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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Tanga Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
922
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
922
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
172
888
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
783
987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
328
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
45
311
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
53
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
53
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
45
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanga Region
45 Genera with 63 Species
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Afrodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Anisorrhina Westwood, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1929Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Argyrophegges Kraatz, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Caelorrhina Burmeister, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocala Kirby & Spence, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Chondrorrhina Kraatz, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Conradtia Kolbe, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 18973SpeciesTaxom
Entypophana Moser, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Eudicella White, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Goliathus Lamarck, 1909Goliath beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Heteropseudinca Valck Lucassen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hypselogenia Burmeister, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Janssensantus Paulian, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Marmylida Thomson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Mecynorhina Hope, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Molynoptera Kraatz, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Molynopteroides1SpeciesTaxom
Neptunides Thomson, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18439SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pedinorrhina Kraatz, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Phonotaenia Kraatz, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Plaesiorrhina Burmeister, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilophila Kolbe, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Porphyronota Burmeister, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ptychodesthes Kraatz, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdotis Burmeister, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Scaptocnemis Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Taurhina Burmeister, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanga Region
63 Species and 6 Subspecies
Afrodrepanus impressicollis Boheman, 1857
Anachalcos procerus Gerstaecker, 1871
Anisorrhina (Anisorrhina) laeviplaga Raffray, 1877
Anomala nigroscutellata Benderitter, 1929
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Caelorrhina semiviridis Bourgoin, 1919
Chlorocala africana Drury, 1773
Chlorocala africana oertzeni Kolbe, 1895
Chondrorrhina mhondana Oberthür, 1880
Chondrorrhina trivittata Schaum, 1841
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Conradtia principalis Kolbe, 1892
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Dicronorhina derbyana oberthuri Deyrolle, 1876
Diplognatha gagates Forster, 1771
Diplognatha montana Kolbe, 1892
Diplognatha viridichalcea Kolbe, 1897
Entypophana biapicata Moser, 1913
Eodrepanus parallelus Raffray, 1877
Eudicella (Eudicella) smithii MacLeay, 1838
Eudicella tetraspilota euthalia Bates, 1881
Garreta caffer Fahraeus, 1857
Goliathus kolbei (Kraatz, 1895)⇒ Goliathus albosignatus Boheman, 1857
Goliathus orientalis Moser, 1909
Heteropseudinca bituberculatus Moser, 1911
Hypselogenia corrosa Bates, 1881
Janssensantus inexpectatus Paulian, 1976
Labarrus innumerabilis Schmidt, 1910
Marmylida euparypha Gerstaecker, 1871
Mecynorhina (Amaurodes) passerinii Westwood, 1844Orange-Spotted Fruit Chafer
Mecynorhina oberthuri kirchneri Drumont, 1998
Mecynorhina harrisii peregrina Kolbe, 1895
Molynoptera multiguttata Kraatz, 1897
Molynopteroides guttiventris Moser, 1914
Neptunides polychrous (Allard, 1991)⇒ Taurrhina polychrous Thomson, 1879
Onthophagus binodulus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus vassei d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pachnoda trimaculata Kraatz, 1885
Pedinorrhina mhondana Oberthür, 1880
Phonotaenia balteata De Geer, 1778
Phonotaenia schoutedeni Moser, 1910
Popillia aeneipennis Ohaus, 1908
Popillia bisignata Kraatz, 1899
Popillia kraatzi Ohaus, 1897
Popillia meinhardti Kolbe, 1894
Porphyronota maculatissima Boheman, 1860
Ptychodesthes gratiosa Ancey, 1881
Rhabdotis aulica Fabricius, 1781Emerald fruit chafer
Rhabdotis sobrina Gory & Perch..., 1833
Rhyparus comorianus Fairmaire, 1896
Saprosites carinatus Bordat, 1992
Saprosites vosseleri Petrovitz, 1965
Scaptocnemis segregis Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus ocellatus Reiche, 1847
Taurhina polychrous fasciicollis Thomson, 1880
Valgus smithii MacLeay, 1838

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Tanga Region
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
28
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov