Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Olifants River (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 138
449
472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 138
449
472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 121
398
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
336
390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 31
125
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 26
104
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 1
24
27 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 1
24
27 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 24
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Olifants River
24 Genera with 27 Species #ABCDEGHKLMOPSTX
| Anoplocheilus MacLeay, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bizanus Péringuey, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catharsius Hope, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinacanthus Schmidt, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Denticnema | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Epirinus Reiche, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronychus Seidlitz, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplocnemis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kheper Janssens, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepithrix Nietner, 1778 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Metacatharsius Paulian, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysoma MacLeay, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peritrichia Burmeister, 1959 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platychelus Burmeister, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeolus Balthasar, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnorrhynchus Alluaud, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichostetha Burmeister, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphoscelis Burmeister, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Olifants River
27 Species | Anoplocheilus rusticus Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Bizanus caliginosus Péringuey, 1902 | | | Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778 | | | Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901 | | | Denticnema striatula Schein, 1959 | | | Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855 | | | Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775 | African black beetle | | Hoplocnemis andreaei Schein, 1959 | | | Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821 | | | Lepithrix fulvipes Thunberg, 1818 | | | Lepithrix longitarsis Schein, 1959 | | | Lepithrix modesta | | | Lepithrix stigma DeGeer, 1778 | | | Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964 | | | Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 | | | Pachycnema crassipes (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hoplocnemis spectabilis Péringuey, 1902 | | Pachysoma aesculapius Olivier, 1789 | | | Peritrichia rigida Schein, 1959 | | | Peritrichia vansoni Schein, 1959 | | | Platychelus anomalus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Scarabaeolus canaliculatus Fairmaire, 1888 | | | Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807 | | | Temnorrhynchus coronatus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Trichostetha fascicularis Donovan, 1805 | | | Xiphoscelis schuckardi Burmeister, 1842 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Olifants River | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | 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
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