitter, 1893)⇒ Onthophagus gibbulus Pallas, 1781
Onthophagus rubefactus (d´Orbigny, 1913)⇒ Onthophagus tessulatus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus rubenticollis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rubidus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus rufobasalis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus rufocastaneus Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus rufonotatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rugidorsis d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus sansibaricus Harold, 1878
Onthophagus sculptilis Gerstaecker, 1871
Onthophagus semiasper d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus semiflavus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus shimba Cambefort, 1980
Onthophagus simoni d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus simplex Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus simpliciceps d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus snoflaki Balthasar, 1944
Onthophagus sophiae Nicolas, 2006
Onthophagus sprecherae Moretto, 2013
Onthophagus spurcatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus stigmosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus stuhlmanni d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus subhumeralis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus subrugosus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus sutiliceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus taboranus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus tanganus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus teitanicus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus tenax Balthasar, 1964
Onthophagus tessulatus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus tricariniger d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ukerewensis Balthasar, 1937
Onthophagus umbilicatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus undaticeps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus unicarina d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus ursus Boucomont, 1926
Onthophagus usambaricus Paulian, 1937
Onthophagus valentineae Josso, 2019
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus variegranosus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus vassei d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus verrucosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus vinctoides Frey, 1957
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus violaceoviridis Paulian, 1937
Onthophagus virens (d´Orbigny, 1913)⇒ Onthophagus alcyonides d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus xanthopygus d´Orbigny, 1908


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