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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Mauritania (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
724
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
723
1282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
710
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
552
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
198
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
117
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
27
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
27
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
25
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritania
25 Genera with 32 Species
#ACDEFGHMOPRST
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Fulvaphodius Bordat, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Granida Motschoulsky, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Paradidactylia Balthasar, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1950Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Theotimius Huchet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 17831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritania
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus aeneus Harold, 1875
Aphodius (Bodilus) wollastoni Harold, 1862
Calamosternus mayeri Pilleri, 1953
Catharsius lepineyi Boucomont, 1934
Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017
Escarabaeus bannuensis Janssens, 1940
Fulvaphodius fulvescens Harold, 1874
Granida albolineata (Sawada, 1950)⇒ Polyphylla albolineata Motschulsky, 1861
Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892
Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Pachnoda cordata Drury, 1773
Pachnoda interrupta (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790
Pachnoda marginata Drury, 1773Central African fruit chafer
Pachnoda marginata mirei Ruter, 1963
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Paradidactylia flavescens Balthasar, 1961
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Podalgus cuniculus Semenov, 1890
Polyphylla (Granida) albolineata Motschulsky, 1861
Polyphylla taiwana Sawada, 1950
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemus bedeli Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) bannuensis Janssens, 1940
Theotimius grandis Gory, 1838
Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Mauritania
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironinae
Blanchard, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
11
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