Chironidae is a family of beetles belonging to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Chironidae are primitive looking scarab beetles that occur in Africa, Asia (predominantly India) and Madagascar.
Genera and species
The following genera and species are included in Chironidae:
Genus Amphiceratodon <small>Huchet, 2000</small>
Amphiceratodon argonautes <small>Huchet, 2002</small> - Africa
Amphiceratodon arrowi <small>Huchet, 2002</small> - Africa
Amphiceratodon capensis <small>(Hope, 1845)</small> - Africa
Amphiceratodon karooensis <small>Huchet, 2002</small>
Genus Chiron <small>MacLeay, 1819</small>
Chiron aberlenci <small>Huchet, 2019</small> - Africa
Chiron assamensis <small>Hope, 1845</small> - India
Chiron bartolozzii <small>Huchet, 2019</small> - Somalia
Chiron cylindrus <small>(Fabricius, 1798)</small> - Palaearctic, Indomalaya
Chiron demirei <small>Huchet, 2019</small> - Africa
Chiron elegans <small>Huchet, 2020</small> - Africa
Chiron hovanus <small>Fairmaire, 1901</small> - Madagascar
Chiron kelleri <small>Fairmaire, 1893</small> - Somalia
Chiron lucifer <small>Huchet, 2019</small> - Africa
Chiron mariannae <small>Huchet, 2019</small> - Africa
Chiron massaicus <small>Huchet, 2019</small> - Africa
Chiron oddurensis <small>Huchet, 2019</small> - Somalia
Chiron senegalensis <small>Hope, 1845</small> - Senegal
Chiron stuempkei <small>Huchet, 2019</small> - Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda
Chiron vignei <small>Huchet, 2025</small> - Tanzania
Chiron volvulus <small>Klug, 1855</small> - Mozambique
Genus Theotimius <small>Huchet, 2000</small>
Subgenus Amaecylius <small>Huchet, 2000</small> - Africa, Madagascar
: Theotimius angolensis <small>Huchet, 2004</small> - Angola
: Theotimius gravis <small>(Péringuey, 1901)</small> - Lesotho
: Theotimius laevicollis <small>(Arrow, 1936)</small> - Kenya
: Theotimius macleayi <small>Huchet, 2003</small> - Madagascar
: Theotimius mahafalensis <small>(Paulian, 1976)</small> - Madagascar
: Theotimius patrizii <small>(Boucomont, 1923)</small> - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania
: Theotimius pauliani <small>Huchet, 2003</small> - Madagascar
: Theotimius rhodesianus <small>(Arrow, 1936)</small> - Zambia, Mozambique
Subgenus Theotimius <small>Huchet, 2000</small>
: Theotimius grandis <small>(Gory, 1838)</small> - Sahelian Africa
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