Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Lebanon (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 337
1950
3634 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 336
1949
3633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 326
1928
3608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 217
1570
3079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 63
623
1393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 58
522
1051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 7
81
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 7
81
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 71
155 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lebanon
71 Genera with 155 Species
| Aethiessa Burmeister, 2022 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agoliinus Schmidt, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alocoderus Schmidt, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amadotrogus Amadotrogus, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1902 | European Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anisoplia Schönherr, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anoxia Laporte, 1990 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biralus Mulsant & Rey, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blitopertha Reitter, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brancoplia | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Brindalus Landin, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bubas Mulsant, 1811 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caccobius Thomson, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetopteroplia Medvedev, 1941 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1938 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euoniticellus Janssens, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euorodalus Dellacasa, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grandinaphodius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haplidia Hope, 1882 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Holochelus Reitter, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1890 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liothorax Motschulsky, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Loraphodius Reitter, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Medeotrogus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megasoma Kirby, 1785 | Elephant beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1936 | Billy witch | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Omaloplia Schönherr, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onitis Fabricius, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1990 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1914 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydemocera Reitter, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parabodilus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentodon Hope, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phalacronothus Motschulsky, 1917 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pharaphodius Reitter, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiogonus Mulsant, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1840 | Lined June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Propomacrus Newman, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1833 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodius Fallen, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemodes Reitter, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 1884 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Temnorhynchus Hope, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tropinota Mulsant, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lebanon
155 Species and 31 Subspecies | Aethiessa inhumata (Gory & Perch..., 1833) | ⇒ Aethiessa mesopotamica Burmeister, 1842 | | Aethiessa mesopotamica Burmeister, 1842 | | | Aethiessa ulianai Montreuil, S..., 2022 | | | Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808 | Northern Dung Beetle | | Agrilinus constans Duftschmid, 1805 | | | Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798 | | | Amadotrogus truncatus Brenske, 1886 | | | Amadotrogus truncatus truncatus | | | Amphimallon fissiceps Fairmaire, 1860 | | | Amphimallon leuthneri (Reitter, 1902) | ⇒ Amphimallon fissiceps Fairmaire, 1860 | | Anisoplia (Anisoplia) deserticola Fischer von ..., 1824 | | | Anisoplia zwicki Fischer, 1824 | | | Anoxia (Protanoxia) orientalis Krynizky, 1832 | | | Anoxia cingulata Marseul, 1868 | | | Anoxia maculiventris Reitter, 1890 | | | Anoxia naviauxi Baraud, 1990 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783 | | | Aphodius miniatulus (Balthasar, 1931) | ⇒ Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808 | | Ataenius horticola Harold, 1869 | | | Biralus satellitius Herbst, 1789 | | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Blitopertha nigripennis Reitter, 1888 | | | Bodilus gregarius Harold, 1871 | | | Bodilus punctipennis Erichson, 1848 | | | Brancoplia leucaspis Castelnau, 1840 | | | Brancoplia leucaspis mesopotamica Pilleri, 1954 | | | Brancoplia leucaspis vseteckai Pilleri, 1951 | | | Brancoplia mesopotamica Petrovitz, 1971 | | | Brancoplia pumila Marseul, 1878 | | | Brancoplia vseteckai Pilleri, 1951 | | | Brindalus porcicollis Illiger, 1803 | | | Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938 | | | Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811 | | | Caccobius mundus Ménétriés, 1838 | | | Calamosternus trucidatus Harold, 1863 | | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Cetonia aurata pallida Drury, 1770 | | | Cetonia delagrangei delagrangei Boucard, 1893 | | | Chaetopteroplia bidens Pilleri, 1948 | | | Chaetopteroplia cuprina Machatschke, 1961 | | | Chaetopteroplia inculta Erichson, 1847 | | | Chaetopteroplia obenbergeri Vsetecka, 1941 | | | Cheironitis moeris Pallas, 1781 | | | Cheironitis pamphilus Ménétriés, 1849 | | | Chilothorax lineolatus Illiger, 1803 | | | Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840 | | | Chilothorax paykulli Bedel, 1907 | | | Chilothorax xanthopterus Balthasar, 1938 | | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860 | | | Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892 | | | Esymus filitarsis Reitter, 1898 | | | Esymus ornatulus Harold, 1866 | | | Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783 | | | Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777 | | | Euonthophagus amyntas alces Fabricius, 1792 | | | Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832 | | | Euorodalus longevittatus Schmidt, 1922 | | | Grandinaphodius inferorum Ziani, 2002 | | | Gymnopleurus flagellatus calignosus Balthasar, 1934 | | | Haplidia chaifensis Kraatz, 1882 | | | Haplidia fissa Burmeister, 1855 | | | Haplidia houryae Montreuil, 2005 | | | Haplidia indaryi Montreuil, 2005 | | | Haplidia janczyki Baraud, 1988 | | | Haplidia joannis Baraud, 1988 | | | Haplidia karlaeschneiderae Sehnal, Mont..., 2019 | | | Haplidia petrovitzi petrovitzi | | | Haplidia pilicollis temperei Baraud, 1988 | | | Haplidia tarsensis Kraatz, 1882 | | | Haplidia villosicollis Kraatz, 1882 | | | Holochelus gigas Sabatinelli, 1977 | | | Holochelus setiventris Reitter, 1902 | | | Hoplia corniculata Reitter, 1890 | | | Labarrus lividus lividus | | | Liothorax kraatzi Harold, 1868 | | | Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Loraphodius suarius Faldermann, 1835 | | | Maladera (Aserica) punctatissima Falderman, 1835 | | | Maladera phoenicica Petrovitz, 1969 | | | Medeotrogus fissus Burmeister, 1855 | | | Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785 | | | Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799 | | | Melolontha excisicauda Balthasar, 1936 | | | Nimbus harpagonis Reitter, 1890 | | | Nimbus libanonensis Petrovitz, 1958 | | | Omaloplia labrata Burmeister, 1855 | | | Onitis damoetas Steven, 1806 | | | Onitis ezechias Reiche, 1856 | | | Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771 | | | Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) falzonii Goidanich, 1926 | | | Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886 | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) angorensis Petrovitz, 1963 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) bytinskii Balthasar, 1960 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) cruciatus (Ménétriés, 1832) | ⇒ Onthophagus lemur Fabricius, 1781 | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) dacatrai Pittino, 2004 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) furciceps Marseul, 1869 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) muelleri (Lansberge, 1883) | ⇒ Onthophagus statzi Krell, 1990 | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) novaki Boucomont, 1927 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ponticus Harold, 1883 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) sericatus Reitter, 1893 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) truchmenus Kolenati, 1846 | | | Onthophagus truchmenus truchmenus | | | Onthophagus aleppensis Redtenbacher, 1843 | | | Onthophagus aleppensis aleppensis | | | Onthophagus bonsae Zunino, 1976 | | | Onthophagus circulator Reitter, 1891 | | | Onthophagus hermonensis Baraud, 1982 | | | Onthophagus statzi ♰ Krell, 1990 | | | Oryctes nasicornis kuntzeni Minck, 1914 | | | Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801 | Hermit Flower Beetle | | Oxythyrea abigail Reiche & Saulcy, 1856 | | | Oxythyrea albopicta Motschulsky, 1845 | | | Oxythyrea cinctella Schaum, 1841 | | | Oxythyrea noemi Reiche & Saylcy, 1856 | | | Pachydemocera lucidicollis Kraatz, 1882 | | | Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946 | | | Pentodon idiota idiota Herbst, 1789 | | | Pentodon quadridens distandidens Reitter, 1898 | | | Phalacronothus fumigatulus Reitter, 1892 | | | Phalacronothus quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Phalacronothus suturinigra Schmidt, 1917 | | | Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Plagiogonus syriacus Harold, 1863 | | | Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798 | | | Pleurophorus anatolicus Petrovitz, 1961 | | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840 | | | Propomacrus bimucronatus Pallas, 1781 | | | Protaetia speciosa speciosa Adams, 1817 | | | 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 afflicta afflicta Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Protaetia cuprea ignicollis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Protaetia (Netocia) funesta Ménétriés, 1836 | | | Protaetia subpilosa dorchini Legrand & Dr..., 2006 | | | Protaetia subpilosa subpilosa | | | Protaetia trojana syriaca Reitter, 1891 | | | Protaetia (Netocia) vidua Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844 | Awkward-winged small dung beetle | | Psammodius nocturnus Reitter, 1892 | | | Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874 | | | Rhyssemus berytensis Marseul, 1878 | | | Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803 | | | Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) typhon (Fischer von ..., 1823) | ⇒ Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785 | | Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) festivus Burmeister, 1855 | | | Tanyproctus beskindensis Reitter, 1902 | | | Tanyproctus lamberti Fairmaire, 1884 | | | Tanyproctus ledereri Reiche, 1861 | | | Tanyproctus novicius Reitter, 1902 | | | Tanyproctus paulusi Petrovitz, 1980 | | | Tanyproctus pilimargo Reitter, 1902 | | | Tanyproctus pygidialis Reitter, 1902 | | | Tanyproctus sinuatifrons Fairmaire, 1881 | | | Tanyproctus verryi Fairmaire, 1884 | | | Temnorhynchus baal baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856 | | | Tropinota hirta suturalis Reitter, 1913 | | | Tropinota squalida pilosa Brullé, 1832 | | | Tropinota squalida squalida Scopoli, 1783 | | | Tropinota vittula Reiche & Saulcy, 1856 | | | Valgus hemipterus meridionalis Rössner, 2014 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Lebanon | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 31
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 7
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Euchirinae
Hope, 1840
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 14
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 9
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
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