Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Knysna (Garden Route)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 165
575
654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 165
575
654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 161
569
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 123
500
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 32
164
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 28
144
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
38
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
38
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 36
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Knysna
36 Genera with 59 Species #ACDEGHKLNOPRST
| Anoplocheilus MacLeay, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caccobius Thomson, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catharsius Hope, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysina Kirby, 1843 | Jewel scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Circellium Latreille, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1878 | Mexican dung beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyptochirus Lesne, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaplochelus Burmeister, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1844 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dicranocnemus Burmeister, 1844 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dischista Burmeister, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanocerus Kirby, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epirinus Reiche, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euoniticellus Janssens, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Genyoschiza Moser, 1917 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliocopris Hope, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronychus Seidlitz, 1807 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Kubousa Péringuey, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lepithrix Nietner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litocopris Waterhouse, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosisyphus Müller, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oniticellus Serville, 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onitis Fabricius, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1801 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Pentodontoschema Péringuey, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Peritrichia Burmeister, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platychelus Burmeister, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdotis Burmeister, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisyphus Latreille, 1818 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stripsipher Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichostetha Burmeister, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Knysna
59 Species | Anoplocheilus variabilis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Aphodius spectabilis Péringuey, 1901 | | | Atrichelaphinis tigrina Olivier, 1789 | | | Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857 | | | Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778 | | | Chrysina modesta Sturm, 1843 | | | Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781 | Flightless dung beetle | | Copris elphenor Klug, 1855 | | | Copris fidius Olivier, 1789 | | | Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878 | | | Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828) | ⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851 | | Diaplochelus crassipes Burmeister, 1844 | | | Diaplochelus longipes Fabricius, 1787 | | | Dichelus elegans | | | Dichelus griseus Péringuey, 1908 | | | Dichelus holosericeus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Dichelus minutus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Dicranocnemus pulcher Péringuey, 1902 | | | Dicranocnemus pulverulentus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Dicranocnemus squamosus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Dischista rufa De Geer, 1778 | | | Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828 | | | Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851 | | | Epirinus silvestris Cambefort, 1978 | | | Epirinus sulcipennis Boheman, 1857 | | | Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873 | Greater sandy dung beetle | | Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873 | | | Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792 | | | Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775 | | | Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775 | African black beetle | | Heteronychus cricetus Hausmann, 1807 | | | Lepithrix hilaris Péringuey, 1902 | | | Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869 | | | Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901 | | | Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818 | Grey dungball roller | | Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807 | | | Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840 | | | Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857 | | | Onitis minutus Lansberge, 1875 | | | Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875 | | | Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917 | | | Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818 | Humpbacked Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901 | | | Onthophagus giraffa Hausmann, 1807 | | | Onthophagus hyaena Fabricius, 1801 | | | Peritrichia dimidiata (Burmeister, 1844) | ⇒ Peritrichia peringueyi Von Dalle Torre, 1912 | | Platychelus caffer Boheman, 1857 | | | Rhabdotis aulica Fabricius, 1781 | Emerald fruit chafer | | Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833 | | | Sisyphus muricatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818) | ⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818 | | Stripsipher zebra Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840 | | | Trichostetha albopicta Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Trichostetha fascicularis Donovan, 1805 | | | Trichostetha signata Fabricius, 1775 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Knysna | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 18
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
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