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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Mandera County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
45
153
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
45
153
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
152
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
35
133
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
6
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
5
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mandera County
11 Genera with 18 Species
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mandera County
18 Species
Calamosternus unicolor Olivier, 1789
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus petilus Génier, 2017
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Pachnoda histrio Fabricius, 1778
Pachnoda marginata Drury, 1773Central African fruit chafer
Proagoderus quadriarmatus Fairmaire, 1892

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Mandera County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
15
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