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Checklist for Family Passalidae Leach, 1815 (bess beetle)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
15
1621
14333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
15
1621
14333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPassalidae
Leach, 1815
Bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles
21
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
21 Genera with 57 Species
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Aponelides Kuwert, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Aulacocyclus Kaup, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ciceronius Kaup, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Didimus Kaup, 188017SpeciesTaxom
Erionomus Kaup, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Flaminius Damoiseau, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Heliscus Zang, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Neleuops Kuwert, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Odontotaenius Kuwert, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Passalus Fabricius, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Paxillus Fr., 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pentalobus Kaup, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Petrejoides Kuwert, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ptichopus Kaup, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Rhodocanthopus Kaup, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Semicyclus Kaup, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Solenocyclus Kaup, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocephalus Kaup, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Verres Kaup, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Veturius Kaup, 03SpeciesTaxom
Vitellinus Kuwert, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
57 Species
Aulacocyclus deyrollei Kaup, 1868
Ciceronius elevaticornis Kuwert, 1891
Ciceronius morbillosus Klug, 1832
Ciceronius paucipunctus (Kuwert, 1890)⇒ Ciceronius morbillosus Klug, 1832
Ciceronius schroederi Kuwert, 1890
Didimus aberrans Kuwert, 1898
Didimus africanus Percheron, 1844
Didimus aloysiisabaudiae Pangella, 1906
Didimus alvaradoi Corella, 1941
Didimus crassus Arrow, 1907
Didimus ealaensis Hincks, 1933
Didimus fraudator (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Didimus punctipectus Kaup, 1868
Didimus haroldi Kuwert, 1898
Didimus knutsoni Aurivillius, 1886
Didimus laevis Klug, 1835
Didimus latifrons Corella, 1941
Didimus latipunctus Zang, 1905
Didimus nachtigali Kuwert, 1891
Didimus parastictus (Imhoff, 1843)⇒ Didimus haroldi Kuwert, 1898
Didimus punctipectus Kaup, 1868
Didimus ruwenzoricus Arrow, 1907
Didimus sansibaricus Harold, 1880
Erionomus alterego Kuwert, 1898
Erionomus latericrinitus Kuwert, 1891
Erionomus pilosus Aurivillius, 1886
Erionomus planiceps Eschscholtz, 1829
Erionomus platypleura Arrow, 1907
Erionomus studti (Kuwert, 1890)⇒ Erionomus pilosus Aurivillius, 1886
Flaminius lesnei Hincks, 1934
Flaminius nonfriedi Kuwert, 1891
Heliscus eclipticus Truqui, 1857
Neleuops interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1828
Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800Bessbug
Passalus (Passalus) punctiger Lepeletier &..., 1825Grass klipfish
Passalus exaratus (Klug, 1832)⇒ Solenocyclus exaratus Klug, 1832
Passalus jansoni Bates, 1886
Passalus petrejoides Kuwert, 1891
Paxillus leachi MacLeay, 1819
Pentalobus barbatus Fabricius, 1801
Pentalobus kaupi Boucher, 2005
Pentalobus minimus Corella, 1941
Pentalobus palinii Percheron, 1844
Pentalobus savagei Hope, 1844
Petrejoides silvaticus Castillo & R..., 1984
Ptichopus angulatus Percheron, 1835Haly's weedfish
Rhodocanthopus clypeoneleus (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Passalus clypeoneleus Kuwert, 1891
Rhodocanthopus spiniger (Bates, 1886)⇒ Passalus spiniger Bates, 1886
Semicyclus ferecinctus (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Semicyclus grayi Kaup, 1871
Semicyclus grayi Kaup, 1871
Solenocyclus exaratus Klug, 1832
Stephanocephalus hostilis Percheron, 1841
Verres deficiens Kuwert, 1891
Verres hageni Kaup, 1871
Veturius (Ouayana) laevior Kaup, 1868
Veturius (Veturius) schusteri Boucher, 2005
Veturius angulatus
Vitellinus approximatus Klug, 1832

Subnodes of Passalidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAulacocyclinae
Kaup, 1868
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPassalinae
Leach, 1815
17
53
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Passalidae at gbif.org
Passalidae at irmng.org
Passalidae at itis.gov