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Checklist for Tribe Pentodontini Mulsant, 1842
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
1006
2826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
860
2268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
114
317
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
6 Genera with 9 Species
Calicnemis Castelnau, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Musurgus Vauloger, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 07SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
9 Species and 6 Subspecies
Calicnemis truncatifrons truncatifrons
Cheiroplatys orizabus Fairmaire, 1878
Musurgus stridens Vauloger, 1898
Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon idiota memnon Jakovlev, 1902
Pentodon variolopunctatus Fairmaire, 1879
Pentodon variolopunctatus deserti Heyden, 1899
Pentodon variolopunctatus variolopunctatus
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895


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