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Checklist for Tribe Pentodontini Mulsant, 1842
and region Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
793
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
790
1422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
142
751
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
649
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
33
397
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
28
293
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
96
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
96
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
94
206
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea-Bissau
4 Genera with 8 Species
Heteroligus Kolbe, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Prionoryctes Arrow, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea-Bissau
8 Species
Heteroligus meles Billberg, 1815Yam beetle
Heteronychus fossor Reiche, 1847
Heteronychus licas Klug, 1835Black sugarcane beetle
Heteronychus mosambicus Péringuey, 1908
Heteronychus parumpunctatus Burmeister, 1847
Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Phyllognathus degener (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Prionoryctes rufopiceus Arrow, 1911


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