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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1334
2478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1330
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1313
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
950
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
39
434
973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
322
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
97
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
97
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
84
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iraq
84 Genera with 191 Species
#ABCEGHLMNOPRSTX
Acanthobodilus Dellacasa, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Aethiessa Burmeister, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ammoecius Mulsant, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 0European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Aphodaulacus Kozhantschikov, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Apsteiniella A.Schmidt, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Asiopertha Medvedev, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchetus Bedel, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Biralus Mulsant & Rey, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Blitopertha Reitter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Brancoplia3SpeciesTaxom
Bubas Mulsant, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 19336SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopteroplia Medvedev, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1792Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonotus Bell, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonoxia Reitter, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18925SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 03SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Leptochristina2SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Mecynodes Mulsant & Rey, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Medeotrogus2SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Mnematium MacLeay, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nialosternus2SpeciesTaxom
Nobius Mulsant & Rey, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 179830SpeciesTaxom
Orubesa Reitter, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1960Coconut rhinoceros beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 17896SpeciesTaxom
Phaeadoretus Reitter, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Phalacronothus Motschulsky, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Phalangonyx Reitter, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Pharaonus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1902Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Propomacrus Newman, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 18869SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderytus1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 20068SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmosoma Burmeister, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctoides Petrovitz, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Xanthotrogus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
191 Species and 28 Subspecies
Acanthobodilus immundus Creutzer, 1799
Adoretus (Adoretus) drurei Pic, 1905
Adoretus (Adoretus) irakanus Ohaus, 1928
Aethiessa albocincta merkli Montreuil & ..., 2022
Aethiessa albocincta sabatinellii Montreuil, L..., 2022
Aethiessa mesopotamica Burmeister, 1842
Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Alocoderus turbatus Baudi, 1870
Ammoecius eli Petrovitz, 1961
Amphimallon vernale vernale
Anoxia (Anoxia) asiatica Desbrochers, 1871
Aphodaulacus assyricus Petrovitz, 1971
Aphodius beloni Mulsant & Go..., 1879
Aphodius cardinalis (Reitter, 1892)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Apsteiniella naviauxi Baraud, 1977
Asiopertha fulvicornis Burmeister, 1855
Ataenius horticola Harold, 1869
Ateuchetus armeniacus Ménétriés..., 1832
Ateuchetus puncticollis Latreille, 1819
Biralus equinus Faldermann, 1835
Biralus satellitius Herbst, 1789
Blitopertha fulvicornis Burmeister, 1855
Bodiloides ictericus ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Bodilus punctipennis Erichson, 1848
Brahmina dilaticollis Ballion, 1870
Brancoplia leucaspis Castelnau, 1840
Brancoplia leucaspis mesopotamica Pilleri, 1954
Brancoplia mesopotamica Petrovitz, 1971
Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938
Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Caccobius mundus Ménétriés, 1838
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Calamosternus acriculus Balthasar, 1938
Calamosternus hyxos Petrovitz, 1962
Calamosternus machulkai Balthasar, 1935
Calamosternus stercorarius Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Calamosternus trucidatus Harold, 1863
Calamosternus vexator Balthasar, 1933
Cetonia aurata pallida Drury, 1770
Cetonia viridescens (Reitter, 1891)⇒ Protaetia cyanescens Kraatz, 1883
Chaetopteroplia inculta Erichson, 1847
Chaetopteroplia naviauxi Baraud, 1984
Chaetopteroplia syriaca Burmeister, 1844
Cheironitis candezei Lansberge, 1875
Chilothorax equitis Koshantschikov, 1912
Chilothorax fritschi Balthasar, 1933
Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax mossulensis Mulsant & Go..., 1879
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Cryptotrogus irakanus Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus mesopotamica Petrovitz, 1962
Cryptotrogus mesopotamicus Petrovitz, 1962
Cryptotrogus praestabilis Reitter, 1889
Cyphonotus bicoloratus Petrovitz, 1962
Cyphonoxia praestabilis Reitter, 1889
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytus aequalis Schmidt, 1907
Erytus hormonzensis Petrovitz, 1980
Erytus lindemannae Balthasar, 1960
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Escarabaeus bannuensis Janssens, 1940
Escarabaeus cristatus Fabricius, 1775
Escarabaeus cristatus cristatus
Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775
Esymus suturinigra Schmidt, 1916
Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Euonthophagus loeffleri Petrovitz, 1965
Euonthophagus mostafatsairii Palestrini, ..., 1979
Granulopsammodius mesopotamicus Petrovitz, 1971
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus mimus (Balthasar, 1934)⇒ Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus naviauxi Montreuil, 2009
Gymnopleurus persianus (Reitter, 1909)⇒ Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Haplidia iranica Petrovitz, 1970
Labarrus digitatus Harold, 1871
Labarrus splendidus Petrovitz, 1955
Labarrus translucidus Petrovitz, 1961
Leptochristina annamariae Baraud & Branco, 1991
Leptochristina variabilis Petrovitz, 1962
Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Maladera iraqensis Keith, 2000
Mecynodes kisilkumi Solsky, 1876
Mecynodes stereotypus Koshantschikov, 1894
Medeotrogus fissus Burmeister, 1855
Medeotrogus linnavuorii Keith, 2001
Melinopterus imamae Stebnicka, 1988
Melinopterus punctatosulcatus hirtipes Fischer von ..., 1844
Melinopterus reyi Reitter, 1892
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Mendidaphodius lepidulus Harold, 1866
Mendidius assectator Balthasar, 1961
Mendidius beluchistanicus Petrovitz, 1962
Mendidius diffidens Reitter, 1892
Mendidius heikertingeri Balthasar, 1938
Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Mnematium silenus Gray, 1832
Nialosternus rendalli Wollaston, 1867
Nialosternus sitiphoides d´Orbigny, 1896
Nobius chaldaeus Petrovitz, 1971
Omaloplia labrata Burmeister, 1855
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) cruciatus (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Onthophagus lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) furciceps Marseul, 1869
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) gibbulus Pallas, 1781
Onthophagus gibbulus gibbulus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus aleppensis Redtenbacher, 1843
Onthophagus aleppensis aleppensis
Onthophagus dorsosignatus d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus heydeni Harold, 1875
Onthophagus lemuroides d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus millingeni d´Orbigny, 1900
Onthophagus moreleti Baraud, 1980
Onthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864
Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus oberthueri d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus oberthuri d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus tessulatus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Orubesa luctator Semenov & Me..., 1929
Orubesa plicifrons semenowi Arrow, 1911
Oryctes elegans Prell, 1914Date palm fruit stalk borer
Oryctes sahariensis De Miré, 1960
Oxythyrea albopicta Motschulsky, 1845
Oxythyrea cinctella Schaum, 1841
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Pentodon algerinus dispar Baudi, 1870
Pentodon bidens sulcifrons Kuster, 1848
Pentodon caminarius (Faldermann, 1835)⇒ Pentodon idiota Herbst, 1789
Pentodon caminarius caminarius
Pentodon idiota Herbst, 1789
Pentodon idiota idiota Herbst, 1789
Phaeadoretus comptus Ménétriés, 1849
Phaeadoretus syriacus Blanchard, 1851
Phalacronothus suturinigra Schmidt, 1917
Phalangonyx irakanus Arrow, 1932
Phalangonyx mesopotamicus Medvedev, 1952
Phalangonyx semenovi Medvedev, 1952
Pharaonus varicoloreus Burmeister, 1844
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Pleurophorus anatolicus Petrovitz, 1961
Pleurophorus arabicus Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Podalgus cuniculus infantulus Semenov, 1890
Polyphylla persica Brenske, 1902
Propomacrus bimucronatus Pallas, 1781
Protaetia afflicta afflicta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia subpilosa subpilosa
Protaetia trojana godeti Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia ungarica persica Kraatz, 1886
Protaetia (Philhelena) ignisternum Reitter, 1891
Protaetia funebris funebris Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia splendidula splendidula Faldermann, 1835
Protaetia kurdistanica Hammamurad, ..., 2017
Protaetia persica Kraatz, 1886
Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Rhyssemus berytensis Marseul, 1878
Rhyssemus mesopotamicus Petrovitz, 1963
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) typhon (Fischer von ..., 1823)⇒ Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) winkleri Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus acuticollis Motschulsky, 1849
Scarabaeus irakensis Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus transcaspicus Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus zagrosensis Montreuil, 2006
Stalagmosoma albellum Pallas, 1781
Subrinus clermonti Reitter, 1907
Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845
Tanyproctoides freyi Petrovitz, 1968
Tanyproctoides silfverbergi Keith, 2002
Tanyproctus latimanus Reitter, 1902
Tanyproctus pallidus Petrovitz, 1962
Tanyproctus saulcyi Reiche, 1856
Temnorhynchus baal sennariensis Fairmaire, 1868
Triodontella judaica Blanchard, 1850
Tropinota squalida pilosa Brullé, 1832
Tropinota squalida squalida Scopoli, 1783
Xanthotrogus validus Kraatz, 1884

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Iraq
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
34
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynamopodinae
Arrow, 1911
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuchirinae
Hope, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
17
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
11
54
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