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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
3984
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
3574
10741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
529
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
529
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPassalidae
Leach, 1815
Bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles
13
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
13 Genera with 26 Species
Aponelides Kuwert, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Didimus Kaup, 18687SpeciesTaxom
Erionomus Kaup, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Heliscus Zang, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Neleuops Kuwert, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Odontotaenius Kuwert, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Passalus Fabricius, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Paxillus Fr., 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pentalobus Kaup, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Ptichopus Kaup, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhodocanthopus Kaup, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Verres Kaup, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Veturius Kaup, 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
26 Species
Didimus africanus Percheron, 1844
Didimus alvaradoi Corella, 1941
Didimus haroldi Kuwert, 1898
Didimus latifrons Corella, 1941
Didimus nachtigali Kuwert, 1891
Didimus parastictus (Imhoff, 1843)⇒ Didimus haroldi Kuwert, 1898
Didimus punctipectus Kaup, 1868
Erionomus alterego Kuwert, 1898
Erionomus pilosus Aurivillius, 1886
Erionomus planiceps Eschscholtz, 1829
Heliscus eclipticus Truqui, 1857
Neleuops interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1828
Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800Bessbug
Passalus jansoni Bates, 1886
Passalus petrejoides Kuwert, 1891
Paxillus leachi MacLeay, 1819
Pentalobus barbatus Fabricius, 1801
Pentalobus minimus Corella, 1941
Pentalobus palinii Percheron, 1844
Pentalobus savagei Hope, 1844
Rhodocanthopus clypeoneleus (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Passalus clypeoneleus Kuwert, 1891
Rhodocanthopus spiniger (Bates, 1886)⇒ Passalus spiniger Bates, 1886
Verres deficiens Kuwert, 1891
Verres hageni Kaup, 1871
Veturius (Ouayana) laevior Kaup, 1868
Veturius (Veturius) schusteri Boucher, 2005

Subnodes of Passalidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyPassalinae
Leach, 1815
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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