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Checklist for Tribe Pentodontini Mulsant, 1842
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		223
6838
56840		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		223
6838
56840		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		209
6733
56403		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		185
6591
56071		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		22
1596
21098		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		21
1236
15677		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
1048
10177		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles		11
1048
10177		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles		977
9733		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles		47
274		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
29
188		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
29 Genera with 188 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPTW
Alissonotum Arrow, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Ampotis Dechambre & ..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Aphonodelus Kolbe, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Australocus Dupuis, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Callistemonus Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dalgopus2SpeciesTaxom
Ebolowanius Dechambre, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Heteroconus Kolbe, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Heteroligus Kolbe, 191415SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 194258SpeciesTaxom
Heterostriatus1SpeciesTaxom
Homoeomorphus Burmeister, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Lonchotus Burmeister, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Marronus Coquerel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Mellissius Wollaston, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Nimbacola Paulian, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Orsilochus Stål, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Paranodon Cockerell, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parisomorphus Schaufuss, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 19546SpeciesTaxom
Pentodontoschema Péringuey, 18477SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 03SpeciesTaxom
Prionoryctes Arrow, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 197841SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 031SpeciesTaxom
Temnorrhynchus Alluaud, 17817SpeciesTaxom
Toxophyllus Fairmaire, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Wernoryctes Dechambre, 19995SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
188 Species and 30 Subspecies
Alissonotum africanum Endrödi, 1974
Alissonotum camerunum Kolbe, 1905
Alissonotum lerui Dupuis, 1998
Alissonotum nitens Paulian, 1970
Alissonotum quadridens Dupuis, 1998
Ampotis alticola Dechambre & ..., 1979
Aphonodelus coriaceipennis Kolbe, 1905
Aphonodelus mraci Dechambre, 1993
Australocus bicornutus Dupuis, 2010
Callistemonus intrusus Péringuey, 1901
Dalgopus aethiopicus Dechambre, 2001
Dalgopus major Dechambre, 2001
Ebolowanius mirei Dechambre, 1979
Heteroconus muticus Burmeister, 1847
Heteroligus appius Burmeister, 1847
Heteroligus bianoensis Burgeon, 1947
Heteroligus brevis Quedenfeldt, 1888
Heteroligus falvopilosus Prell, 1914
Heteroligus geotrupinus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Heteroligus meles Billberg, 1815Yam beetle
Heteroligus minor Burgeon, 1947
Heteroligus miser Arrow, 1941
Heteroligus pentodontinus Kolbe, 1905
Heteroligus peringueyi Arrow, 1911
Heteroligus planifrons Prell, 1914
Heteroligus rojkoffi Dupuis, 2010
Heteroligus sebastiani Endrödi, 1973
Heteroligus truncaticeps Fairmaire, 1887
Heteroligus vagabundus Arrow, 1914
Heteronychus abyssinicus Jack, 1923
Heteronychus amplipennis Benderitter, 1915
Heteronychus andersoni Jack, 1923
Heteronychus approximans Kolbe, 1900
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Heteronychus arator arator
Heteronychus arator borealis Endrödi, 1961
Heteronychus arator centralis Endrödi, 1961
Heteronychus ascanius Kolbe, 1900
Heteronychus atratus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Heteronychus plebejus Klug, 1832
Heteronychus basilewskyi Endrödi, 1966
Heteronychus bituberculatus Kolbe, 1900
Heteronychus brittoni Ferreira, 1965
Heteronychus carvalhoi Ferreira, 1970
Heteronychus citernii Paoli, 1934
Heteronychus congoensis Kolbe, 1900
Heteronychus consimilis (Kolbe, 1900)⇒ Heteronychus pauperatus Péringuey, 1901
Heteronychus cordatus Endrödi, 1974
Heteronychus costatus Lansberge, 1886
Heteronychus cricetus Hausmann, 1807
Heteronychus desaegeri Burgeon, 1947
Heteronychus fossor Reiche, 1847
Heteronychus impudens Jack, 1923
Heteronychus infans Kolbe, 1897
Heteronychus inoportunus Ferreira, 1966
Heteronychus insignificus Jack, 1923
Heteronychus insignificus gracilis Paulian, 1954
Heteronychus insignificus insignificus
Heteronychus jacki Arrow, 1936
Heteronychus licas Klug, 1835Black sugarcane beetle
Heteronychus lusingae Endrödi, 1974
Heteronychus minimus Dupuis, 2012
Heteronychus minutus Burmeister, 1847
Heteronychus mollis Endrödi, 1961
Heteronychus monodi Paulian, 1954
Heteronychus mosambicus Péringuey, 1908
Heteronychus muticus Benderitter, 1915
Heteronychus niger Klug, 1855
Heteronychus obtusifrons Fairmaire, 1893
Heteronychus paolii Arrow, 1936
Heteronychus parumpunctatus Burmeister, 1847
Heteronychus parvus Burmeister, 1847
Heteronychus pauperatus Péringuey, 1901
Heteronychus plebejus Klug, 1832
Heteronychus puerilis Kolbe, 1900
Heteronychus puncticollis Jack, 1923
Heteronychus pygidialis Kolbe, 1900
Heteronychus rusticus Klug, 1832
Heteronychus rusticus niger Klug, 1855
Heteronychus rusticus rusticus
Heteronychus sabackyi Endrödi, 1975
Heteronychus similis Dechambre, 1992
Heteronychus simulans Jack, 1923
Heteronychus tenuestriatus Fairmaire, 1893
Heteronychus tenuistriatus
Heteronychus tristis Boheman, 1857
Heteronychus vixstriatus Jack, 1923
Heteronychus wittei Janssens, 1942
Heterostriatus lerui Dupuis, 2006
Homoeomorphus nitidus Dechambre & ..., 1999
Homoeomorphus rufipes Burmeister, 1847
Lonchotus crassus (Klug, 1832)⇒ Lonchotus lentus Burmeister, 1847
Lonchotus lentus Burmeister, 1847
Lonchotus politus Arrow, 1908
Marronus borbonicus Coquerel, 1866
Mellissius adumbratus Wollaston, 1875Shadowy Chafer
Mellissius eudoxus Wollaston, 1877Melliss' Hornless Chafer
Mellissius oryctoides Decelle, 1972Melliss' Dented Chafer
Mellissius popei Endrödi, 1972
Nimbacola lamottei Paulian, 1970
Orsilochus cornutus Thunberg, 1818
Orsilochus kochi Ferreira, 1965
Paranodon coquereli Fairmaire, 1871
Parisomorphus descarpentriesi Lebis, 1961
Parisomorphus ganglbaueri Fairmaire, 1901
Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus dispar Baudi, 1870
Pentodon algerinus nubicus Bunalski & S..., 2020
Pentodon algerinus tchadense Paulian, 1954
Pentodontoschema aries
Pentodontoschema caper Prell, 1936
Pentodontoschema capicola Péringuey, 1901
Pentodontoschema deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Pentodontoschema diversum Péringuey, 1901
Pentodontoschema endroedyyoungai Endrödi, 1975
Pentodontoschema nireum Burmeister, 1847
Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Phyllognathus degener (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Phyllognathus orion Olivier, 1789
Phyllognathus sabatinellii Endrödi, 1979
Podalgus cuniculus Semenov, 1890
Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895
Podalgus cuniculus cuniculus
Prionoryctes breviusculus Arrow, 1911
Prionoryctes camerunus Prell, 1914
Prionoryctes capreolus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Prionoryctes intermedius Prell, 1912
Prionoryctes laticollis Prell, 1912
Prionoryctes rufopiceus Arrow, 1911
Pycnoschema andrei Dechambre, 1993
Pycnoschema antinorii Gestro, 1881
Pycnoschema antiorii Gestro, 1881
Pycnoschema armatum Thomson, 1859
Pycnoschema brittoni Endrödi, 1961
Pycnoschema corydon Olivier, 1789
Pycnoschema cuspidatum Thomson, 1859
Pycnoschema dechambrei Silvestre, 2000
Pycnoschema desfontainei Silvestre, 2000
Pycnoschema desfontainei desfontainei
Pycnoschema desfontainei ivoriense Silvestre, 2000
Pycnoschema diversum Péringuey, 1901
Pycnoschema diversum cavifrons Lesne, 1906
Pycnoschema diversum diversum
Pycnoschema drumonti Silvestre, 2016
Pycnoschema fortipes Fairmaire, 1892
Pycnoschema hassoni Bouyer, 2014
Pycnoschema jacquesi Silvestre & ..., 2023
Pycnoschema lacordairei Thomson, 1859
Pycnoschema mandibularis Dechambre, 1978
Pycnoschema mashunum Péringuey, 1901
Pycnoschema mirei Dechambre, 1978
Pycnoschema mossambicum Prokofiev, 2012
Pycnoschema operculatum Thomson, 1859
Pycnoschema operculatum camerunum Kolbe, 1908
Pycnoschema operculatum musicum Arrow, 1908
Pycnoschema operculatum operculatum
Pycnoschema parvicornis Fairmaire, 1894
Pycnoschema politum Arrow, 1906
Pycnoschema popei Dechambre, 1978
Pycnoschema prostome Fairmaire, 1897
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Pycnoschema rawlinsi Dechambre, 1993
Pycnoschema schoutedeni Burgeon, 1928
Pycnoschema scrofa Harold, 1880
Pycnoschema simplicicolle Kolbe, 1905
Pycnoschema stricticeps Fairmaire, 1893
Pycnoschema subulatum Quedenfeldt, 1884
Pycnoschema suillum Kolbe, 1905
Pycnoschema uhligi Dechambre, 1993
Pycnoschema villiersi Dechambre, 1978
Temnorhynchus baal sennaariensis Fairmaire, 1868
Temnorhynchus (Temnorhynchus) coronatus Fabricius, 1781
Temnorhynchus coronatus antiochus Fairmaire, 1868
Temnorhynchus coronatus coronatus
Temnorhynchus coronatus diana Palisot de B..., 1805
Temnorhynchus coronatus natalensis Kolbe, 1887
Temnorhynchus burgeoni Paulian, 1946
Temnorhynchus clypeatus Klug, 1855
Temnorhynchus congoanus (Paulian, 1946)⇒ Temnorhynchus raffrayi Fairmaire, 1887
Temnorhynchus cribratus Bates, 1884
Temnorhynchus cribratus cribratus
Temnorhynchus cribratus freyi Endrödi, 1961
Temnorhynchus elongatus Arrow, 1937
Temnorhynchus flavipennis Arrow, 1937
Temnorhynchus kasanganus Krell, 1993
Temnorhynchus luna Fairmaire, 1868
Temnorhynchus luna luna
Temnorhynchus minor Paulian, 1946
Temnorhynchus overlaeti Burgeon, 1947
Temnorhynchus raffrayi Fairmaire, 1887
Temnorhynchus repandus Burmeister, 1847
Temnorhynchus retusus Fabricius, 1781Plate-faced beetle
Temnorhynchus rugatus Kolbe, 1905
Temnorhynchus scutiger Kolbe, 1905
Temnorhynchus sjoestedti Kolbe, 1910
Temnorhynchus stormsi Duvivier, 1891
Temnorhynchus tridentatus Lansberge, 1886
Temnorhynchus zairensis Krell, 1995
Temnorhynchus zambezianus Krell, 1992
Temnorhynchus zambezianus occidentalis Krell, 1992
Temnorhynchus zambezianus zambezianus
Temnorrhynchus bubalus Péringuey, 1901
Temnorrhynchus clypeatus Klug, 1855
Temnorrhynchus coronatus Fabricius, 1781
Temnorrhynchus descarpentriesi
Temnorrhynchus diana
Temnorrhynchus faunus Péringuey, 1901
Temnorrhynchus retusus Fabricius, 1781African rhinocerus beetle
Toxophyllus descarpentriesi (Lebis, 1961)⇒ Parisomorphus descarpentriesi Lebis, 1961
Toxophyllus ganglbaueri (Fairmaire, 1901)⇒ Parisomorphus ganglbaueri Fairmaire, 1901
Wernoryctes barclayi Takano, 2020
Wernoryctes minettii Silvestre, 2011
Wernoryctes sarahae Takano, 2020
Wernoryctes smithi Takano, 2020
Wernoryctes werneri Dechambre, 1999


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