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Checklist for Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
and region Eastern Province (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
273
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
273
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
268
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
243
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
10
64
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Province (Kenya)
10 Families width 141 Species and 3 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles132SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae (Latreille, 1802)Casebearers0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules0SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Province (Kenya)
64 Genera with 141 Species
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Agoliinus Schmidt, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Caccocnemus Jekel, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18888SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnema Stephens, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalconotus Reiche, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1908Mexican dung beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Dineutus MacLeay, 1825
whirligig beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Dorbignyolus Branco, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19012SpeciesTaxom
Epidrepanus1SpeciesTaxom
Epuraea Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudicella White, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus2SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melyris Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Ochyra Pascoe, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 188618SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 186714SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Parascatonomus Paulian, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pericompsus LeConte, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Plagithmysus Motschulsky, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudinca Kraatz, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphorrhina Klug, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeolus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocrates Kolbe, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Trechus Clairville, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Uracanthus Hope, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Province (Kenya)
141 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808Northern Dung Beetle
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Allogymnopleurus signaticollis Waterhouse, 1890
Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871
Aptychonitis anomalus Gestro, 1895
Caccobius castaneus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Caccocnemus castaneus Klug, 1855
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccocnemus castaneus Klug, 1855
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthidium gerstaeckeri Harold, 1867
Catharsius furcillatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
Catharsius mirabilis Felsche, 1901
Catharsius oedipus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius pseudocongolensis Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Chalconotus convexus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Cheironitis dentifemoralis Ferreira, 1976
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris algol Nguyen-phung, 1989
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris elpheneroides Felsche, 1910
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris typhoeus Gerstaecker, 1884
Copris usambaricus Gillet, 1908
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Dorbignyolus mirecribratus d´Orbigny, 1913
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Eodrepanus bechynei Janssens, 1953
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Epidrepanus pulvinarius Balthasar, 1963
Eudicella (Eudicella) tetraspilota Harold, 1879
Euoniticellus inaequalis Reiche, 1850
Euoniticellus kawanus Janssens, 1939
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Garreta lugens Fairmaire, 1891
Gymnopleurus laevicollis (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Gymnopleurus purpureus Garreta, 1914
Gymnopleurus reichei Waterhouse, 1890
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Hamonthophagus depressus Harold, 1871Scarab beetle
Hamonthophagus laceratus Gerstaecker, 1871
Harpalus (Harpalus) meteorus Basilewsky, 1946
Heliocopris anadematus Gillet, 1908
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Liatongus spathulatus Roth, 1851
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius ovulum Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius tuberifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Milichus picticollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Neosisyphus setiger Roth, 1851
Neosisyphus tibialis Raffray, 1877
Ochyra coarctata polyrhachis (McKeown, 1945)⇒ Ochyra coarctata Pascoe, 1871
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis anthracinus Felsche, 1907
Onitis bispicticollis Krikken, 1977
Onitis fractipes Boucomont, 1923
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis lobipes Felsche, 1907
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis paramniszechi Ferreira, 1976
Onitis pinheyi Ferreira, 1977
Onitis popei Ferreira, 1977
Onitis pseudoorthopus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis thoracicus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus axillaris (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus criniger d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus cavifrons Harold, 1886
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus miricollis Frey, 1962
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus shimba Cambefort, 1980
Onthophagus simplex Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Pachysoma bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Parascatonomus penicillatus Harold, 1879
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) alcimus Erwin, 1974
Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Phalops fimbriatus Klug, 1835
Plagithmysus microgaster microgaster Sharp, 1879
Platyonitis smeenkorum Krikken, 1974
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus extensus Harold, 1878
Proagoderus harpax Fabricius, 1801
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus nigricornis Fairmaire, 1887
Proagoderus quadriarmatus Fairmaire, 1892
Protaetia garreta Bourgoin, 1916
Pseudinca fischeri Kolbe, 1895
Rhamphorrhina bertolonii Lucas, 1879
Scarabaeolus ebenus Klug, 1855
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus fraterculus Kolbe, 1895
Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus planifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus ocellatus Reiche, 1847
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Stenus cicindela Sharp, 1874
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Trechus lampros leptus Jeannel, 1935
Uracanthus cryptophagus Olliff, 1892Australian citrus branch borer

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Eastern Province (Kenya)
SuborderAdephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
8
60
138
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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Coleoptera at szmn.sbras.ru
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Coleoptera at gbif.org
Coleoptera at irmng.org
Coleoptera at itis.gov
Coleoptera at kaefer-der-welt.de
Coleoptera at marinespecies.org