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Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Mashonaland Central (Mashonaland, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
265
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
265
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
98
260
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
81
238
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
19
79
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
16
66
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
20
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
20
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mashonaland Central
1 Family width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae (Latreille, 1802)Dung beetles31SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mashonaland Central
20 Genera with 31 Species
Adoretus Laporte, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Anisorrhina Westwood, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1902Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Leucocelis Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1775Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pedinorrhina Kraatz, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mashonaland Central
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adoretus (Adoretus) tessulatus Burmeister, 1855White grub
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Anisorrhina algoensis Westwood, 1842
Anomala exitialis Péringuey, 1902
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris laiiformis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Coptorhina auspicata Péringuey, 1901
Garreta azareus
Garreta malleolus Kolbe, 1895
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Leucocelis amethystina MacLeay, 1838
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onthophagus discretus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Schizonycha affinis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960

Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Mashonaland Central
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs
20
31
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
Scarabaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeoidea at itis.gov