Orphninae

Orphninae
Madecorphnus falcatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Erichson, 1847
Tribes

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Orphninae is a subfamily of beetles in the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. There are two tribes in the family, the New World Aegidiini and the Old World Orphnini.[1] They are mostly tropical beetles.[2]

As of 2013 there are about 195 species in the subfamily. They are classified in 15 genera: 4 in the tribe Aegidiini and 11 in the Orphnini. In addition, the genus Stenosternus is provisionally placed in the Aegidiini.[2]

Taxonomy

Taxa include:[1][3]

  • Tribe Aegidiini
    • Genus Aegidiellus
    • Genus Aegidium
    • Genus Aegidinus
    • Genus Paraegidium
    • Genus Stenosternus[2]
  • Tribe Orphnini
    • Genus Madecorphnus
    • Genus Pseudorphnus
    • Genus Renorphnus
    • Genus Triodontus

References

  1. ^ a b Jameson, M. L. and F. C. Ocampo. Orphninae. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum. 2005 Version.
  2. ^ a b c Frolov, A. (2013). Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). ZooKeys 335 33-46.
  3. ^ Frolov, A. V. and O. Montreuil. (2009). A new genus of Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Madagascar. Zoosystematica Rossica 18(1) 65-69.


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