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Checklist for Tribe Pentodontini 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
 
TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
6
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
6 Genera with 17 Species
Heteroligus Kolbe, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Prionoryctes Arrow, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 18475SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Heteroligus appius Burmeister, 1847
Heteroligus meles Billberg, 1815Yam beetle
Heteroligus sebastiani Endrödi, 1973
Heteronychus citernii Paoli, 1934
Heteronychus mosambicus Péringuey, 1908
Heteronychus parumpunctatus Burmeister, 1847
Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Phyllognathus degener (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Prionoryctes breviusculus Arrow, 1911
Prionoryctes capreolus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Prionoryctes rufopiceus Arrow, 1911
Pycnoschema armatum Thomson, 1859
Pycnoschema operculatum camerunum Kolbe, 1908
Pycnoschema suillum Kolbe, 1905
Temnorhynchus (Temnorhynchus) coronatus Fabricius, 1781
Temnorhynchus coronatus coronatus
Temnorhynchus cribratus Bates, 1884
Temnorhynchus cribratus cribratus
Temnorhynchus repandus Burmeister, 1847


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