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Checklist for Tribe Pentodontini Mulsant, 1842
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
157
368
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
14
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
7 Genera with 21 Species
Alissonotum Arrow, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Heteroligus Kolbe, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Prionoryctes Arrow, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18849SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 19057SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
21 Species and 6 Subspecies
Alissonotum africanum Endrödi, 1974
Heteroligus appius Burmeister, 1847
Heteroligus meles Billberg, 1815Yam beetle
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 diversum Péringuey, 1901
Pycnoschema diversum diversum
Pycnoschema lacordairei Thomson, 1859
Pycnoschema operculatum Thomson, 1859
Pycnoschema operculatum camerunum Kolbe, 1908
Pycnoschema operculatum operculatum
Pycnoschema scrofa Harold, 1880
Pycnoschema subulatum Quedenfeldt, 1884
Temnorhynchus cribratus Bates, 1884
Temnorhynchus cribratus cribratus
Temnorhynchus cribratus freyi Endrödi, 1961
Temnorhynchus flavipennis Arrow, 1937
Temnorhynchus luna luna
Temnorhynchus repandus Burmeister, 1847
Temnorhynchus rugatus Kolbe, 1905


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