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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
717
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
511
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
105
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
105
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
100
203
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
100 Genera with 203 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRSTX
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1851Shining Leaf Chafer3SpeciesTaxom
Aphodiopsis Paulian, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 187011SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Aspilus Schaum, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Calocolobopterus1SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Chaetadoretus Ohaus, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Charadronota Burmeister, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Chiron MacLeay, 20202SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocala Kirby & Spence, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Chondrorrhina Kraatz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Coenochilus Burmeister &..., 20132SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1789Mexican dung beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiophaena Kraatz, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Discopeltis Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Eudicella White, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Euphoresia büttneri Bre..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Gametoides2SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocera Kirby, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Heteroligus Kolbe, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ixodina Roth, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Koshantschikovius Schmidt, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Lophorrhina Westwood, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Megateloides Landin, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Microvalgus Kraatz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Neocolobopterus Landin, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Notocaulus Quedenfeldt, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Odontolochus Schmidt, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190216SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1789Coconut rhinoceros beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 18447SpeciesTaxom
Paraphytus Harold, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Parascatonomus Paulian, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Parateuchus1SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Phonotaenia Kraatz, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Platygenia MacLeay, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 02SpeciesTaxom
Polybaphes Kirby, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Polystalactica Kraatz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Prosphileurus Kolbe, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopharaphodius Bordat, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdotis Burmeister, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19099SpeciesTaxom
Ruteloryctes Arrow, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Sulcodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Theotimius Huchet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
203 Species and 20 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Adoretus (Adoretus) pumilio Burmeister, 1844
Adoretus umbrosus (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Lepadoretus compressus Weber, 1801
Aganocrossus amoenus Boheman, 1857
Aganocrossus clementianus Endrödi, 1964
Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808Northern Dung Beetle
Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871
Anomala doryphorina Bates, 1888
Anomala flaveola Burmeister, 1844
Anomala mutans Blanchard, 1851
Aphodiopsis olseni Petrovitz, 1962
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Calocolobopterus) senegalensis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Calocolobopterus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Aphodius (Megateloides) dimidiatus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Megateloides dimidiatus Roth, 1851
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Nialus) nigrita (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Aphodius (Pseudagolius) bicolor (Dallatorre, 1879)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius bayeri (Endrödi, 1956)⇒ Nialaphodius calidus Harold, 1871
Aphodius fulvescens (Dejean, 1833)⇒ Trichonotulus fulvescens Harold, 1874
Aphodius maculicollis (Montrouzier, 1860)⇒ Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789
Aphodius pinguis Haldeman, 1848
Aphodius validus (Horn, 1870)⇒ Aphodius pinguis Haldeman, 1848
Apogonia africana Castelnau, 1840
Apogonia encausta Kolbe, 1899
Aspilus gambiensis Burmeister, 1842
Ataenius insolitus Schmidt, 1909
Bodilus gregarius Harold, 1871
Caccobius anthracites d´Orbigny, 1904
Caccobius cavatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius mirabilepunctatus Cambefort, 1971
Caccobius polygonus d´Orbigny, 1911
Calocolobopterus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Chaetadoretus umbrosus Fabricius, 1792
Charadronota quadrisignata Gory & Perch..., 1833
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Chiron cylindrus Fabricius, 1798
Chiron elegans Huchet, 2020
Chlorocala africana blanda Burmeister, 1847
Chondrorrhina abbreviata Fabricius, 1792
Coenochilus glabratus Boheman, 1857
Coenochilus togoensis rojkoffi Krajcik, 2013
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius laius
Copris megaceratoides Waterhouse, 1891
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris sinon Olivier, 1789
Cosmiophaena impar Gory & Perch..., 1833
Diapterna pinguis Haldeman, 1848
Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus tridens (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplognatha gagates Forster, 1771
Diplognatha gagates gagates Forster, 1771
Discopeltis tricolor concinna Schaum, 1844
Drepanocerus bechynei (Janssens, 1953)⇒ Eodrepanus bechynei Janssens, 1953
Drepanocerus endroedy Endrodi, 1976
Drepanocerus laticollis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Drepanocerus sulcicollis (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Sulcodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Eodrepanus bechynei Janssens, 1953
Esymus pusillus Herbst, 1789
Eudicella daphnis Buquet, 1835
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus parvus Kraatz, 1895
Euphoresia samliana Brenske, 1901
Gametoides sanguinolenta Olivier, 1789
Gametoides sanguinolenta sanguinolenta Olivier, 1789
Garreta azureus Fabricius, 1801
Garreta diffinis Waterhouse, 1890
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gnathocera valida Janson, 1884
Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789
Hamonthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heteroligus meles Billberg, 1815Yam beetle
Heteronychus parvus Burmeister, 1847
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hyalonthophagus nigroviolaceus Orbigny, 1902
Ixodina endroedyi Endrödi, 1976
Koshantschikovius anthonyi Bordat, 1989
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Liatongus fulvostriatus d´Orbigny, 1916
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Lophorrhina pentachordia Klug, 1835
Lorditomaeus bifidus Schmidt, 1908
Lorditomaeus bifidus occidentalis Bordat, 1996
Lorditomaeus tenuis Schmidt, 1908
Megateloides dimidiatus Roth, 1851
Mesontoplatys rougoni Petrovitz, 1974
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Microvalgus carinulatus Kolbe, 1892
Microvalgus carinulatus carinulatus
Neocolobopterus maculicollis Reiche, 1847
Nialaphodius calidus Harold, 1871
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Notocaulus nigropiceus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Odontolochus ferenczi Endrödi, 1976
Odontolochus oberthueri Clouët des P..., 1900
Odontolochus oberthuri Clouët, 1900
Odontolochus spinicollis Harold, 1871
Odontolochus villiersi Petrovitz, 1966
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis occidentalis Gillet, 1933
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis senegalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus (Strandius) obliquus Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus bituberculatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835
Onthophagus nigroviolaceus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus vultuosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes monoceros Olivier, 1789African rhinoceros beetle
Oxythyrea petit Gory & Perch..., 1833
Oxythyrea petiti Gory & Perch..., 1833
Pachnoda basilewskyi Ruter, 1953
Pachnoda consentanea Schaum, 1844
Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790
Pachnoda interrupta (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790
Pachnoda marginata Drury, 1773Central African fruit chafer
Pachnoda marginata marginata Drury, 1773
Pachnoda savignyi consentanea Schaum, 1844
Parascatonomus maculatus Fabricius, 1801
Parateuchus palemo Olivier, 1789
Pedaria genieri Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria renwarti Cambefort, 1982
Pedaria tuberculigera Waterhouse, 1890
Phalops batesi Koenike, 1892
Phalops batesi batesi
Phalops sulcatus Lansberge, 1883
Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883
Pharaphodius acutidens Petrovitz, 1964
Pharaphodius desertus Klug, 1845
Pharaphodius discolor Erichson, 1859
Pharaphodius guineensis Klug, 1835
Pharaphodius russatus Erichson, 1842
Phonotaenia aequinoctialis Olivier, 1789
Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Phyllognathus degener (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Phyllognathus orion Olivier, 1789
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Platygenia macleayi White, 1839
Podalgus cuniculus Semenov, 1890
Podalgus cuniculus cuniculus
Polybaphes abessynica Schurhoff, 1935
Polybaphes balteata De Geer, 1778
Polystalactica punctulata Olivier, 1789
Polystalactica punctulata punctulata
Popillia femoralis Klug, 1835
Proagoderus atrosetosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus metallites (d´Orbigny, 1905)⇒ Proagoderus nigricornis Fairmaire, 1887
Prosphileurus liberianus Dohrn, 1875
Pseudopharaphodius apicesetosus Clement, 1969
Pseudopharaphodius phalacronotoides Balthasar, 1960
Rhabdotis bouchardi Legrand, 1996
Rhyssemus archambaulti Benard, 1929
Rhyssemus evae Endrödi, 1964
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus keisseri Benard, 1910
Rhyssemus propinquus Petrovitz, 1964
Rhyssemus ritsemae Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus senegalensis Petrovitz, 1972
Rhyssemus sexcostatus Schmidt, 1909
Ruteloryctes morio Fabricius, 1798
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Schizonycha africana (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha armipes Moser, 1914
Schizonycha crenata Gyllenhal, 1817
Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina Chevrolat, 1836
Sulcodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Theotimius grandis Gory, 1838
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Trichaphodius flavus Endrödi, 1955
Trichiorhyssemus cloueti Koshantschikov, 1916
Trichiorhyssemus congolanus Clouët, 1901
Trichiorhyssemus occidentalis Endrödi, 1976
Trichonotulus fulvescens Harold, 1874
Xylonychus eucalypti pentaphyllus Arrow, 1924

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
27
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
20
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironinae
Blanchard, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
32
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrichiinae
Fleming, 1821
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
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