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Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Maputo Province (Mozambique)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
1340
1783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
1340
1783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1318
1755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
1039
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
353
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
31
281
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
74
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
74
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
67
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maputo Province
67 Genera with 102 Species
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Ablaberoides Blanchard, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1899Shining Leaf Chafer4SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Atrichiana Distant, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1897Garden beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1840Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Clitopa Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Clydonophorus Kraatz, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Cymophorus Kirby, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Diaclaspus Brenske, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dichecephala Brenske, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorrhina Burmeister, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Elaphinis Burmeister, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Francmonrosia Pereira & Ma..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Heteroclitopus Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Lissogenius Schaum, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Microplidus Péringuey, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Niphetophora Kraatz, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18579SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1789Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pachnodella Stichel, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pachycamenta Brenske, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 02SpeciesTaxom
Phaenomeris Dalla Torre, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Phoxomela Schaum, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Polybaphes Kirby, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Polystalactica Kraatz, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Rabula1SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdotis Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotrochalus Brenske, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stenoserica Brenske, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Tephraea Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18573SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maputo Province
102 Species
Ablaberoides pavoninus Péringuey, 1904
Adoretus (Adoretus) cribrosus Harold, 1869Maize chafer
Adoretus (Adoretus) tessulatus Burmeister, 1855White grub
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Anomala caffra Burmeister, 1844
Anomala delagoa Péringuey, 1902
Anomala exitialis Péringuey, 1902
Anomala ustulata Arrow, 1899
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Atrichiana placida Boheman, 1857
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Calamosternus uniplagiatus Waterhouse, 1875
Camenta pilosa (Fåhraeus, 1857)⇒ Phyllocamenta pilosa Quedenfeldt, 1884
Canthon rutilans (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Francmonrosia rutilans Castelnau, 1840
Catharsius harpagus Harold, 1877
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Clitopa rufiventris Boheman, 1857
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Cymophorus (Clydonophorus) quadripunctatus Kraatz, 1899
Diaclaspus delagoensis (Brenske, 1896)⇒ Cyclomera delagoensis Brenske, 1896
Dichecephala ovata Fahraeus, 1857
Dicronorrhina derbyana (Westwood, 1843)⇒ Dicranorrhina derbyana Westwood, 1841
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Elaphinis delagoensis Schoch, 1894
Eriesthis vulpina Burmeister, 1844
Francmonrosia rutilans Castelnau, 1840
Garreta wahlbergi Fahraeus, 1857
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heteroclitopus remipes Péringuey, 1901
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Heteronychus licas Klug, 1835Black sugarcane beetle
Heteronychus mosambicus Péringuey, 1908
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pseudoopacus Ferreira, 1965
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Microplidus algoensis Péringuey, 1902
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Niphetophora carneola Burmeister, 1847
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus beiranus Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Oryctes monoceros Olivier, 1789African rhinoceros beetle
Outeniqua festiva Péringuey, 1885
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pedaria cylindrica Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria segrestis
Phaenomeris magnifica Hope, 1833
Phoxomela umbrosa Gory & Perch..., 1833
Polystalactica perroudi Schaum, 1844
Popillia bipunctata (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Popillia biguttata Wiedemann, 1821
Rabula marqueza Péringuey, 1902
Rhabdotis albinigra Burmeister, 1847
Rhyssemus mayeti Clouët, 1901
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Sceliages adamastor Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sceliages gagates Shipp, 1895
Schizonycha affinis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha elegans Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha increta Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha inereta
Schizonycha profuga Péringuey, 1904
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus muricatus Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus neobornemisszanus Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sisyphus oralensis Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sphaerotrochalus boehmi Quedenfeldt, 1888
Stenoserica delagoana Péringuey, 1904
Tephraea dichroa Schaum, 1844
Trochalus byrrhinus Fahraeus, 1857
Trochalus fraterculus Kolbe, 1913
Trochalus fulgidus Fahraeus, 1857

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Maputo Province
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
14
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
16
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhaenomeridinae
Erichson, 1847
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
26
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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