Chironinae Explained

Chironinae is a subfamily of beetles belonging to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Chironinae are primitive looking scarab beetles that occur in Africa, Asia (predominantly India) and Madagascar.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Genera and species

The following genera and species are included in Chironinae:

Genus Amphiceratodon Huchet, 2000
  • Amphiceratodon argonautes Huchet, 2002 - Africa
  • Amphiceratodon arrowi Huchet, 2002 - Africa
  • Amphiceratodon capensis (Hope, 1845) - Africa
  • Amphiceratodon karooensis Huchet, 2002
    Genus Chiron MacLeay, 1819
  • Chiron aberlenci Huchet, 2019 - Africa
  • Chiron assamensis Hope, 1845 - India
  • Chiron bartolozzii Huchet, 2019 - Somalia
  • Chiron cylindrus (Fabricius, 1798) - Palaearctic, Indomalaya
  • Chiron demirei Huchet, 2019 - Africa
  • Chiron elegans Huchet, 2020 - Africa
  • Chiron hovanus Fairmaire, 1901 - Madagascar
  • Chiron kelleri Fairmaire, 1893 - Somalia
  • Chiron lucifer Huchet, 2019 - Africa
  • Chiron mariannae Huchet, 2019 - Africa
  • Chiron massaicus Huchet, 2019 - Africa
  • Chiron oddurensis Huchet, 2019 - Somalia
  • Chiron senegalensis Hope, 1845 - Senegal
  • Chiron stuempkei Huchet, 2019 - Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda
  • Chiron volvulus Klug, 1855 - Mozambique
    Genus Theotimius Huchet, 2000 - Madagascar
  • Subgenus Amaecylius Huchet, 2000 - Africa, Madagascar
  • Theotimius angolensis Huchet, 2004 - Angola
  • Theotimius gravis (Péringuey, 1901) - Lesotho
  • Theotimius laevicollis (Arrow, 1936) - Kenya
  • Theotimius macleayi Huchet, 2003 - Madagascar
  • Theotimius mahafalensis (Paulian, 1976) - Madagascar
  • Theotimius patrizii (Boucomont, 1923) - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania
  • Theotimius pauliani Huchet, 2003 - Madagascar
  • Theotimius rhodesianus (Arrow, 1936) - Zambia, Mozambique
  • Subgenus Theotimius Huchet, 2000 - Madagascar
  • Theotimius grandis (Gory, 1838) - Africa

    Notes and References

    1. Huchet J.-B. (2000). – Scission du genre Chiron Mac Leay, 1819 et description de deux nouveaux genres de Chironidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 36(1): 3–28.
    2. Huchet J.-B. (2002). – Révision du genre Amphiceratodon Huchet 2000 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Chironidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 107(1): 61-78.
    3. Huchet J.-B., Lumaret J.-P. (2002). – The larva of Chiron senegalensis Hope & Westwood, 1845 and comments on relationships with other Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera : Chironidae). European Journal of Entomology 99(3): 363-372.
    4. Huchet J.-B. (2003). – Insectes Coléoptères Chironidae. Faune de Madagascar 90: 91 p. http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/faunemad/fm90.html
    5. Huchet J.-B. (2004). – Révision du genre Theotimius Huchet, 2000 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea: Chironidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 40(1): 3-21.
    6. Smith, Andrew B. T. "Book Review: Insecta Coleoptera Chironidae (Huchet, J.B. 2003)" (2003) Papers in Entomology, 119.
    7. Huchet J.-B. (2019a). – Quatre nouvelles espèces du genre Chiron MacLeay, 1819 de la région afrotropicale (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea : Chironidae). Coléoptères 25(11) : 157-178.
    8. Huchet J.-B. (2019b). – Un nouveau Chiron MacLeay, 1819 d’Afrique subsaharienne (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea : Chironidae). Coléoptères 25(13) : 185-192.
    9. Huchet J.-B. (2019c). – Trois nouveaux Chiron MacLeay, 1819 d’Afrique orientale (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea : Chironidae). Coléoptères 25(16) : 213-224.
    10. Huchet J.-B., (2020). – Chiron elegans, nouvelle espèce d’Afrique subsaharienne (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea : Chironidae). Faunitaxys 8(9) : 1-3.

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