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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Réunion (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1503
2757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
1503
2757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
1480
2727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
1244
2417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
357
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
39
315
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
31
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
31
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
26
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Réunion
26 Genera with 35 Species
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Adoretus Laporte, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Adoroleptus Brenske, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Alissonotum Arrow, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Amorphochelus Fairmaire, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cyphochilus Waterhouse, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Epactoides Olsoufieff, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Gametis Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogaster J.W.Cribb, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Hoplochelus Blanchard, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Hyposerica Brenske, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Marronus Coquerel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichiorhyssemus Rakovič & K..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Oxycetonia Arrow, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotaetia Kraatz, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 01SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Réunion
35 Species and 4 Subspecies
Adoretus (Adoretus) borbonicus Vinson, 1939
Adoretus (Adoretus) femoratus Castelnau, 1840
Adoretus (Adoretus) mauritianus Ohaus, 1912
Adoretus (Adoretus) versutus Harold, 1869Fijian cane root grub
Adoroleptus lanatus Fabricius, 1801
Alissonotum piceum besucheti Endrödi, 1977
Amorphochelus retusus Klug, 1832
Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867)⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Cyphochilus marginalis Fairmaire, 1902
Epactoides giganteus Rossini, Vaz..., 2021
Gametis versicolor Fabricius, 1775
Gymnogaster buphthalma Blanchard, 1851
Hoplochelus marginalis Fairmaire, 1889
Hyposerica borbonnica Arrow, 1948
Labarrus madagassicus Petrovitz, 1961
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Leiopsammodius indicus Harold, 1877
Maladera affinis Blanchard, 1850
Marronus borbonicus Coquerel, 1866
Neotrichiorhyssemus hirsutus Clouët, 1901
Onthophagus cervus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Oryctes borbonicus Dechambre, 1982
Oryctes chevrolati Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Oryctes monoceros Olivier, 1789African rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Oxycetonia versicolor Fabricius, 1775
Platytomus gomyi Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Protaetia (Potosiomima) aurichalcea Fabricius, 1775
Protaetia aurichalcea aurichalcea
Protaetia aurichalcea madagassae Miksic, 1968
Pseudoprotaetia leprosa Burmeister, 1842
Rhyparus desjardinsi Westwood, 1845
Rhyssemus inscitus Walker, 1858
Saprosites laticeps laticeps
Temnorhynchus truncatus Klug, 1832

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Réunion
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
2
4
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