Orphninae

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]

Orphninae
Madecorphnus falcatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Orphninae

(Erichson, 1847)
Tribes

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. Jameson, M. L. and F. C. Ocampo. Orphninae. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum. 2005 Version.
  2. 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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