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Checklist for Tribe Pentodontini Mulsant, 1842
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
831
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
729
1797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
279
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
279
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
267
839
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
13
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
5 Genera with 18 Species
Heteroligus Kolbe, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18848SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Wernoryctes Dechambre, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
18 Species and 3 Subspecies
Heteroligus peringueyi Arrow, 1911
Heteroligus vagabundus Arrow, 1914
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Heteronychus atratus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Heteronychus plebejus Klug, 1832
Heteronychus licas Klug, 1835Black sugarcane beetle
Heteronychus mosambicus Péringuey, 1908
Pycnoschema corydon Olivier, 1789
Pycnoschema diversum Péringuey, 1901
Pycnoschema diversum diversum
Pycnoschema operculatum operculatum
Pycnoschema rawlinsi Dechambre, 1993
Pycnoschema schoutedeni Burgeon, 1928
Pycnoschema scrofa Harold, 1880
Pycnoschema subulatum Quedenfeldt, 1884
Temnorhynchus (Temnorhynchus) coronatus Fabricius, 1781
Temnorhynchus coronatus coronatus
Temnorhynchus clypeatus Klug, 1855
Temnorhynchus raffrayi Fairmaire, 1887
Temnorhynchus retusus Fabricius, 1781Plate-faced beetle
Wernoryctes werneri Dechambre, 1999


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