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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
658
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
537
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
188
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
188
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
164
468
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
164 Genera with 468 Species
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Ablabera Erichson, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Allobodilus Petrovitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Amazula Kraatz, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Amphiceratodon Huchet, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Anisorrhina Westwood, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1899Shining Leaf Chafer6SpeciesTaxom
Aphelorhina1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Archocamenta Brenske, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Brachymacroma Kraatz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Caccocnemus Jekel, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cantotius Bordat, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185711SpeciesTaxom
Chalconotus Reiche, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cheirolasia Westwood, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Clinteroides Schoch, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Clitopa Erichson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Coenochilus Burmeister &..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle16SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclomera Klug, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Cymophorus Kirby, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonistes Burmeister, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Dicranorrhina Hope Burmeister, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorrhina Burmeister, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diphrontis Gerstaecker, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Dischista Burmeister, 17783SpeciesTaxom
Discopeltis Burmeister, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Doaphius Balthasar, 02SpeciesTaxom
Elaphinis Burmeister, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Eudicella White, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimus Le Peletier ..., 1758Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18438SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus3SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18788SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 19133SpeciesTaxom
Ischnostomiella Krikken, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Jossonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Kirprellius Allsopp, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Kurtops2SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Leucocelis Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Loricatarsa Frey, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Macromina Burmeister &..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Macroretrus Péringuey, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Mausoleopsis Lansberge, 20223SpeciesTaxom
Megalonitis Janssens, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 185714SpeciesTaxom
Microcamenta Brenske, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Mzansica Perissinotto, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Neateuchus Gillet, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Neocalaphodius Bordat, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Niphetophora Kraatz, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Nobius Mulsant & Rey, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Odontoloma Boheman, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Oedanomerus Waterhouse, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 188619SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 191373SpeciesTaxom
Oplostomus McLeay, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Orphnus MacLeay, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1775Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Pachnodella Stichel, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Paraclitopa Waterhouse, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Paradidactylia Balthasar, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Paraixodina Roggero, Bar..., 19631SpeciesTaxom
Parascatonomus Paulian, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Parateuchus1SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Pedinorrhina Kraatz, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18677SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 18427SpeciesTaxom
Phonotaenia Kraatz, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Phoxomela Schaum, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Phoxomeloides1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacotarsus Harold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Plaesiorrhinella Krikken, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Porphyronota Burmeister, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 190112SpeciesTaxom
Prodoretus Brenske, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclinteria2SpeciesTaxom
Pseustophylla Péringuey, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopanelus Arrow, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdotis Burmeister, 18335SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoplatys Westwood, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Scaphorhina Quedenfeldt, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeolus Balthasar, 186014SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 190127SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Sebasteos Westwood, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18187SpeciesTaxom
Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 19044SpeciesTaxom
Spilophorus Schaum, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenoserica Brenske, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Stephanorrhina Burmeister, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Syrichthodontus Péringuey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Syrictes Prell, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Tephraea Burmeister, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Tiaronthophagus Roggero, Mor..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Tragiscus Klug, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodioides Paulian, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Trichinopus Waterhouse, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Trichostetha Burmeister, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Xeloma Kraatz, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
468 Species and 22 Subspecies
Ablabera hottentota Péringuey, 1904
Ablabera setosa Frey, 1960
Ablaberoides crassus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides flavipennis Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides tenellus Fahraeus, 1857
Adoretus (Adoretus) bechuanus Péringuey, 1902
Adoretus (Adoretus) exsculptus Frey, 1970
Adoretus (Adoretus) fusculus Fahraeus, 1857
Adoretus (Adoretus) nasutus Fahraeus, 1857
Adoretus (Adoretus) picinus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Adoretus nasutus Fahraeus, 1857
Adoretus (Adoretus) vittiger Frey, 1970
Adoretus fallaciosus Péringuey, 1902
Aganocrossus periculosus Bordat, 1992
Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808Northern Dung Beetle
Allobodilus notabilis Petrovitz, 1963
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Amazula suavis Burmeister, 1847
Amphiceratodon capensis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Anisorrhina algoensis Westwood, 1842
Anisorrhina flavomaculata Fabricius, 1798
Anisorrhina quadricornis (Janson, 1884)⇒ Anisorrhina laeviplaga Raffray, 1877
Anomala caffra Burmeister, 1844
Anomala immatura Boheman, 1860
Anomala nigrovestita Arrow, 1899
Anomala phthysica Péringuey, 1902
Anomala resplendens Fahraeus, 1857
Anomala transvalensis Arrow, 1899
Aphelorhina tibialis (Waterhouse, 1879)⇒ Stephanorrhina tibialis Waterhouse, 1879
Aphodius (Aphodobius) misellus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Trichaphodius misellus Boheman, 1857
Aphodius (Calaphodius) moestus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Labarrus) pseudolividus (Balthasar, 1941)⇒ Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Aphodius (Nialus) nigrita (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius peregrinus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Nobius hepaticus Roth, 1851
Aphodius posticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Pharaphodius russatus Erichson, 1842
Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Apogonia ovata (Fåhraeus, 1857)⇒ Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Archocamenta ventricosa Boheman, 1860
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Bodilus acutifrons Petrovitz, 1958
Brachymacroma emarginicollis Boheman, 1857
Caccobius castaneus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Caccocnemus castaneus Klug, 1855
Caccobius cavatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius histerinus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Caccocnemus castaneus Klug, 1855
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Cantotius sexmaculosus Schmidt, 1911
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius disseptus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Chalconotus convexus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Cheirolasia burkei Westwood, 1843
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Clinteroides permutans Burmeister, 1842
Clitopa bechuanensis Moser, 1919
Coenochilus hospes Péringuey, 1900
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris subsidens Péringuey, 1901
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Coptorhina auspicata Péringuey, 1901
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cyclomera lanuginosa Waterhouse, 1875
Cymophorus (Clydonophorus) margaritiferus Boheman, 1857
Cyphonistes vallatus Wiedemann, 1823
Cyphonistes vallatus vallatus
Cyrtocamenta zumpti Frey, 1968
Delopleurus darrenmanni Frolov, 2014
Delopleurus pullus Boheman, 1857
Diaplochelus crassipes Burmeister, 1844
Dicranorrhina derbyana Westwood, 1841
Dicronorhina derbyana derbyana
Dicronorrhina derbyana (Westwood, 1843)⇒ Dicranorrhina derbyana Westwood, 1841
Dicronorrhina derbyana derbyana Westwood, 1843
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diphrontis gerstaeckeri Quedenfeldt, 1884
Diplognatha gagates Forster, 1771
Dischista cincta DeGeer, 1778
Dischista rojkoffi Antoine, 2010
Dischista rufa De Geer, 1778
Discopeltis bellula Boheman, 1857
Doaphius gracilis Boheman, 1857
Doaphius gracilis gracilis
Elaphinis latecostata Boheman, 1857
Epirinus gratus Péringuey, 1901
Eriesthis fallax Burmeister, 1844
Escarabaeus remii Davis & Desc..., 2017
Escarabaeus satyrus Boheman, 1860
Eudicella smithi Buquet, 1836
Euoniticellus kawanus Janssens, 1939
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Euonthophagus consobrinus Péringuey, 1901
Euonthophagus flavimargo Orbigny, 1902
Euphoria leprosa Burmeister, 1842
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta wahlbergi Fahraeus, 1857
Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758Variable Chafer
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Gymnopleurus asperrimus Felsche, 1909
Gymnopleurus bicolor (Latreille, 1823)⇒ Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus humanus MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus pumilus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Hamonthophagus acutus Orbigny, 1908
Hamonthophagus depressus Harold, 1871Scarab beetle
Hamonthophagus fallax Orbigny, 1913
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heliocopris samson Harold, 1878
Heterochelus blandulus Kulzer, 1960
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Heteronychus arator arator
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hyalonthophagus alcedo Orbigny, 1913
Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
Hyalonthophagus alcyonides Orbigny, 1913
Ischnostomiella werneri Beinhundner, 2005
Jossonthophagus asperriformis Dierkens, Mo..., 2017
Kheper cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Kheper kalaharicus Davis, Desch..., 2011
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Kirprellius syrichtus Fabricius, 1775
Kurtops quadraticeps Harold, 1867
Kurtops signatus Fahraeus, 1857
Labarrus parnaguaensis Petrovitz, 1961
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Leucocelis amethystina MacLeay, 1838
Loricatarsa garnyi Frey, 1969
Macromina angulicollis Westwood, 1874
Macroretrus thilliezi Bordat & Del..., 2000
Mausoleopsis amabilis Schaum, 1844
Mausoleopsis amabilis amabilis
Mausoleopsis amabilis interrupta Perissinotto..., 2022
Megalonitis bohemani Lansberge, 1875
Megalonitis bohemanni Lansberge, 1875
Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855
Mendidaphodius rutilus Klug, 1845
Mesontoplatys dorsalis Klug, 1855
Mesontoplatys indorsalis Endrödi, 1960
Mesontoplatys probes Péringuey, 1901
Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius freyi Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
Metacatharsius marani Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius rugosipennis Frey, 1975
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus picticollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Mimonthophagus anomalus Klug, 1855
Mimonthophagus limbibasis d´Orbigny, 1905
Mzansica botswanica Perissinotto, 2020
Mzansica nasula Schaum, 1848
Neocalaphodius moestus Fabricius, 1801
Neosisyphus calcaratus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Nialaphodius calidus Harold, 1871
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Niphetophora carneola Burmeister, 1847
Nobius hepaticus Roth, 1851
Odontoloma louwi Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma sculpturatum Harold, 1868
Oedanomerus hirsutus Waterhouse, 1875
Oedanomerus squamosus LaCroix, 2005
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis adriani Ferreira, 1976
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis cribratus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1942
Onitis orthopus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) gazella (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcedo d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcyon (Klug, 1855)⇒ Onthophagus alcedo d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcyonides d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus apiciosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus asimilis Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus betschuanus Frey, 1975
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus bovinus Péringuey, 1892
Onthophagus burchelli d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus convexus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus criniger d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus cyaneoniger d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ebenicolor d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus granulifer (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus granulifrons Frey, 1961
Onthophagus graphicus Wallengren, 1881
Onthophagus guttatus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus quadrilunatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835
Onthophagus kochi Frey, 1957
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus leucopygus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus macrothorax d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus merus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus minutulus Harold, 1875
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus pauxillus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pilosus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus probus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus quadraticeps Harold, 1867
Onthophagus quadrilunatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus rhyncophorus
Onthophagus rojkoffianus Josso, 2018
Onthophagus rubens d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus semiflavus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus signatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus stellio Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus suffusus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus suturalis (Péringuey, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus tricorniger Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus virescens Harold, 1867
Onthophagus vylderi d´Orbigny, 1913
Oplostomus fuligineus Olivier, 1789
Orphnus asperatus Petrovitz, 1971
Orphnus ellenbergeri Paulian, 1951
Orphnus simonii Petrovitz, 1971
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Outeniqua festiva festiva
Pachnoda cordata trilineata Fabricius, 1776
Pachnoda picturata Boheman, 1860
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pachylomera opaca Lansberge, 1874
Paraclitopa lanuginosa (Waterhouse, 1875)⇒ Cyclomera lanuginosa Waterhouse, 1875
Paradidactylia umfolozica Endrödi, 1976
Paradidactylia umfolozicus Endrödi, 1976
Paradidactylia variolosa Clément, 1958
Paradidactylia variolosus Clement, 1958
Paraixodina saegeri Balthasar, 1963
Parascatonomus graphicus Wallengren, 1881
Parateuchus palemo Olivier, 1789
Pedaria aspera Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria conformis Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria cylindrica Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria picea Fahraeus, 1857
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
Pharaphodius bechuanus Petrovitz, 1958
Pharaphodius hastulifer Petrovitz, 1958
Pharaphodius hetaerus Petrovitz, 1958
Pharaphodius impressithorax Bordat, 1992
Pharaphodius posticus Boheman, 1857
Pharaphodius pseudodesertus Bordat, 1996
Pharaphodius russatus Erichson, 1842
Phonotaenia balteata De Geer, 1778
Phonotaenia balteata balteata DeGeer, 1778
Phoxomela umbrosa Gory & Perch..., 1833
Phoxomeloides laticincta Burmeister, 1847
Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
Plagiogonus hirticeps Péringuey, 1901
Pleuraphodius confinis Schmidt, 1911
Pleuraphodius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Pleuraphodius wardi Bordat, 1994
Pleurophorus africanus Pittino, 1984
Porphyronota hebraea Olivier, 1789
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus brucei brucei
Proagoderus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus furcifer Boheman, 1860
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus marginidens d´Orbigny, 1904
Proagoderus pyramidalis Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rectefurcatus Fairmaire, 1891
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Prodoretus nathani Limbourg, 2016
Pseudoclinteria cincticollis Burmeister, 1847
Pseudoclinteria infuscata Gory & Perch..., 1833
Pycnopanelus krikkeni Cambefort, 1978
Rhabdotis albinigra Burmeister, 1847
Rhabdotis aulica Fabricius, 1781Emerald fruit chafer
Rhabdotis intermedia Burmeister, 1842
Rhabdotis intermedia intermedia
Rhabdotis sobrina Gory & Perch..., 1833
Rhizoplatys mucronatus trituberculatus Burmeister, 1847
Rhyssemus africanus Petrovitz, 1963
Rhyssemus bechuanus Petrovitz, 1956
Rhyssemus seineri Petrovitz, 1969
Rhyssemus sexcostatus Schmidt, 1909
Rhyssemus zumpti Petrovitz, 1956
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Scaphorhina echanticeps Evans, 1987
Scaphorhina hirticollis Waterhouse, 1875
Scarabaeolus afronitidus Davis & Desc..., 2015
Scarabaeolus anderseni Waterhouse, 1890
Scarabaeolus bohemani Harold, 1868
Scarabaeolus carniphilus Davis & Desc..., 2015
Scarabaeolus damarensis Janssens, 1940
Scarabaeolus flavicornis Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeolus funebris Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeolus inoportunus Ferreira, 1953
Scarabaeolus inquisitus Péringuey, 1908
Scarabaeolus interstitialis Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeolus kochi Ferreira, 1952
Scarabaeolus krugeri Zídek & Poko..., 2018
Scarabaeolus lucidulus Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeolus parvulus Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus anderseni Waterhouse, 1890
Scarabaeus bohemani Harold, 1868
Scarabaeus carniphilus Davis & Desc..., 2015
Scarabaeus costatus Wiedemann, 1823
Scarabaeus damarensis Janssens, 1940
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus flavicornis Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus funebris Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus indus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus interstitialis Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus intricatus Fabricius, 1801
Scarabaeus kochi Ferreira, 1952
Scarabaeus lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Scarabaeus lucidulus Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus natalensis zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Scarabaeus proboscideus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Scarabaeus profanus Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus rusticus Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus satyrus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773
Scarabaeus sulcipennis Quedenfeldt, 1888
Scarabaeus vicinus (Janssens, 1940)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus zambezianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages granulatus Forgie & Gre..., 2002
Schizonycha ciliata Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha damarina Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha neglecta Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus calcaratus (Boucomont, 1937)⇒ Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886
Sisyphus nanniscus Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus rubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina Chevrolat, 1836
Sparrmannia acicularis Evans, 1989
Sparrmannia bechuana Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia discrepans Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia transvaalica Péringuey, 1904
Spilophorus plagosus plagosus
Stenoserica interpunctata Boheman, 1860
Stephanorrhina tibialis Waterhouse, 1879
Stiptopodius savuti Daniel & Des..., 2020
Syrichthodontus cribratus Boheman, 1857
Syrictes syrichtus Fabricius, 1775
Temnorhynchus (Temnorhynchus) coronatus Fabricius, 1781
Temnorhynchus coronatus coronatus
Temnorhynchus zambezianus occidentalis Krell, 1992
Tephraea dichroa Schaum, 1844
Tephraea leucomelaena Gory & Perch..., 1833
Tephraea leucomelona Gory & Perch..., 1833
Tephraea morosa Schaum, 1848
Tiaronthophagus aequatus Péringuey, 1901
Tiaronthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Tiniocellus dolosus Branco, 2010
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Tragiscus dimidiatus Klug, 1855
Trichaphodioides calcaratus Boheman, 1857
Trichaphodius copulatus Schmidt, 1916
Trichaphodius misellus Boheman, 1857
Trichinopus flavipennis Waterhouse, 1874
Trichinopus puncticollis Frey, 1963
Trichostetha fascicularis prunipennis Burmeister, 1842
Trochalus badius Boheman, 1860
Trochalus rubricatus Boheman, 1860
Valgus smithii MacLeay, 1838
Xeloma aspersa Péringuey, 1896
Xeloma atra Thunberg, 1818
Xeloma maura Boheman, 1860
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
24
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
43
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironinae
Blanchard, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
25
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrphninae
Erichson, 1847
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
45
268
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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