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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Guangdong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
246
1430
2835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1430
2835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
230
1378
2767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
1025
2078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
27
359
841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
24
316
747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
106
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
106
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
85
276
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guangdong
85 Genera with 276 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTX
Adoretosoma Blanchard, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Agestrata Eschscholtz, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Agnorimus Miyake & Iwase, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Alissonotum Arrow, 20134SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1892Shining Leaf Chafer41SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Blabephorus Fairmaire, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Bunbunius Nomura, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Campsiura Hope, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Cheirotonus Hope, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Clinterocera Motschulsky, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Coenochilus Burmeister &..., 18743SpeciesTaxom
Coilodera Hope, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1958Mexican dung beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiomorpha Saunders, 04SpeciesTaxom
Dasyvalgus Kolbe, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dedalopterus1SpeciesTaxom
Dicronocephalus Hope, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Didrepanephorus Wood-Mason, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Diphyllomorpha1SpeciesTaxom
Discopeltis Burmeister, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Eophileurus Arrow, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Epitrichius Tagawa, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Eudicella White, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eupatorus Burmeister, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Euselates J. Thomson, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Exolontha Reitter, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Gametis Burmeister, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Gastroserica Brenske, 20233SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphana Burmeister, 05SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimotrichius1SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1895Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hybovalgus Kolbe, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ingrisma Fairmaire, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Macronota Hoffmansegg, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 202135SpeciesTaxom
Mawenzhena Alexis & Del..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1838Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Meroloba Thomson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 190218SpeciesTaxom
Miridiba Reitter, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 20168SpeciesTaxom
Neovalgus Miyake, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nipponoserica Nomura, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 191411SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parapilinurgus Arrow, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parascatonomus Paulian, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Parastasia Westwood, 02SpeciesTaxom
Periphanesthes Kraatz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Philistina MacLeay, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Platysodes Westwood, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1962Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 17878SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacrossus Reitter, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotorynorrhina Miksic, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Rhomborhina Hope, 04SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Spilopopillia Kraatz, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Taeniodera Burmeister, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Tetraserica3SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Tibiotrichius Miyake, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Tocama Reitter, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Torynorrhina Arrow, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Trichogomphus Burmeister, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Trioserica Moser, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylus Arrow, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xylotrupes Hope, 1920Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guangdong
276 Species and 32 Subspecies
Adoretosoma atritarse atritarse
Adoretosoma chinense Redtenbacher, 1868
Adoretosoma chromaticum chromaticum
Adoretosoma elegans Blanchard, 1851
Adoretosoma fairmairei Arrow, 1899
Adoretus sinicus Burmeister, 1855Chinese rose beetle
Agestrata orichalca orichalca Linnaeus, 1769
Agestrata viridicyanea (Schürhoff, 1934)⇒ Agestrata orichalca viridicyanea Schürhoff, 1934
Agnorimus pictus Moser, 1901
Alissonotum cribratellum Fairmaire, 1893
Alissonotum impressicolle Arrow, 1908Cane white grub
Alissonotum pauperum Burmeister, 1847
Alissonotum yamayai Drumont, 2013
Anomala acusigera Lin, 2002
Anomala anguliceps Arrow, 1917
Anomala antiqua Gyllenhal, 1817
Anomala aulax Wiedemann, 1823
Anomala australis Lin, 2002
Anomala bilunata Fairmaire, 1888
Anomala brevihirta Lin, 1996
Anomala cariniventris Lin, 2002
Anomala consanguinea Zhao, 2019
Anomala controversa Hope, 1845
Anomala corrugata Bates, 1866
Anomala coxalis Bates, 1891
Anomala cypriogastra Ohaus, 1938
Anomala dalmanni Gyllenhal, 1817
Anomala dentifera Lin, 2002
Anomala edentula edentula
Anomala ignipes Lin, 1996
Anomala imperialis Arrow, 1899
Anomala interrupta Lin, 2002
Anomala kuatuna Machatschke, 1955
Anomala laccata Zhang & Lin, 2008
Anomala millestriga asticta Lin, 2002
Anomala nigripes Nonfried, 1892
Anomala obliquesulcata Lin, 2002
Anomala obliquisulcata Lin, 2002
Anomala perplexa Hope, 1839
Anomala porrecta Zorn, 2011
Anomala rubripes rubripes
Anomala rugiclypea Lin, 1989
Anomala russiventris Fairmaire, 1893
Anomala semicastanea Fairmaire, 1888
Anomala semiovalis Lin, 2002
Anomala sericipennis Lin, 2002
Anomala sinica Arrow, 1915
Anomala spiloptera Burmeister, 1855
Anomala sublunalis Lin, 2002
Anomala tingis Zhao, 2025
Anomala transversa Lin, 1999
Anomala varicolor Gyllenhal, 1817
Anomala virens Lin, 1996
Anomala viridicostata Nonfried, 1892
Aphodius (Aphodius) elegans Allibert, 1847
Aphodius calichromus Balthasar, 1932
Aphodius guangdongensis Maté, 2008
Apogonia abbreviata Kobayashi, 2019
Apogonia cribricollis Burmeister, 1855Chafer beetle
Apogonia ventralis Moser, 1913
Blabephorus pinguis Fairmaire, 1898
Bunbunius bicallosifrons Frey, 1972
Bunbunius reticulatus Murayama, 1941
Caccobius tortus tortus
Callistethus plagiicollis plagiicollis
Campsiura javanica Gory & Perch..., 1833
Campsiura ochreipennis Fairmaire, 1887
Cheirotonus jansoni Jordan, 1898
Clinterocera davidis Fairmaire, 1878
Clinterocera discipennis Fairmaire, 1889
Clinterocera krikkeni Xu & Qiu, 2018
Clinterocera sinensis Xu & Qiu, 2018
Coenochilus bifoveolatus Fairmaire, 1888
Coenochilus pilosus Xu, Qiu & Huang, 2017
Coenochilus striatus Westwood, 1874
Coilodera nigroscutellaris (Moser, 1902)⇒ Coilodera penicillata nigroscutellaris Moser, 1901
Copris (Copris) fukiensis Balthasar, 1952
Copris (Copris) tripartitus Waterhouse, 1875
Copris basipunctatus Balthasar, 1942
Copris confucius Harold, 1877
Copris klapperichi Balthasar, 1942
Copris magicus Harold, 1881
Copris ochus Motschulsky, 1860
Copris sinicus Hope, 1842
Copris sorex Balthasar, 1942
Copris subdolus Balthasar, 1958
Cosmiomorpha (Cosmiomorpha) modesta Saunders, 1852
Cosmiomorpha decliva Janson, 1890
Cosmiomorpha setulosa cribellata Fairmaire, 1893
Cosmiomorpha setulosa setulosa
Dasyvalgus laligantii Fairmaire, 1888
Dasyvalgus tuberculatus Lewis, 1887
Dedalopterus fencli Zidek & Krajcik, 2007
Dicronocephalus adamsi drumonti Legrand, 2005
Dicronocephalus bowringi Pascoe, 1863
Didrepanephorus nishiyamai Muramoto, 2006
Diphyllomorpha olivacea olivacea
Discopeltis tricolor Burmeister, 1842
Eophileurus chinensis chinensis Faldermann, 1835
Epitrichius bowringi Thomson, 1857
Epitrichius fraterculus Moser, 1901
Eudicella euthalia euthalia
Eupatorus hardwickii Hope, 1831
Euselates magna Thomson, 1880
Euselates ornata Saunders, 1852
Euselates quadrilineata Hope, 1831
Euselates tonkinensis tonkinensis
Euselates tonkinensis trivittata Kriesche, 1920
Exolontha serrulata Gyllenhall, 1817
Exolontha similis Zhang, 1965
Gametis bealiae Gory & Perch..., 1833
Gametis jucunda Faldermann, 1835Scarab
Gastroserica fukiensis Frey, 1972
Gastroserica guangdongensis Ahrens, 2000
Gastroserica lucidomarginalis Ahrens, Luki..., 2023
Glycyphana fulvistemma Motschulsky, 1858
Glycyphana laotica Mikšić, 1968
Glycyphana nasalis Boheman, 1858
Glycyphana nepalensis Kraatz, 1894
Glycyphana tonkinensis tonkinensis
Gnorimotrichius tronqueti Antoine, 2002
Holotrichia ovata Zhang, 1965
Holotrichia tuberculata Moser, 1908
Hoplia vittata Nonfried, 1895
Hybovalgus fulvosquamosus Moser, 1904
Ingrisma femorata Janson, 1903
Ingrisma viridipallens Bourgoin, 1917
Liatongus vertagus Fabricius, 1798
Macronota nigritus nigritus
Macronota shangaicus Neervoort Va..., 1886
Maladera constellata Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera daanensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera dadongshanica Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera detersa Erichson, 1834
Maladera diversipes Moser, 1915
Maladera drescheri Moser, 1913
Maladera fencli Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera filigraniforceps Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera fusca Frey, 1972
Maladera futschauana Brenske, 1897
Maladera gibbiventris Brenske, 1897
Maladera guangdongana Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera guanxianensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera hongkongica Brenske, 1898
Maladera hunanensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera hunuguensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera jaintiaensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera johannesi Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera leevis Frey, 1972
Maladera lianxianensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera liaochengensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera lignicolor Fairmaire, 1887
Maladera modestula Brenske, 1902
Maladera nanlingensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera panyuensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera paranitens Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera riberai Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Maladera saitoi Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Maladera secreta secreta
Maladera senta Brenske, 1897
Maladera stridula Brenske, 1897
Maladera taiwana Bovallius, 1887
Maladera tibialis Brenske, 1898
Maladera verticalis Fairmaire, 1888
Maladera wupingensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Mawenzhena nitida Ma, 1990
Melolontha chinensis Guérin, 1838
Meroloba suturalis suturalis
Mimela abdominalis Ohaus, 1902
Mimela bidentata Lin, 1966
Mimela chinensis Kirby, 1825
Mimela confucius confucius
Mimela dehaani Hope, 1839
Mimela excisipes Reitter, 1903
Mimela fusciventris Lin, 1990
Mimela hauseri Ohaus, 1943
Mimela nubeculata Lin, 1990
Mimela parva Lin, 1966
Mimela ruyuanensis Lin, 1990
Mimela seminigra Ohaus, 1908
Mimela sericicollis Ohaus, 1943
Mimela specularis Ohaus, 1902
Mimela splendens (Gyllenhal, 1817)⇒ Mimela heterochropus hopei Burmeister, 1855
Mimela sulcatula Ohaus, 1915
Mimela vitalisi Ohaus, 1914
Mimela xanthorrhoea Ohaus, 1902
Miridiba kuatunensis Gao & Fang, 2018
Miridiba pilosella Moser, 1908
Miridiba sinensis Hope, 1845
Neoserica hainana Brenske, 1898
Neoserica insubida Brenske, 1898
Neoserica lucidifrons Ahrens, 2003
Neoserica obscura Blanchard, 1850
Neoserica pachecoae Ahrens, 2021
Neoserica paramajor Ahrens, Fabr..., 2019
Neoserica sakoliana Ahrens, Fabr..., 2016
Neoserica tahianensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2016
Neovalgus fumosus Lewis, 1887
Nipponoserica daqiao Ahrens, Fabr..., 2022
Onitis excavatus Arrow, 1931
Onitis falcatus Wulfen, 1786
Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) tragus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) dapcauensis Boucomont, 1921
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hastifer Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orientalis (Harold, 1868)⇒ Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) rectecornutus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus armatus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus senex Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus seniculus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus senescens Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus tricolor Boucomont, 1914
Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus sinuatus
Parapilinurgus variegatus Arrow, 1910
Parascatonomus anguicorius Boucomont, 1914
Parastasia indica Ohaus, 1898
Parastasia oberthueri oberthueri
Periphanesthes aurora Motschulsky, 1857
Pharaphodius orientalis Harold, 1862
Pharaphodius rugosostriatus Waterhouse, 1875
Philistina microphylla Wood-Mason, 1881
Plagiogonus culminarius Reitter, 1900
Platysodes formosanus Kobayashi, 1990
Platysodes madoni Bourgoin, 1923
Polyphylla (Grananoxia) annamensis Fleutiaux, 1887
Polyphylla nubecula Frey, 1962
Popillia dilutipennis Fairmaire, 1888
Popillia fukiensis Machatschke, 1955
Popillia histeroidea Gyllenhal, 1817
Popillia mongolica Arrow, 1913
Popillia mutans Newman, 1838
Popillia pui Lin, 1988
Popillia pustulata Fairmaire, 1887
Popillia quadriguttata Fabricius, 1787Four spotted beetle
Protaetia orientalis orientalis Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia (Goetzia) andamanarum Janson, 1877
Protaetia (Heteroprotaetia) fusca Herbst, 1790Asian Mango Flower Beetle
Protaetia (Liocola) cathaica Bates, 1890
Pseudacrossus serrimargo Koshantschikov, 1913
Pseudotorynorrhina fortunei fortunei
Pseudotorynorrhina japonica Hope, 1841
Rhomborhina gestroi Moser, 1903
Rhomborhina mellyi diffusa Fairmaire, 1897
Rhomborhina resplendens heros Gory & Perch..., 1833
Rhomborhina resplendens resplendens
Rhyparus kitanoi taiwanus Ochi, 2001
Saprosites japonicus Waterhouse, 1875
Serica daqiaoana Ahrens, Fabr..., 2022
Serica nigroguttata (Brenske, 1897)⇒ Serica nigromaculosa Fairmaire, 1891
Sisyphus indicus Hope, 1831
Sophrops acalcarius Gu & Zhang, 1996
Sophrops cantonensis Petrovitz, 1969
Sophrops heydeni Brenske, 1892
Sophrops peronosporus Gu & Zhang, 1992
Sophrops subrugatus Moser, 1921
Spilopopillia sexmaculata Kraatz, 1892
Taeniodera coomani coomani
Taeniodera garnieri Bourgoin, 1917
Taeniodera salvazai Bourgoin, 1924
Tetraserica qifengshanensis Ahrens, 2021
Tetraserica wangtongensis Liu, Fabrizi..., 2014
Tetraserica yaoanica Liu, Fabrizi..., 2014
Teuchestes analis Fabricius, 1787
Teuchestes guangdong Rakovic & Mencl, 2012
Teuchestes sinofraternus Dellacasa & ..., 1983
Teuchestes uenoi Ochi, Kawaha..., 2006
Tibiotrichius kuatunensis Tesar, 1952
Tocama laevipennis Blanchard, 1851
Tocama rubiginosa Fairmaire, 1889
Torynorrhina distincta Hope, 1841
Torynorrhina fulvopilosa Moser, 1911
Trichogomphus martabani Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Trichogomphus mongol Arrow, 1908
Trioserica dinghushanica Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Trioserica lilongensis Ahrens, Fabr..., 2021
Trypoxylus dichotomus dichotomus
Xylotrupes socrates tonkinensis Minck, 1920

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Guangdong
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
33
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuchirinae
Hope, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
19
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
9
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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