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Checklist for Tribe Oryctini Mulsant, 1842
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
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
15
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOryctini
Mulsant, 1842
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
4 Genera with 11 Species
Cyphonistes Burmeister, 04SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1905Coconut rhinoceros beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1828
Ox Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Xenodorus Brême, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
11 Species and 3 Subspecies
Cyphonistes burmeisteri Dohrn, 1876
Cyphonistes tuberculifrons Quedenfeldt, 1884
Cyphonistes vallatus guineensis Paulian, 1954
Cyphonistes vallatus vallatus
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes erebus Burmeister, 1847
Oryctes erebus erebus
Oryctes gigas Castelnau, 1840
Oryctes monoceros Olivier, 1789African rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes ohausi Minck, 1913
Oryctes owariensis (Palisot de B..., 1807)⇒ Oryctes gigas Castelnau, 1840
Oryctes sjoestedti Kolbe, 1905
Xenodorus janus Fabricius, 1801


Links, sources and further information
Oryctini at artfakta.se
Oryctini at dyntaxa.se
Oryctini at itis.gov