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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
277
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
277
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
252
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
223
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
9
39
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
9
39
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
15
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mombasa
15 Genera with 18 Species
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1919Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Fornasinius Bertoloni, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa
18 Species
Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871
Anomala fausta Ohaus, 1919
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Fornasinius russus Kolbe, 1884
Hamonthophagus laceratus Gerstaecker, 1871
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Schizonycha hamata Kolbe, 1891
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Mombasa
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
10
14
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