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Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Israel (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3656
9207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3651
9200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
388
3623
9155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
2791
7681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
951
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
810
1990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
112
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
112
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
98
232
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
98 Genera with 232 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Aethiessa Burmeister, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Anisoplia Schönherr, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1905Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Anomius Mulsant & Rey, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Anoxoides Petrovitz, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Asiopertha Medvedev, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchetus Bedel, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1897Garden beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Biralus Mulsant & Rey, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Blitopertha Reitter, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Bodilopsis Adám, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Brancoplia6SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopteroplia Medvedev, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1792Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18925SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 01SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19068SpeciesTaxom
Euorodalus Dellacasa, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalostetha Reiche, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 18828SpeciesTaxom
Hemichaetoplia Baraud, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Holochelus Reitter, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Leptochristina1SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Loraphodius Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 04SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 2020Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mnematidium Ritsema, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Nialosternus1SpeciesTaxom
Nialus Mulsant & Rey, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Nobius Mulsant & Rey, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 188828SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1914Coconut rhinoceros beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pachydemocera Reitter, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Paracoptochirus Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Paratriodonta Baraud, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Phalacronothus Motschulsky, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Pharaonus Blanchard, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17962SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Propomacrus Newman, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 178225SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Sahlbergianus1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmosoma Burmeister, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 18999SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Temnorrhynchus Alluaud, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tribopertha Reitter, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1787Bee beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 18567SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 20142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
232 Species and 41 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Adoretus (Adoretus) granulifrons Fairmaire, 1882
Adoretus (Adoretus) ludmilae Sabatinelli ..., 2015
Adoretus (Adoretus) sterbae Reitter, 1909
Aethiessa floralis Fabricius, 1787
Aethiessa inhumata (Gory & Perch..., 1833)⇒ Aethiessa mesopotamica Burmeister, 1842
Aethiessa mesopotamica Burmeister, 1842
Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Alocoderus turbatus Baudi, 1870
Anisoplia ferruginipes (Petrovitz, 1963)⇒ Hemichaetoplia gossypiata Fairmaire, 1881
Anisoplia signata (Faldermann, 1835)⇒ Anisoplia lata Erichson, 1847
Anisoplia signata akbesiana Baraud, 1991
Anomala palaestina Pic, 1905
Anomius saturnalis Ziani, 2011
Anoxia (Protanoxia) orientalis Krynizky, 1832
Anoxia laevimacula Petrovitz, 1973
Anoxia maculiventris Reitter, 1890
Anoxoides bytinskisalzi Petrovits, 1971
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius fasciger Harold, 1881
Asiopertha nazarena Marseul, 1878
Ataenius horticola Harold, 1869
Ateuchetus armeniacus Ménétriés..., 1832
Autoserica caifensis Brenske, 1897
Biralus equinus Faldermann, 1835
Biralus satellitius Herbst, 1789
Blitopertha (Asiopertha) nazarena Marseul, 1878
Blitopertha nigripennis Reitter, 1888
Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782
Brancoplia klapperichi Petrovitz, 1971
Brancoplia leucaspis Castelnau, 1840
Brancoplia leucaspis mesopotamica Pilleri, 1954
Brancoplia mesopotamica Petrovitz, 1971
Brancoplia pumila Marseul, 1878
Brancoplia vseteckai Pilleri, 1951
Caccobius mundus Ménétriés, 1838
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Calamosternus hyxos Petrovitz, 1962
Calamosternus trucidatus Harold, 1863
Cetonia delagrangei delagrangei Boucard, 1893
Chaetopteroplia inculta Erichson, 1847
Chaetopteroplia obenbergeri Vsetecka, 1941
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Cheironitis pamphilus Ménétriés, 1849
Chilothorax discedens Schmidt, 1907
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Chilothorax fritschi Balthasar, 1933
Chilothorax lineolatus Illiger, 1803
Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax paykulli Bedel, 1907
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Cryptotrogus weisei Kraatz, 1888
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytus aequalis Schmidt, 1907
Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Erytus lindemannae Balthasar, 1960
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Escarabaeus cristatus cristatus
Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775
Esymus ornatulus Harold, 1866
Esymus pusillus pusillus Herbst, 1789
Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas alces Fabricius, 1792
Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Euonthophagus bedeli Reitter, 1891
Euonthophagus conterminus Petrovitz, 1971
Euonthophagus dorbignyi Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus dorbignyi neutto Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Euonthophagus tissoni Reitter, 1906
Euorodalus longevittatus Schmidt, 1922
Euorodalus signifer Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Gnaphalostetha bonvoisini Reiche, 1856
Gnaphalostetha heinzi Keith, 2005
Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus qurosh Montreuil, 2011
Haplidia chaifensis Kraatz, 1882
Haplidia endroedii Baraud, 1988
Haplidia janczyki Baraud, 1988
Haplidia karlaeschneiderae Sehnal, Mont..., 2019
Haplidia petrovitzi Baraud, 1988
Haplidia petrovitzi petrovitzi
Haplidia tarsensis Kraatz, 1882
Haplidia villosicollis Kraatz, 1882
Hemichaetoplia gossypiata Fairmaire, 1881
Holochelus setiventris Reitter, 1902
Labarrus digitatus Harold, 1871
Labarrus lividus lividus
Leiopsammodius laevicollis Klug, 1845
Leptochristina pubicavula Reitter, 1902
Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767
Loraphodius suarius Faldermann, 1835
Maladera (Aserica) punctatissima Falderman, 1835
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Maladera modesta Fairmaire, 1881
Maladera syriaca syriaca
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus pubescens Sturm, 1800
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Melolontha albida (Frivaldszky, 1835)⇒ Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus, 1758
Melolontha sabatinellii Rössner & Hi..., 2020
Mendidaphodius armiger Harold, 1871
Mendidaphodius lepidulus Harold, 1866
Mendidaphodius linearis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Mendidius calliger Sahlberg, 1908
Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Mnematidium multidentatum (Klug, 1845)⇒ Scarabaeus multidentatum Klug, 1845
Mnematidium multidentatus Klug, 1845
Nialosternus rendalli Wollaston, 1867
Nialus varians Duftschmid, 1805
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Nimbus obliteratus Panzer, 1823
Nobius serotinus Panzer, 1799
Omaloplia labrata Burmeister, 1855
Onitis damoetas Steven, 1806
Onitis ezechias Reiche, 1856
Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onitis ion Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) falzonii Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) angorensis Petrovitz, 1963
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) bytinskii Balthasar, 1960
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) cruciatus (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Onthophagus lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800
Onthophagus marginalis marginalis
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) muelleri (Lansberge, 1883)⇒ Onthophagus statzi Krell, 1990
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) novaki Boucomont, 1927
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) sericatus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) speculifer Solsky, 1876
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) truchmenus Kolenati, 1846
Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus hermonensis Baraud, 1982
Onthophagus statzi Krell, 1990
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes nasicornis kuntzeni Minck, 1914
Oryctes agamemnon arabicus Fairmaire, 1896
Oryctes agamemnon sinaicus Walker, 1871
Oryctes elegans Prell, 1914Date palm fruit stalk borer
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Oxythyrea abigail Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Oxythyrea albopicta Motschulsky, 1845
Oxythyrea cinctella Schaum, 1841
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Oxythyrea noemi Reiche & Saylcy, 1856
Pachydema albipilis Reitter, 1902
Pachydemocera lucidicollis Kraatz, 1882
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Paracoptochirus singularis Harold, 1868
Paratriodonta olivieri Blanchard, 1850
Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus dispar Baudi, 1870
Pentodon bidens sulcifrons Kuster, 1848
Pentodon idiota idiota Herbst, 1789
Pentodon variolopunctatus deserti Heyden, 1899
Phalacronothus fumigatulus Reitter, 1892
Phalacronothus suturinigra Schmidt, 1917
Pharaonus fasciculatus Burmeister, 1844
Pharaonus varicoloreus Burmeister, 1844
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Plagiogonus praeustus Ballion, 1870
Plagiogonus syriacus Harold, 1863
Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798
Pleurophorus anatolicus Petrovitz, 1961
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Propomacrus bimucronatus Pallas, 1781
Protaetia (Calopotosia) inquinata Arrow, 1913
Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosa Adams, 1817
Protaetia (Eupotosia) affinis Andersch, 1797
Protaetia affinis pyrodera Reitter, 1891
Protaetia mirifica koenigi Reitter, 1894
Protaetia mirifica mirifica (Mulsant, 1842)⇒ Eupotosia mirifica mirifica Mulsant, 1842
Protaetia (Foveopotosia) judith Reiche, 1871
Protaetia (Macroprotaetia) distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Protaetia (Netocia) afflicta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia afflicta afflicta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia (Netocia) angustata Germar, 1817
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Protaetia cuprea ignicollis Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia (Netocia) funesta Ménétriés, 1836
Protaetia (Netocia) opaca (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Potosia opaca Fabricius, 1787
Protaetia (Netocia) subpilosa Desbrochers ..., 1869
Protaetia subpilosa dorchini Legrand & Dr..., 2006
Protaetia subpilosa subpilosa
Protaetia (Netocia) trojana Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia trojana syriaca Reitter, 1891
Protaetia (Netocia) ungarica Herbst, 1790
Protaetia (Netocia) vidua Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia (Potosia) mayeti Lecomte, 1905
Protaetia (Potosia) metallica Herbst, 1782
Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844Awkward-winged small dung beetle
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Rhizotrogus gracilis Marseul, 1878
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemus berytensis Marseul, 1878
Sahlbergianus longissimus Sahlberg, 1908
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) typhon (Fischer von ..., 1823)⇒ Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus irakensis Stolfa, 1938
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina Chevrolat, 1836
Stalagmosoma albellum Pallas, 1781
Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845
Tanyproctus crinitus Petrovitz, 1971
Tanyproctus indescriptus Baraud, 1979
Tanyproctus israeliticus (Petrovitz, 1971)⇒ Tanyproctus indescriptus Baraud, 1979
Tanyproctus kindermanni Reiche, 1861
Tanyproctus minutus Petrovitz, 1973
Tanyproctus nabataeus Petrovitz, 1973
Tanyproctus pumilus Petrovitz, 1973
Tanyproctus saulcyi Reiche, 1856
Tanyproctus sinaiticus Heyden, 1899
Temnorhynchus (Temnorhynchus) baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Temnorhynchus baal baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Temnorrhynchus baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Tribopertha aegyptiaca C. É. Blanch..., 1851
Tropinota (Epicometis) hirta Poda, 1761Blossom feeder
Tropinota hirta suturalis Reitter, 1913
Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783
Tropinota squalida pilosa Brullé, 1832
Tropinota squalida squalida Scopoli, 1783
Tropinota ilariae Dutto, 2007
Tropinota vittula Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Valgus hemipterus hemipterus
Valgus hemipterus meridionalis Rössner, 2014

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Israel
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
42
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
9
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEuchirinae
Hope, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
17
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
11
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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