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Checklist for Subfamily Rutelinae MacLeay, 1819 (Shining Flower Chafers)
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
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
7 Genera with 28 Species
Adoretus Laporte, 179210SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1906Shining Leaf Chafer8SpeciesTaxom
Gnatholabis Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Prodoretus Brenske, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Rhinyptia Burmeister, 19742SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
28 Species
Adoretus (Adoretus) cylindricus Frey, 1970
Adoretus (Adoretus) depressus Frey, 1973
Adoretus (Adoretus) deschampsi Limbourg & C..., 2014
Adoretus (Adoretus) ghanaensis Frey, 1973
Adoretus (Adoretus) legalli Limbourg, 2014
Adoretus (Adoretus) merkli Limbourg, 2011
Adoretus (Adoretus) pubipennis Castelnau, 1840
Adoretus (Adoretus) similis Benderitter, 1922
Adoretus siganus Ohaus, 1928
Adoretus umbrosus (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Lepadoretus compressus Weber, 1801
Anomala albopilosa Hope, 1839Green chafer
Anomala coolsi Limbourg, 2005
Anomala distinguenda Blanchard, 1851
Anomala dossidea Ohaus, 1925
Anomala immarginata (Reitter, 1903)⇒ Anomala albopilosa Hope, 1839
Anomala plebeja (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Anomala posterior Harold, 1869
Anomala posterior Harold, 1869
Anomala tibialis Schaeffer, 1906Padre island tibial scarab
Gnatholabis suturalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Mimela jolyi Limbourg, 2016
Popillia ghanaensis Limbourg, 2007
Popillia jolyi Limbourg, 2006
Popillia smaragdina Kraatz, 1892
Prodoretus endroedii Frey, 1973
Prodoretus guineensis Ohaus, 1912
Prodoretus unguicularis Ohaus, 1912
Rhinyptia endroedyi Machatschke, 1974
Rhinyptia sebastiani Machatschke, 1974

Subnodes of Rutelinae with occurrences in Ghana
TribeAdoretini
Burmeister, 1844
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAnomalini
Mulsant, 1842
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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