Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Central Karoo (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 147
552
730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 146
551
730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 140
542
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 101
467
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 25
140
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 23
112
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
29
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
29
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 28
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central Karoo
28 Genera with 28 Species #ACDEGHIKMOPRSX
| Ablaberoides Blanchard, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisochelus Burmeister, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1901 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicranocnemus Burmeister, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriesthis Dejean, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliocopris Hope, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holisonycha Péringuey, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Idutywa Péringuey, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Incala Thomson, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kheper Janssens, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metacatharsius Paulian, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peritrichia Burmeister, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platychelus Burmeister, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdotis Burmeister, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeolus Balthasar, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrictes Prell, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphoscelis Burmeister, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Karoo
28 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ablaberoides emeritus Péringuey, 1904 | | | Anisochelus inornatus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Aphodius armaticeps Péringuey, 1901 | | | Aphodius intercalaris Péringuey, 1901 | | | Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776 | | | Dicranocnemus mendicus Péringuey, 1902 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Eriesthis semihirta Burmeister, 1844 | | | Euphoria subtomentosa Dejean, 1837 | | | Gymnopleurus humanus MacLeay, 1821 | | | Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857 | | | Holisonycha mellila Peringeuy, 1904 | | | Incala burgeoni macrophylla Antoine, 1988 | | | Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821 | | | Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868 | | | Onthophagus suturalis (Péringuey, 1888) | ⇒ Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann, 1823 | | Pachycnema pudibunda Burmeister, 1844 | | | Peritrichia proboscidea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Platychelus karrooensis Péringuey, 1902 | | | Rhabdotis semipunctata Fabricius, 1787 | | | Rhyssemus africanus Petrovitz, 1963 | | | Scarabaeolus bohemani Harold, 1868 | | | Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901 | | | Sparrmannia flava Arrow, 1917 | | | Syrictes syrichtus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Xiphoscelis schuckardi Burmeister, 1842 | | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Central Karoo | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 11
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
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