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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
4086
23930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
91
3664
20571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
584
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
584
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPassalidae
Leach, 1815
Bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles
3
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
3 Genera with 25 Species
Didimus Kaup, 188016SpeciesTaxom
Erionomus Kaup, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Pentalobus Kaup, 18445SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
25 Species
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 nachtigali Kuwert, 1891
Didimus parastictus (Imhoff, 1843)⇒ Didimus haroldi Kuwert, 1898
Didimus punctipectus Kaup, 1868
Didimus ruwenzoricus Arrow, 1907
Didimus sansibaricus Harold, 1880
Erionomus pilosus Aurivillius, 1886
Erionomus planiceps Eschscholtz, 1829
Erionomus platypleura Arrow, 1907
Erionomus studti (Kuwert, 1890)⇒ Erionomus pilosus Aurivillius, 1886
Pentalobus barbatus Fabricius, 1801
Pentalobus kaupi Boucher, 2005
Pentalobus minimus Corella, 1941
Pentalobus palinii Percheron, 1844
Pentalobus savagei Hope, 1844

Subnodes of Passalidae with occurrences in Central Africa
SubfamilyPassalinae
Leach, 1815
3
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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