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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
707
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
578
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
110
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
110
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
96
222
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
96 Genera with 222 Species
#ABCEGHKLMOPRST
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Acanthobodilus Dellacasa, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 18897SpeciesTaxom
Aethiessa Burmeister, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1869Shining Leaf Chafer4SpeciesTaxom
Anomalina1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchetus Bedel, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Brancoplia1SpeciesTaxom
Bubas Mulsant, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopteroplia Medvedev, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Chiron MacLeay, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Chironitis Lansberge, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Coenochilus Burmeister &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1835Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Coptognathus Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Elaphinis Burmeister, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicometis Burmeister, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Euorodalus Dellacasa, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 184311SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 02SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Macroretrus Péringuey, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Mecynodes Mulsant & Rey, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Megatelus Reitter, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Mnematidium Ritsema, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Mnematium MacLeay, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 179814SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1960Coconut rhinoceros beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 187212SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus3SpeciesTaxom
Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Paratriodonta Baraud, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 18998SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pharaonus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 18337SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderytus1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhinyptia Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Sahlbergianus1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19386SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmosoma Burmeister, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Temnorrhynchus Alluaud, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tribopertha Reitter, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodioides Paulian, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 17833SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
222 Species and 36 Subspecies
Ablaberoides abyssinicus Brenske, 1902
Acanthobodilus immundus Creutzer, 1799
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Adoretus (Adoretus) garamas Peyerimhoff, 1921
Adoretus (Adoretus) granulifrons Fairmaire, 1882
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Adoretus (Adoretus) quadridens Marseul, 1878
Adoretus (Adoretus) senescens Walker, 1871
Adoretus (Gemadoretus) clypeatus Burmeister, 1844
Adoretus graniceps Reitter, 1889
Aethiessa floralis Fabricius, 1787
Aethiessa inhumata (Gory & Perch..., 1833)⇒ Aethiessa mesopotamica Burmeister, 1842
Aethiessa mesopotamica Burmeister, 1842
Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Alocoderus turbatus Baudi, 1870
Anomala obscuripes Fairmaire, 1892
Anomala plebeja (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Anomala posterior Harold, 1869
Anomala plebeja plebeja
Anomala posterior Harold, 1869
Anomalina insecta Schwager, 1883
Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Erytus) cognatus (Fairmaire, 1860)⇒ Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius leucopterus Klug, 1845
Aphodius lucidus (Dejean, 1862)⇒ Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Aphodius micros Walker, 1871
Ateuchetus armeniacus Ménétriés..., 1832
Ateuchetus puncticollis Latreille, 1819
Bodiloides ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar, 1929
Bodilus longispina Küster, 1854
Bodilus lugens Creutzer, 1799
Bodilus punctipennis Erichson, 1848
Brancoplia pumila Marseul, 1878
Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Calamosternus hyxos Petrovitz, 1962
Calamosternus mayeri Pilleri, 1953
Calamosternus vexator Balthasar, 1933
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius eteocles (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Cetonia bicostula Marseul, 1878
Chaetopteroplia aegyptica Machatschke, 1961
Chaetopteroplia cuprina Machatschke, 1961
Chaetopteroplia syriaca Burmeister, 1844
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856
Cheironitis pamphilus Ménétriés, 1849
Chilothorax lineolatus Illiger, 1803
Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax signifer Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Chiron cylindrus Fabricius, 1798
Chiron lucifer Huchet, 2019
Chironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Coenochilus carinatus Janson, 1911
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Coptognathus crassipes Burmeister, 1847
Cryptotrogus weisei Kraatz, 1888
Cyrtocamenta pygidialis Frey, 1968
Epicometis turanica Reitter, 1888
Eremazus punctatus Harold, 1869
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Escarabaeus cristatus Fabricius, 1775
Escarabaeus cristatus cristatus
Escarabaeus sennaariensis Castelnau, 1840
Escarabaeus sennariensis Castelnau, 1840
Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Euonthophagus bedeli Reitter, 1891
Euonthophagus maindroni d´Orbigny, 1897
Euorodalus signifer Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Euorodalus tersus Erichson, 1848
Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892
Gymnopleurus aeruginosus Harold, 1867
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi geoffroyi
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus puncticollis (Gillet, 1909)⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821)⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Hamonthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789
Haplidia aegyptiaca Kraatz, 1882
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Heliocopris isidis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heteronychus licas Klug, 1835Black sugarcane beetle
Heteronychus parumpunctatus Burmeister, 1847
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Kheper aegyptiorum Latreille, 1823
Kheper aegyptiorum aegyptiorum
Labarrus digitatus Harold, 1871
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus splendidus Petrovitz, 1955
Leiopsammodius laevicollis Klug, 1845
Leiopsammodius scabrifrons Walker, 1871
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Macroretrus confusus Harold, 1862
Maladera modesta Fairmaire, 1881
Maladera sinaica Ahrens, 2000
Mecynodes angulosus Harold, 1869
Mecynodes leucopterus Klug, 1845
Megatelus contractus Klug, 1845
Mendidaphodius angustatus Klug, 1845
Mendidaphodius linearis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Mendidaphodius rutilus Klug, 1845
Mendidius assectator Balthasar, 1961
Mendidius laevicollis Harold, 1866
Mendidius osiris Koshantschikov, 1916
Mendidius palmetincola Karsch, 1881
Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Mnematidium multidentatum (Klug, 1845)⇒ Scarabaeus multidentatum Klug, 1845
Mnematidium multidentatus Klug, 1845
Mnematium silenus Gray, 1832
Oniticellus tessellatus Harold, 1879
Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis ezechias Reiche, 1856
Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus (Strandius) obliquus Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus bicristatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus blanchardi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus melanocephalus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864
Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus pictus (Reitter, 1893)⇒ Oniticellus tessellatus Harold, 1879
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus sparsulus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Oryctes nasicornis kuntzeni Minck, 1914
Oryctes agamemnon agamemnon
Oryctes agamemnon arabicus Fairmaire, 1896
Oryctes agamemnon sinaicus Walker, 1871
Oryctes sahariensis De Miré, 1960
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxythyrea abigail Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Oxythyrea cinctella Schaum, 1841
Oxythyrea tripolitana Reitter, 1891
Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790
Pachnoda fasciata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Pachnoda savignyi Gory & Perch..., 1833
Pachnoda histrio Fabricius, 1778
Pachnoda histrio histrio
Pachnoda interrupta (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790
Pachnoda savignyi Gory & Perch..., 1833
Pachnoda thoracica Fabricius, 1775
Pachydema adusta Karsch, 1881
Pachydema albipilis Reitter, 1902
Pachydema bullata Burmeister, 1855
Pachydema conica Reitter, 1902
Pachydema grandipalpis Reitter, 1902
Pachydema immatura Burmeister, 1855
Pachydema israelitica Crotch, 1872
Pachydema nocturna Crotch, 1872
Pachydema palposa Reitter, 1902
Pachydema pilosa Walker, 1871
Pachydema sancta Crotch, 1872
Pachydema sinaitica Crotch, 1872
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Parabodilus wollastoni wollastoni
Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887
Paratriodonta olivieri Blanchard, 1850
Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus dispar Baudi, 1870
Pentodon bidens sulcifrons Kuster, 1848
Pentodon bispinosus (Küster, 1852)⇒ Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon variolopunctatus deserti Heyden, 1899
Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789
Pharaonus fasciculatus Burmeister, 1844
Pharaphodius aegyptiacus Petrovitz, 1964
Pharaphodius desertus Klug, 1845
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Pharaphodius pallescens Walker, 1871
Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Phyllognathus degener (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Plagiogonus nanus Fairmaire, 1860
Platytomus laevistriatus Perris, 1869
Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895
Proagoderus worsissa Roth, 1851
Protaetia (Foveopotosia) judith Reiche, 1871
Protaetia afflicta afflicta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia afflicta servillii Burmeister, 1842
Protaetia cuprea ignicollis Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia opaca opaca Fabricius, 1787
Protaetia trojana syriaca Reitter, 1891
Protaetia (Netocia) vidua Gory & Perch..., 1833
Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Rhinyptia (Pararhinyptia) rostrata Burmeister, 1844
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemus exaratus Marseul, 1878
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus mayeti Clouët, 1901
Sahlbergianus longissimus Sahlberg, 1908
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus aegyptiorum Latreille, 1827
Scarabaeus multidentatum Klug, 1845
Scarabaeus transcaspicus Stolfa, 1938
Stalagmosoma albella Pallas, 1771
Stalagmosoma albellum Pallas, 1781
Stalagmosoma cynanki Gory & Perch..., 1833
Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845
Tanyproctus indescriptus Baraud, 1979
Tanyproctus sinaiticus Heyden, 1899
Temnorhynchus (Temnorhynchus) baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Temnorhynchus baal baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Temnorrhynchus baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Tribopertha aegyptiaca C. É. Blanch..., 1851
Tribopertha aegyptica Blanchard, 1851
Trichaphodioides niloticus Petrovitz, 1967
Trichaphodius niloticus Petrovitz, 1967
Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783
Tropinota squalida pilosa Brullé, 1832
Tropinota squalida squalida Scopoli, 1783

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
37
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
10
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
9
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
21
60
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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