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Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region West Cameroon (Cameroon)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
21
67
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
21
67
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
21
67
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
18
64
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
8
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
7
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Cameroon
2 Families width 9 Species
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae (Latreille, 1804)Stag Beetle5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Cameroon
8 Genera with 9 Species
Cyphonistes Burmeister, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Heteroligus Kolbe, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Homoderus Parry, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Prionoryctes Arrow, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoelus Parry, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Cameroon
9 Species
Cyphonistes tuberculifrons Quedenfeldt, 1884
Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
Heteroligus meles Billberg, 1815Yam beetle
Homoderus gladiator Jakowlew, 1895
Nigidius grandis Hope, 1841
Prionoryctes camerunus Prell, 1914
Prosopocoelus antilopus Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoelus savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) antilopus (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Prosopocoilus antilope Swederus, 1787

Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in West Cameroon
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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