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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
608
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
533
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
191
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
191
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
181
438
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
181 Genera with 438 Species
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Ablaberoides Blanchard, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Achelyna Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Achloa Erichson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Anaspilus Kolbe, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Anatonochilus Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Anisorrhina Westwood, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1899Shining Leaf Chafer6SpeciesTaxom
Anoplocheilus MacLeay, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Aphodoharmogaster Endrodi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Atysilla Strand, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Brachymacroma Kraatz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185710SpeciesTaxom
Ceratochelus Dombrow, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Chalconotus Reiche, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cheirolasia Westwood, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocala Kirby & Spence, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Chondrorrhina Kraatz, 03SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Clinteroides Schoch, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Coenochilus Burmeister &..., 18413SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle21SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiophaena Kraatz, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cymophorus Kirby, 03SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonistes Burmeister, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtothyrea Kolbe, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Denticnema1SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranocnemus Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorrhina Burmeister, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 18382SpeciesTaxom
Dischista Burmeister, 17783SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Dyspilophora Kraatz, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Elaphinis Burmeister, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epidrepanus1SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 18447SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Frankenbergerius1SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Genuchus Kirby, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocera Kirby, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Goliathus Lamarck, 0Goliath beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Gryphonycha Péringuey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18436SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Haroldius Boucomont, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17989SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocnemis1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 19133SpeciesTaxom
Hypselogenia Burmeister, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ichnestoma Gory & Perch..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 19867SpeciesTaxom
Kurtops1SpeciesTaxom
Lansbergia Ritsema, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lecanoderus Kolbe, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrichula Schein, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Leucocelis Burmeister, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Marmylida Thomson, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mausoleopsis Lansberge, 02SpeciesTaxom
Melinesthes Kraatz, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesoserica Brenske, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Microcamenta Brenske, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Mzansica Perissinotto, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Nannopopillia Kolbe, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Niphetophora Kraatz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Nobius Mulsant & Rey, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Odontoloma Boheman, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185719SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184350SpeciesTaxom
Oocamenta Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Oplostomus McLeay, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1775Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 03SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Pachnodella Stichel, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paracorythoderus Wasmann, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Parelaphinis1SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Pedinorrhina Kraatz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pentodontoschema Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Periclitopa Brenske, 01SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Phaenomeris Dalla Torre, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18677SpeciesTaxom
Pharaonus Blanchard, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Philoserica Brenske, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pholeoaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Phonotaenia Kraatz, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Phoxomela Schaum, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Plaesiorrhina Burmeister, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Plaesiorrhinella Krikken, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pleistophylla Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pleophylla Erichson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Poecilophila Kolbe, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Polystalactica Kraatz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Porphyronota Burmeister, 03SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19017SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclinteria1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotaetia Kraatz, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Raceloma J.Thomson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdotis Burmeister, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphorrhina Klug, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocoeta Burmeister, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scaptobius Burmeister &..., 18744SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeolus Balthasar, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 190111SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 185917SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 201616SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Spilophorus Schaum, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Stripsipher Gory & Perch..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Syrictes Prell, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tephraea Burmeister, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Tiaronthophagus Roggero, Mor..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Trichocephala Moser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplus Burmeister, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Trichostetha Burmeister, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Trogodes Westwood, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Xeloma Kraatz, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
438 Species and 31 Subspecies
Ablaberoides crassus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides ditissimus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides emeritus Péringuey, 1904
Achelyna clypeata Burmeister, 1855
Achloa blandula Péringuey, 1904
Achloa echinaticeps Péringuey, 1904
Adoretus (Adoretus) cribrosus Harold, 1869Maize chafer
Adoretus (Adoretus) ictericus Burmeister, 1844
Adoretus (Adoretus) impurus Fahraeus, 1857
Adoretus (Adoretus) picticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Adoretus (Adoretus) simplex (Sharp, 1878)⇒ Prodoretus truncatus Arrow, 1915
Adoretus (Adoretus) tessulatus Burmeister, 1855White grub
Aganocrossus urostigma Harold, 1862
Allogymnopleurus consocius Péringuey, 1901
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Anatonochilus platycephalus platycephalus
Anisorrhina algoensis Westwood, 1842
Anisorrhina exilis Janson, 1885
Anisorrhina flavomaculata Fabricius, 1798
Anisorrhina umbonata Gory & Perch..., 1833
Anomala distanti Arrow, 1899
Anomala immatura Boheman, 1860
Anomala nigrovestita Arrow, 1899
Anomala repensa Péringuey, 1902
Anomala transvalensis Arrow, 1899
Anomala ustulata Arrow, 1899
Anoplocheilus figuratus Boheman, 1857
Anoplocheilus globosus Schoch, 1897
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius dubiosus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodoharmogaster costipennis Boheman, 1857
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Atrichelaphinis deplanata minettii Rojkoff & Pe..., 2015
Atrichelaphinis tigrina Olivier, 1789
Atysilla infans Péringuey, 1904
Brachymacroma emarginicollis Boheman, 1857
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Camenta innocua Boheman, 1857
Camenta laetula
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Ceratochelus elangatulus Blanchard, 1850
Chalconotus convexus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Cheirolasia burkei Westwood, 1843
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Chlorocala africana Drury, 1773
Chondrorrhina plana Wiedemann, 1821
Chondrorrhina trivittata insularis Allard, 1992
Chondrorrhina trivittata trivittata
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Clinteroides permutans Burmeister, 1842
Coenochilus glabratus Boheman, 1857
Coenochilus propinquus Péringuey, 1907
Coenochilus sulcatus (Schaum, 1841)⇒ Coenochilus calcaratus Westwood, 1874
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris crassus Deschodt & D..., 2015
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus transvaalensis Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris victorini (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptorhina auspicata Péringuey, 1901
Coptorhina excavata Frolov, Akhm..., 2008
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Coptorhina klugii Hope, 1833
Cosmiophaena pilosula Kraatz, 1899
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cymophorus leucostictus leucostictus
Cymophorus squamosus albosquamosus Bourgoin, 1919
Cymophorus undatus undatus
Cyphonistes vallatus Wiedemann, 1823
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Cyrtocamenta transvaalensis Brenske, 1898
Cyrtothyrea marginalis Swartz, 1817
Cyrtothyrea testaceoguttata Blanchard, 1850
Denticnema squamosa Burmeister, 1844
Diaplochelus transvaalensis Péringuey, 1902
Diastellopalpus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885
Dicranocnemus mendicus Péringuey, 1902
Dicronorhina derbyana derbyana
Dicronorrhina derbyana (Westwood, 1843)⇒ Dicranorrhina derbyana Westwood, 1841
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplognatha gagates Forster, 1771
Diplognatha gagates silicea MacLeay, 1838
Dischista cincta DeGeer, 1778
Dischista cincta cincta DeGeer, 1778
Dischista rufa De Geer, 1778
Drepanocanthus eximius (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Pseudoxyomus eximius Péringuey, 1901
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Elaphinis latecostata Boheman, 1857
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Epidrepanus pulvinarius Balthasar, 1963
Epirinus gratus Péringuey, 1901
Eriesthis decora Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis dubiosa Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis fallax Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis guttata Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis hessei Schein, 1959
Eriesthis hypocrita Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis semihirta Burmeister, 1844
Escarabaeus satyrus Boheman, 1860
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Euphoria subtomentosa Dejean, 1837
Frankenbergerius barratti Waterhouse, 1876
Garreta azareus
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta wahlbergi Fahraeus, 1857
Genuchus elongatulus Gory & Perch..., 1833
Genuchus hottentottus Fabricius, 1775
Gnathocera hirta Burmeister, 1842
Goliathus albosignatus Boheman, 1857Goliath Beetle
Goliathus albosignatus albosignatus
Gryphonycha puberula Fahraeus, 1857
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus pumilus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Hamonthophagus depressus Harold, 1871Scarab beetle
Harmogaster sulcatula Schmidt, 1911
Haroldius convexus Philips & Sc..., 2000
Haroldius lyleae Daniel, Strü..., 2021
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heterochelus armipes Boheman, 1857
Heterochelus pavidus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus tristis Péringuey, 1902
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Heteronychus arator arator
Heteronychus atratus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Heteronychus plebejus Klug, 1832
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplocnemis fuliginosa Burmeister, 1844
Hyalonthophagus alcedo Orbigny, 1913
Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
Hyalonthophagus alcyonides Orbigny, 1913
Hypselogenia geotrupina geotrupina
Ichnestoma stobbiai Holm, 1992
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Kheper cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Kheper subaeneus Harold, 1869
Kheper zurstrasseni Davis, 1986
Kurtops signatus Fahraeus, 1857
Lansbergia albonotata Péringuey, 1885
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Lecanoderus incisus Péringuey, 1888
Lepitrichula setosa Burmeister, 1844
Leucocelis amethystina MacLeay, 1838
Leucocelis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775
Leucocelis rubra Gory & Perch..., 1833
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Marmylida impressa Goldfuss, 1805
Mausoleopsis amabilis Schaum, 1844
Mausoleopsis amabilis amabilis
Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855
Mesoserica (Mesoserica) transvaalensis Brenske, 1901
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Monochelus calcaratus Burmeister, 1844
Monochelus elegantulus Blanchard, 1850
Monochelus hilaris Péringuey, 1908
Monochelus ornatus Burmeister, 1844
Mzansica nasula Schaum, 1848
Mzansica stobbiai Holm, 1992
Nannopopillia major Arrow, 1899
Neoserica carneola Péringuey, 1892
Neoserica transvaalensis Péringuey, 1904
Neosisyphus barbarossa Wiedemann, 1823
Neosisyphus calcaratus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Niphetophora carneola Burmeister, 1847
Niphetophora hildebrandti hildebrandti
Nobius hepaticus Roth, 1851
Odontoloma louwi Howden & Sch..., 1987
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fabricii Roth, 1851
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis parainflaticollis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis pseudosetosus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus absyrtus Balthasar, 1946
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus apiciosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus aschenborni Frey, 1975
Onthophagus asperulus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus bovinus Péringuey, 1892
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus cinctipennis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus cribripennis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus croesulus Bates, 1888
Onthophagus cyaneoniger d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus discretus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ebenicolor d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus granulifer (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus hyaena Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus interstitialis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lugens (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus merus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus monodon Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus nanus (Harold, 1878)⇒ Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus obtutus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pilosus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus priscus
Onthophagus producticollis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus rhodesianus Frey, 1975
Onthophagus rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus simoni d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus stellio Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus trinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Oocamenta transvaalia Péringuey, 1904
Oplostomus fuligineus Olivier, 1789
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Outeniqua festiva Péringuey, 1885
Outeniqua festiva andreaei Schein, 1959
Outeniqua festiva festiva
Pachnoda sinuata Fabricius, 1775Brown-and-yellow Flower Beetle
Pachnoda sinuata flaviventris Gory & Perch..., 1833
Pachycnema pudibunda Burmeister, 1844
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pachylomera opaca Lansberge, 1874
Pachysoma bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Paracorythoderus marshalli Brauns, 1900
Parelaphinis moesta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Pedaria aspera Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria cylindrica Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria picea Fahraeus, 1857
Pedinorrhina recurva Fabricius, 1801
Pegylis sommeri Burmeister, 1855
Pentodontoschema diversum Péringuey, 1901
Periclitopa pretoria
Peritrichia proboscidea Fabricius, 1775
Peritrichia saga Péringuey, 1902
Phaenomeris besckii Mannerheim, 1838
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Phalops bubalus Harold, 1867
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
Pharaphodius dubiosus Péringuey, 1901
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Philoserica vittata Blanchard, 1851
Pholeoaphodius duplicatus Schmidt, 1907
Phonotaenia balteata De Geer, 1778
Phonotaenia balteata balteata DeGeer, 1778
Phoxomela umbrosa Gory & Perch..., 1833
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Pleistophylla singularis Péringuey, 1904
Pleophylla fasciatipennis Blanchard, 1851
Pleophylla navicularis Burmeister, 1855
Pleurophorus capicola Péringuey, 1901
Polystalactica furfurosa Burmeister, 1847
Polystalactica perroudi perroudi
Popillia bipunctata (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Popillia biguttata Wiedemann, 1821
Porphyronota hebraea Olivier, 1789
Porphyronota maculatissima Boheman, 1860
Porphyronota maculatissima maculatissima
Proagoderus aciculatus Fahraeus, 1857
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus brucei brucei
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Pseudoclinteria infuscata Gory & Perch..., 1833
Pycnoschema corydon Olivier, 1789
Pycnoschema diversum Péringuey, 1901
Raceloma jansoni Distant, 1897
Raceloma jansoni jansoni
Rhabdotis aulica Fabricius, 1781Emerald fruit chafer
Rhamphorrhina splendens Bertoloni, 1855
Rhinocoeta turbida Boheman, 1860
Rhyssemus africanus Petrovitz, 1963
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Sarophorus latus Frolov & Sch..., 2003
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scaptobius caffer Schaum, 1841
Scaptobius capensis Gory & Perch..., 1833
Scaptobius natalensis Boheman, 1857
Scaptobius pentarthrius Westwood, 1874
Scarabaeolus bohemani Harold, 1868
Scarabaeolus damarensis Janssens, 1940
Scarabaeolus flavicornis Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeolus funebris Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeolus inquisitus Péringuey, 1908
Scarabaeolus interstitialis Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus basuto zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus caffer Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus heqvisti zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus karae Davis & Desc..., 2016
Scarabaeus rusticus Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus vicinus (Janssens, 1940)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages difficilis zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages hippias Westwood, 1844
Schizonycha abscondita Pope, 1960
Schizonycha constrata Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fimbriata Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha humilis
Schizonycha kochi Pope, 1960
Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha manicana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha mediocris
Schizonycha piceonigra Pope, 1960
Schizonycha puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha quaesita Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha rufina Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha russula Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha spuria Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha squamifera Wallengren, 1881
Schizonycha valida (Boheman, 1859)⇒ Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935
Sisyphus barbarossa (Wiedemann, 1823)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus calcaratus (Boucomont, 1937)⇒ Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus fasciculatus Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1900
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886
Sisyphus inconspicuus Daniel & Davis, 2018
Sisyphus manni Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus rubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus sordidus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus umbraphilus Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sparrmannia distincta Péringuey, 1888
Sparrmannia obscura Evans, 1989
Spilophorus plagosus Boheman, 1857
Spilophorus plagosus plagosus
Spilophorus plagosus vrystaati Holm & Peris..., 2010
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Stiptopodius singularis Péringuey, 1901
Stripsipher longipes Swederus, 1787
Stripsipher orientalis Ricchiardi, ..., 2008
Syrictes syrichtus Fabricius, 1775
Temnorhynchus clypeatus Klug, 1855
Tephraea dichroa Schaum, 1844
Tephraea leucomelona Gory & Perch..., 1833
Tiaronthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Tiniocellus eurypygus Branco, 2010
Tiniocellus eurypygus eurypygus
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Trichocephala brincki Schein, 1960
Trichoplus cordicollis Waterhouse, 1881
Trichoplus paradoxus Péringuey, 1907
Trichoplus vicinus Péringuey, 1900
Trichostetha fascicularis Donovan, 1805
Trichostetha fascicularis fascicularis
Trichostetha fascicularis prunipennis Burmeister, 1842
Trochalus aereus Frey, 1970
Trochalus aeruginosa Burmeister, 1855
Trochalus bohemani Gerstaecker, 1867
Trogodes rotundicollis Boheman, 1857
Xeloma atra Thunberg, 1818
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
16
20
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SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
61
78
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SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
10
Genera
Species

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SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
34
68
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SubfamilyPhaenomeridinae
Erichson, 1847
1
1
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Species

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SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
5
14
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Species

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SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
47
232
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Species

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Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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