Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
1141
2088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
912
1786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 27
350
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 25
287
507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
104
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
104
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 94
223 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Niger
94 Genera with 223 Species
| Afrodiastictus Pittino & Ma..., 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroemadiellus Bordat, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aganocrossus Reitter, 2013 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1884 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodobius Péringuey, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basilewskyanus Endrodi, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caccobius Thomson, 1867 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Caccophilus Jekel, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calocolobopterus | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cantotius Bordat, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catharsius Hope, 1888 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Charadronota Burmeister, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiron MacLeay, 2019 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocala Kirby & Spence, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clastocnemis Burmeister &..., 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1868 | Mexican dung beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coptorhina Hope, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1883 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delopleurus Erichson, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicronorrhina Burmeister, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didactylia Orbigny, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 2017 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dilortomaeus Bordat, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dudleyellus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eremazus Mulsant, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 1840 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euoniticellus Janssens, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fulvaphodius Bordat, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Garreta Janssens, 1789 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathocera Kirby, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1843 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hamonthophagus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliocopris Hope, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ixodina Roth, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jossonthophagus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kheper Janssens, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroretrus Péringuey, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megateloides Landin, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megatelus Reitter, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mendidaphodius Reitter, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 1974 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Metacatharsius Paulian, 1789 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neocalaphodius Bordat, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neocolobopterus Landin, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoheptaulacus Paulian & Vi..., 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosisyphus Müller, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nialaphodius Kolbe, 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oniticellus Serville, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onitis Fabricius, 1789 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1902 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Orphnus MacLeay, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orubesa Reitter, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1775 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachnoda Burmeister, 1842 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Paradidactylia Balthasar, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrichaphodius | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pedaria Laporte, 1832 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phalops Erichson, 1883 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pharaphodius Reitter, 1964 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podalgus Burmeister, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Proagoderus Lansberge, 1829 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopharaphodius Bordat, 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdotis Burmeister, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1972 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyxiphloea Burmeister, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeolus Balthasar, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sisyphus Latreille, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stephanorrhina Burmeister, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stiptopodius Harold, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnorhynchus Hope, 1937 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraclipeoides Schmidt, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theotimius Huchet, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tiniocellus Péringuey, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichaphodioides Paulian, 1958 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trichaphodius Schmidt, 1989 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 1976 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopopillia Ohaus, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xeloma Kraatz, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Niger
223 Species and 21 Subspecies | Afrodiastictus ceratus Clement, 1969 | | | Afroemadiellus luciphilus Endrödi, 1973 | | | Afroemadiellus villiersianus Clément, 1969 | | | Aganocrossus amoenus Boheman, 1857 | | | Aganocrossus hutteri Petrovitz, 1973 | | | Aganocrossus rudolfpetrovitzi Bordat, 2013 | | | Allogymnopleurus olivieri Castelnau, 1840 | | | Anomala forbesi Bates, 1884 | | | Aphodobius erugatus Harold, 1871 | | | Aphodobius partitus Endrödi, 1956 | | | Ataenius insolitus Schmidt, 1909 | | | Basilewskyanus insignis Schmidt, 1910 | | | Caccobius anthracites d´Orbigny, 1904 | | | Caccobius dorsalis (Harold, 1867) | ⇒ Caccophilus dorsalis Harold, 1867 | | Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857 | | | Caccobius polygonus d´Orbigny, 1911 | | | Caccobius punctatissimus Harold, 1867 | | | Caccobius signatipennis Harold, 1867 | | | Caccophilus dorsalis Harold, 1867 | | | Calocolobopterus magnus Endrödi, 1957 | | | Calocolobopterus senegalensis Klug, 1835 | | | Cantotius sexmaculosus Schmidt, 1911 | | | Catharsius crassicornis Gillet, 1911 | | | Catharsius guineensis Ferreira, 1963 | | | Catharsius lepineyi Boucomont, 1934 | | | Catharsius peleus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789 | | Catharsius phidias (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960 | | Catharsius polynices Kolbe, 1893 | | | Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 | | | Charadronota curvata (Janson, 1888) | ⇒ Charadronota soror Kraatz, 1883 | | Charadronota soror Kraatz, 1883 | | | Cheironitis asbenicus Gillet, 1909 | | | Chiron aberlenci Huchet, 2019 | | | Chiron lucifer Huchet, 2019 | | | Chiron mariannae Huchet, 2019 | | | Chlorocala guerini Janson, 1888 | | | Chlorocala similis Moser, 1907 | | | Clastocnemis quadrimaculatus Afzelius, 1817 | | | Clastocnemis quadrimaculatus quadrimaculatus | | | Cleptocaccobius morettoi Josso & Prév..., 2006 | | | Cleptocaccobius signaticollis d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Cleptocaccobius uniseries d´Orbigny, 1905 | | | Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918 | | | Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897 | | | Copris laius Harold, 1868 | | | Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857 | | | Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883 | Fig beetle | | Delopleurus gilletti Janssens, 1939 | | | Dicronorhina cavifrons (Westwood, 1841) | ⇒ Dicronorrhina cavifrons Westwood, 1841 | | Dicronorrhina cavifrons Westwood, 1841 | | | Didactylia asbenica Villiers, 1950 | | | Didactylia murati Paulian, 1939 | | | Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017 | | | Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017 | | | Dilortomaeus senegalensis Bordat, 2013 | | | Diplognatha gagates holoserica Bainbridge, 1842 | | | Dudleyellus nigripennis Petrovitz, 1958 | | | Eodrepanus bechynei Janssens, 1953 | | | Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851 | | | Escarabaeus cristatus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Escarabaeus cristatus cristatus | | | Escarabaeus furcatus Castelnau, 1840 | | | Euoniticellus parvus Kraatz, 1895 | | | Euonthophagus consobrinus Péringuey, 1901 | | | Fulvaphodius fulvescens Harold, 1874 | | | Garreta laetus laetus | | | Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789 | | | Gnathocera impressa semimaculata Schürhoff, 1939 | | | Gnathocera sericinitens Bates, 1884 | | | Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892 | | | Gymnopleurus nyankpalaensis Endrödi, 1976 | | | Gymnopleurus particolor Davis, 1986 | | | Gymnopleurus puncticollis (Gillet, 1909) | ⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843 | | Gymnopleurus tristis Castelnau, 1840 | | | Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843 | | | Hamonthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868 | | Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868 | | | Ixodina abyssinica Roth, 1851 | | | Ixodina abyssinica abyssinica | | | Jossonthophagus atrovittatus Orbigny, 1908 | | | Kheper paganus Harold, 1878 | | | Labarrus lividus lividus | | | Labarrus paralividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Lorditomaeus bifidus occidentalis Bordat, 1996 | | | Lorditomaeus invenustus Schmidt, 1908 | | | Lorditomaeus tenuis Schmidt, 1908 | | | Macroretrus confusus Harold, 1862 | | | Megateloides dimidiatus dimidiatus | | | Megatelus contractus Klug, 1845 | | | Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855 | | | Mendidaphodius biangulatus Fairmaire, 1893 | | | Mendidaphodius weidholzi Petrovitz, 1964 | | | Mesontoplatys malzyi Paulian, 1939 | | | Mesontoplatys parvulus Harold, 1871 | | | Mesontoplatys politipennis Müller, 1941 | | | Mesontoplatys probes Péringuey, 1901 | | | Mesontoplatys rougoni Petrovitz, 1974 | | | Mesontoplatys simplicipennis Petrovitz, 1972 | | | Mesontoplatys simplicius Petrovitz, 1974 | | | Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891 | | | Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789 | | | Neocalaphodius moestus Fabricius, 1801 | | | Neocolobopterus maculicollis maculicollis | | | Neoheptaulacus hepaticolor Quedenfeldt, 1884 | | | Nialaphodius calidus Harold, 1871 | | | Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801 | | | Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830) | ⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807 | | Onitis affinis Felsche, 1911 | | | Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835) | ⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789 | | Onitis alexis alexis | | | Onitis nigeriensis Ferreira, 1977 | | | Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875 | | | Onitis unguiculatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) gazella (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) margaritifer d´Orbigny, 1898 | | | Onthophagus (Strandius) obliquus Olivier, 1789 | | | Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908 | | | Onthophagus atrovittatus d´Orbigny, 1908 | | | Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789 | | | Onthophagus bituberculatus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908 | | Onthophagus cavivertex d´Orbigny, 1913 | | | Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858 | | | Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880 | | | Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873 | | | Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851 | | | Onthophagus gaillardi d´Orbigny, 1911 | | | Onthophagus heteroclitus d´Orbigny, 1911 | | | Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835 | | | Onthophagus latigibber d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Onthophagus lioides d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Onthophagus nigriceps Raffray, 1877 | | | Onthophagus niloticus Harold, 1879 | | | Onthophagus ochreatus d´Orbigny, 1897 | | | Onthophagus paravinctus Tagliaferri ..., 2012 | | | Onthophagus proximus d´Orbigny, 1908 | | | Onthophagus reticulatus d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Onthophagus senegalensis d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Onthophagus tersipennis d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888 | Gazella scarab | | Onthophagus trinominatus Goidanich, 1926 | | | Onthophagus tripartitus d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873 | | Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 | | | Onthophagus viridicatus d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Orphnus orbus orbus | | | Orubesa plicifrons Fairmaire, 1897 | | | Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775 | African rhinoceros beetle | | Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790 | | | Pachnoda interrupta (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790 | | Pachnoda kordofana Moser, 1914 | | | Pachnoda marginata Drury, 1773 | Central African fruit chafer | | Pachnoda orphanula morerei Ruter, 1963 | | | Pachnoda rufomarginata Burmeister, 1842 | | | Paradidactylia continua Petrovitz, 1972 | | | Paradidactylia flavescens Balthasar, 1961 | | | Paradidactylia montana (Clement, 1958) | ⇒ Paradidactylia pierreclementi Dellacasa, 1988 | | Paradidactylia venalis Schmidt, 1911 | | | Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887 | | | Paratrichaphodius foveiventris Raffray, 1877 | | | Paratrichaphodius sericeus Schmidt, 1909 | | | Pedaria criberrima Waterhouse, 1890 | | | Pedaria intermedia Boucomont, 1922 | | | Pedaria nigra Laporte, 1832 | | | Phalops barbicornis Lansberge, 1883 | | | Phalops batesi Koenike, 1892 | | | Phalops batesi batesi | | | Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789 | | | Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883 | | | Pharaphodius desertus Klug, 1845 | | | Pharaphodius discolor Erichson, 1859 | | | Pharaphodius guineensis Klug, 1835 | | | Pharaphodius impurus Roth, 1851 | | | Pharaphodius pseudotibialis Bordat, 1992 | | | Pharaphodius russatus Erichson, 1842 | | | Pharaphodius sudanicus Petrovitz, 1964 | | | Pleuraphodius pygmaeus Boheman, 1857 | | | Pleurophorus africanus Pittino, 1984 | | | Podalgus cuniculus Semenov, 1890 | | | Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895 | | | Podalgus cuniculus cuniculus | | | Proagoderus atrosetosus d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801 | | | Proagoderus cavidorsis d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Proagoderus gerstaeckeri Harold, 1867 | | | Proagoderus harpax Fabricius, 1801 | | | Proagoderus lallieri d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Proagoderus laticollis Klug, 1835 | | | Proagoderus rarus Guérin-Mén..., 1829 | | | Pseudopharaphodius apicesetosus Clement, 1969 | | | Pseudopharaphodius phalacronotoides Balthasar, 1960 | | | Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884 | | | Rhabdotis sobrina Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Rhyssemus africanus Petrovitz, 1963 | | | Rhyssemus bordati Pittino, 1984 | | | Rhyssemus carinatipennis Péringuey, 1901 | | | Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842) | ⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871 | | Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871 | | | Rhyssemus keisseri Benard, 1910 | | | Rhyssemus propinquus Petrovitz, 1964 | | | Rhyssemus ritsemae Clouët, 1901 | | | Rhyssemus rubeolus Harold, 1871 | | | Rhyssemus senegalensis Petrovitz, 1972 | | | Rhyxiphloea corticina Olivier, 1789 | | | Scarabaeolus davisianus Moretto, 2016 | | | Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840 | | | Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840 | | | Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859) | ⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859 | | Stephanorrhina guttata aschantica Schürhoff, 1942 | | | Stiptopodius doriae Harold, 1871 | | | Stiptopodius gaillardi Boucomont, 1923 | | | Temnorhynchus cribratus Bates, 1884 | | | Temnorhynchus cribratus cribratus | | | Temnorhynchus flavipennis Arrow, 1937 | | | Tetraclipeoides quadridentulus Fairmaire, 1894 | | | Theotimius grandis Gory, 1838 | | | Tiniocellus setifer Kraatz, 1895 | | | Trichaphodioides cinerascens Klug, 1855 | | | Trichaphodioides incertepilosus Bordat, 1994 | | | Trichaphodioides multus Bordat, 1994 | | | Trichaphodioides securifer Petrovitz, 1958 | | | Trichaphodius copulatus Schmidt, 1916 | | | Trichaphodius flavus Endrödi, 1955 | | | Trichaphodius sigwalti Bordat, 1989 | | | Trichiorhyssemus congolanus congolanus | | | Trichiorhyssemus occidentalis Endrödi, 1976 | | | Trichopopillia dorsalis Kraatz, 1892 | | | Trichopopillia dorsalis dorsalis | | | Xeloma vuilleti Bourgoin, 1914 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Niger | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 35
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 13
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Chironinae
Blanchard, 1845
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynamopodinae
Arrow, 1911
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Orphninae
Erichson, 1847
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 30
103 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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