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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1672
3769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1671
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1628
3675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1446
3405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
37
518
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
35
449
1024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
86
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
86
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
70
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
70 Genera with 125 Species
#ACDEFGHILMOPSTX
Adoretus Laporte, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Alleucosma Schenkling, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Anartioschiza Kolbe, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1906Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenoserica Brenske, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Aphodobius Péringuey, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Augosoma Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calometopus Blanchard, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Chaetadoretus Ohaus, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocala Kirby & Spence, 05SpeciesTaxom
Chtonobius Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Coenochilus Burmeister &..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonistes Burmeister, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Cyprolais Thomson, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18917SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Diphrontis Gerstaecker, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Empecamenta Brenske, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eudicella White, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Euphoresia büttneri Bre..., 19603SpeciesTaxom
Fornasinius Bertoloni, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 01SpeciesTaxom
Genuchus Kirby, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Goliathus Lamarck, 0Goliath beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Grammopyga Kolbe, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Hadrodiplognatha Kraatz, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Hybocamenta Brenske, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Incala Thomson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Leucocelis Burmeister, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lobovalgus Kolbe, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lophorrhina Westwood, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Marmylida Thomson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Mecynorhina Hope, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Microvalgus Kraatz, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Myodermides Ruter, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Myodermum Burmeister &..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190222SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1905Coconut rhinoceros beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Pedinorrhina Kraatz, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Pholidochris Kolbe, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pilinopyga Kraatz, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Plaesiorrhina Burmeister, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Polystalactica Kraatz, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Porphyronota Burmeister, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Problerhinus Deyrolle, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudinca Kraatz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Spilophorus Schaum, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Stephanorrhina Burmeister, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Synistovalgus Kolbe, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tephraea Burmeister, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tiaronthophagus Roggero, Mor..., 20102SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tmesorrhina Westwood, 19425SpeciesTaxom
Tribialus Dupuis & Perrin, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Xenodorus Brême, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
125 Species and 20 Subspecies
Adoretus metasternalis Ohaus, 1941
Alleucosma insularis Moser, 1914
Alleucosma viridula Kraatz, 1880
Anartioschiza setosella Moser, 1913
Anartioschiza squamosetosa Moser, 1913
Anartioschiza tshuapensis Decelle, 1975
Anomala tibialis Schaeffer, 1906Padre island tibial scarab
Aphaenoserica fallax Brenske, 1901
Aphaenoserica insularis Moser, 1913
Aphodobius heynei Schmidt, 1911
Apogonia cupreicollis Blanchard, 1851
Apogonia nitidula Thomson, 1858
Apogonia tridentata Kolbe, 1899
Augosoma centaurus Fabricius, 1775Centaurus beetle
Calometopus obscuratus Ricchiardi, 2001
Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
Catharsius lycaon Kolbe, 1893
Chaetadoretus metasternalis Ohaus, 1941
Chlorocala africana Drury, 1773
Chlorocala africana camerunica Moser, 1910
Chlorocala africana insularis Schauer, 1941
Chlorocala conjux cedrici Allard, 1988
Chlorocala conjux conjux
Chtonobius conspersus Burmeister, 1847
Coenochilus maurus Fabricius, 1801
Cyphonistes inermicollis Fairmaire, 1894
Cyphonistes tuberculifrons Quedenfeldt, 1884
Cyprolais hornimani nathaliae Allard, 1988
Diastellopalpus basilobatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Diastellopalpus gilleti d´Orbigny, 1908
Diastellopalpus laevibasis d´Orbigny, 1902
Diastellopalpus murrayi Harold, 1868
Diastellopalpus noctis Thomson, 1858
Diastellopalpus sulciger Kolbe, 1893
Diastellopalpus tridens (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Dicronorhina micans micans
Diphrontis cruenta Gerstaecker, 1882
Diphrontis monticola Kolbe, 1892
Diplognatha crampeli Fairmaire, 1893
Diplognatha gagates Forster, 1771
Empecamenta impressiceps Moser, 1914
Eudicella hornimani nathaliae Allard, 1988
Euphoresia coiffaiti Frey, 1972
Euphoresia hiekei Frey, 1972
Euphoresia insularis Frey, 1960
Fornasinius aureosparsa Neervoort Va..., 1890
Garreta laetus laetus
Genuchus dimidiatus Gerstaecker, 1882
Goliathus goliatus Linnaeus, 1771Common Goliath Beetle
Goliathus goliatus goliatus
Grammopyga allardi Beinhundner, 2017
Hadrodiplognatha guirali Kunckel d´He..., 1888
Hadrodiplognatha herculeana Hope, 1847
Heliocopris eryx mutabilis (Kolbe, 1895)⇒ Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Hybocamenta benitoana Brenske, 1898
Incala gestroi Janson, 1907
Leucocelis cognata Harold, 1878
Lobovalgus cantaloubei Antoine, 2002
Lophorrhina pentachordia Klug, 1835
Lophorrhina pseudincoides Kolbe, 1892
Lorditomaeus bifidus occidentalis Bordat, 1996
Marmylida hilaris Westwood, 1874
Mecynorhina harrisii eximia Aurivillius, 1886
Microvalgus elongatus Bourgoin, 1921
Mimela rufoprasina Ohaus, 1902
Myodermides lepesmei Ruter, 1964
Myodermum alutaceum Afzelius, 1817
Onthophagus biplagiatus Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus cyanochlorus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus decoratus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus densipilis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus denudatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus denudatus denudatus
Onthophagus epilamprus Bates, 1888
Onthophagus erectinasus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus escalerai d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fasciculiger d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fossifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fuscidorsis (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus fuscatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus indutus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus laeviceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus liberianus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus mucronatus (Thomson, 1858)⇒ Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus orthocerus Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus pooensis Cambefort & ..., 1991
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus semiviridis d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus subnudus d´Orbigny, 1902
Oryctes owariensis (Palisot de B..., 1807)⇒ Oryctes gigas Castelnau, 1840
Oryctes sjoestedti Kolbe, 1905
Pachnoda praecellens mateui Rigout, 1980
Pachnoda sciencesnati Rigout, 1989
Pedinorrhina septa Harold, 1879
Pedinorrhina watkinsiana Lewis, 1879
Pholidochris helleri Brenske, 1903
Pholidochris quedenfeldti quedenfeldti
Pilinopyga ornatipennis Hope, 1847
Plaesiorrhina watkinsiana (Lewis, 1879)⇒ Pedinorrhina watkinsiana Lewis, 1879
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Polystalactica maculipennis Moser, 1913
Polystalactica stellata Harold, 1878
Popillia candezei Kraatz, 1892
Popillia mokana Ohaus, 1936
Proagoderus cometes Bates, 1888
Proagoderus laticollis Klug, 1835
Proagoderus semiiris Thomson, 1858
Problerhinus mouffleti Deyrolle, 1864
Pseudinca incoides Thomson, 1860
Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Pycnoschema lacordairei Thomson, 1859
Saprosites calvus Schmidt, 1911
Saprosites declivis Schmidt, 1911
Saprosites gestroi Schmidt, 1911
Sisyphus angulicollis (Felsche, 1909)⇒ Neosisyphus angulicollis Felsche, 1909
Spilophorus aurifer Westwood, 1874
Stephanorrhina bella insulanus Allard, 1988
Stephanorrhina guttata insularis Allard, 1988
Synistovalgus minutus Kolbe, 1897
Tephraea pulverulenta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Tiaronthophagus liberianus Lansberge, 1883
Tiaronthophagus pseudoliberianus Moretto, 2010
Tiniocellus setifer Kraatz, 1895
Tmesorrhina pilosipes Allard, 1988
Tmesorrhina pilosipes pilosipes
Tmesorrhina simillima viridipes Allard, 1988
Tmesorrhina tridens Duvivier, 1891
Tmesorrhina tridens preissi Schürhoff, 1942
Tribialus punctatus Dupuis & Perrin, 2022
Trochalus (Trochalus) rotundatus Laporte, 1832
Xenodorus janus Fabricius, 1801

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
37
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
39
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov