Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Libya (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
1125
2066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
1122
2062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 199
1109
2043 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
760
1470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 28
335
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 26
268
507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
86
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
86
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 76
147 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Libya
76 Genera with 147 Species
| Acrossus Mulsant, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adoretus Laporte, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethiessa Burmeister, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alocoderus Schmidt, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ammoecius Mulsant, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1939 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anomius Mulsant & Rey, 1971 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthoplia Medvedev, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchetus Bedel, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodiloides | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brindalus Landin, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bubas Mulsant, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caccobius Thomson, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1953 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calicnemis Castelnau, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1870 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Coenochilus Burmeister &..., 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1764 | Mexican dung beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coptognathus Burmeister, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphonoxia Reitter, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicranoplia Reitter, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eremazus Mulsant, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euoniticellus Janssens, 1789 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euonthophagus Balthasar, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euorodalus Dellacasa, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrogus Guérin, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1843 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hemichaetoplia Baraud, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heptaulacus Mulsant, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 1845 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecynodes Mulsant & Rey, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megatelus Reitter, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mendidius Harold, 1881 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mnematidium Ritsema, 1845 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mnematium MacLeay, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nialosternus | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onitis Fabricius, 2007 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1890 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1960 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Osmanius Branco & Baraud, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1891 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydema Laporte, 1951 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parabodilus | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratriodonta Baraud, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentodon Hope, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pharaonus Blanchard, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiogonus Mulsant, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Podalgus Burmeister, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1905 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodius Fallen, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseuderytus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudesymus Orbigny, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoapterogyna Martinez de ..., 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemodes Reitter, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1938 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sicardia Théry, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stalagmosoma Burmeister, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 1845 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tribopertha Reitter, 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tropinota Mulsant, 1973 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Libya
147 Species and 24 Subspecies | Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Adoretus (Adoretus) garamas Peyerimhoff, 1921 | | | Aethiessa floralis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Aethiessa inhumata (Gory & Perch..., 1833) | ⇒ Aethiessa mesopotamica Burmeister, 1842 | | Alloblackburneus mashunensis Péringuey, 1901 | | | Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798 | | | Alocoderus turbatus Baudi, 1870 | | | Ammoecius elevatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Anomala atriplicis lybica Peyerimhoff, 1939 | | | Anomala marcens Peyerimhoff, 1939 | | | Anomius antii Gridelli, 1930 | | | Anomius apollonius Petrovitz, 1971 | | | Anomius neidae Petrovitz, 1971 | | | Anthoplia (Anthoplia) floricola Fabricius, 1787 | | | Anthoplia floricola floricola Gistl, 1847 | | | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Ateuchetus semipunctatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Bodiloides ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar, 1929 | | | Bodilus longispina Küster, 1854 | | | Brindalus granulicollis Pittino, 1980 | | | Brindalus porcicollis Illiger, 1803 | | | Brindalus rotundipennis Reitter, 1892 | | | Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938 | | | Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Calamosternus algiricus Mariani & Pi..., 1983 | | | Calamosternus hyxos Petrovitz, 1962 | | | Calamosternus hyxos algiricus (Mariani & Pi..., 1983) | ⇒ Calamosternus algiricus Mariani & Pi..., 1983 | | Calamosternus mayeri Pilleri, 1953 | | | Calicnemis truncatifrons truncatifrons | | | Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792 | | | Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790 | | | Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856 | | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Chilothorax exclamationis Motschulsky, 1849 | | | Chilothorax hieroglyphicus Klug, 1845 | | | Chilothorax lineolatus Illiger, 1803 | | | Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840 | | | Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840 | | | Chilothorax signifer Mulsant & Rey, 1870 | | | Coenochilus maurus Fabricius, 1801 | | | Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764 | | | Coptognathus crassipes Burmeister, 1847 | | | Cryptotrogus kircheri Balthasar, 1930 | | | Cyphonoxia kircheri Balthasar, 1930 | | | Dicranoplia deserticola Lucas, 1859 | | | Eremazus sefrensis Clouët, 1897 | | | Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851 | | | Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860 | | | Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894 | | | Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892 | | | Escarabaeus cristatus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Escarabaeus cristatus cristatus | | | Esymus sesquivittatus Fairmaire, 1883 | | | Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783 | | | Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777 | | | Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789 | | | Euonthophagus bedeli Reitter, 1891 | | | Euonthophagus conterminus Petrovitz, 1971 | | | Euonthophagus crocatus Mulsant & Go..., 1870 | | | Euonthophagus crocatus crocatus | | | Euorodalus signifer Mulsant & Rey, 1870 | | | Euorodalus tersus Erichson, 1848 | | | Geotrogus capito Fairmaire, 1882 | | | Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878 | | | Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892 | | | Gymnopleurus aeruginosus Harold, 1867 | | | Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781 | | | Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus | | | Gymnopleurus puncticollis (Gillet, 1909) | ⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843 | | Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821) | ⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821 | | Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821 | | | Gymnopleurus thoracicus Harold, 1868 | | | Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843 | | | Hemichaetoplia pallidipennis Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Heptaulacus pirazzolii Fairmaire, 1881 | | | Heptaulacus syrticola Fairmaire, 1882 | | | Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789 | Scarab beetle | | Labarrus lividus lividus | | | Leiopsammodius desertorum Fairmaire, 1868 | | | Leiopsammodius laevicollis Klug, 1845 | | | Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894 | Khomeini Beetle | | Mecynodes leucopterus Klug, 1845 | | | Mecynodes striatulus Waltl, 1835 | | | Megatelus contractus Klug, 1845 | | | Mendidius assectator Balthasar, 1961 | | | Mendidius berbericus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Mendidius palmetincola Karsch, 1881 | | | Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881 | | | Mnematidium multidentatum (Klug, 1845) | ⇒ Scarabaeus multidentatum Klug, 1845 | | Mnematidium multidentatus Klug, 1845 | | | Mnematium ritchiei (MacLeay, 1821) | ⇒ Scarabaeus ritchiei MacLeay, 1821 | | Nialosternus rendalli Wollaston, 1867 | | | Nialosternus sitiphoides d´Orbigny, 1896 | | | Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942 | | | Onitis numida Castelnau, 1840 | | | Onitis numida numida | | | Onitis ringenbachi Keith, 2007 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790) | ⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790 | | Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) maki Illiger, 1803 | | | Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892 | | | Onthophagus melanocephalus Klug, 1845 | | | Onthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864 | | | Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845 | | | Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888 | Gazella scarab | | Onthophagus tripolitanus Heyden, 1890 | | | Oryctes sahariensis De Miré, 1960 | | | Osmanius dellacasai Petrovitz, 1970 | | | Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761 | | | Oxythyrea pantherina Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Oxythyrea subcalva Marseul, 1878 | | | Oxythyrea tripolitana Reitter, 1891 | | | Pachydema doriae Fairmaire, 1875 | | | Pachydema grandipalpis Reitter, 1902 | | | Pachydema hirticollis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Pachydema obscurata Fairmaire, 1883 | | | Pachydema peyerimhoffi Baraud, 1979 | | | Pachydema zohra Normand, 1951 | | | Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862 | | | Parabodilus wollastoni wollastoni | | | Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887 | | | Paratriodonta olivieri Blanchard, 1850 | | | Paratriodonta tripolitana Brenske, 1889 | | | Pentodon algerinus algerinus (Fuessly, 1778) | ⇒ Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789 | | Pentodon variolopunctatus deserti Heyden, 1899 | | | Pharaonus fasciculatus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Plagiogonus esimoides Reitter, 1892 | | | Plagiogonus nanus Fairmaire, 1860 | | | Platytomus laevistriatus Perris, 1869 | | | Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798 | | | Pleurophorus opacus Reitter, 1892 | | | Pleurophorus torretassoi (Schatzmayer, 1930) | ⇒ Pleurophorus opacus Reitter, 1892 | | Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895 | | | Protaetia cuprea ignicollis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Protaetia opaca opaca Fabricius, 1787 | | | Protaetia trojana maura Bedel, 1889 | | | Protaetia trojana syriaca Reitter, 1891 | | | Protaetia (Potosia) mayeti Lecomte, 1905 | | | Psammodius besucheti Petrovitz, 1975 | | | Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896 | | | Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845 | | | Pseudoapterogyna vorax (Marseul, 1878) | ⇒ Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878 | | Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874 | | | Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767 | Germany small dung beetle | | Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938 | | | Scarabaeus ritchiei MacLeay, 1821 | | | Scarabaeus transcaspicus Stolfa, 1938 | | | Sicardia psammodiformis Reitter, 1896 | | | Stalagmosoma cynanki Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870 | | | Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845 | | | Tribopertha aegyptiaca C. É. Blanch..., 1851 | | | Tribopertha aegyptica Blanchard, 1851 | | | Tribopertha quedenfeldti Reitter, 1890 | | | Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783 | | | Tropinota squalida pilosa Brullé, 1832 | | | Tropinota squalida squalida Scopoli, 1783 | | | Tropinota annabrunae Crovetti, 1973 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Libya | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 37
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 6
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 7
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 12
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
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