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Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2610
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
2112
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
73
984
1617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
881
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
71
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
71
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
51
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ryukyu Islands
51 Genera with 85 Species
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Adoretus Laporte, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Allomyrina Arrow, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1913Shining Leaf Chafer12SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Blitopertha Reitter, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chaetadoretus Ohaus, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cheirotonus Hope, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Clinterocera Motschulsky, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Coenochilus Burmeister &..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 0Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiomorpha Saunders, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dasylepida Moser, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Eophileurus Arrow, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Gametis Burmeister, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Heterosoma Schaum, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1959Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19639SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1952Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Nipponovalgus Sawada, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Odochilus Harold, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Oxycetonia Arrow, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pachyserica Brenske, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Paraserica Reitter, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Parastasia Westwood, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Polybathes Kirby, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1890Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Proagopertha Reitter, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 18799SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Rhomborhina Hope, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Tricholontha1SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylus Arrow, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ryukyu Islands
85 Species and 7 Subspecies
Adoretus (Adoretus) falciungulatus Nomura, 1965
Aganocrossus urostigma Harold, 1862
Allomyrina dichotoma Linnaeus, 1771Japanese horned beetle
Anomala albopilosa Hope, 1839Green chafer
Anomala albopilosa yashiroi Sawada, 1950
Anomala cpustulata Matsumura, 1940
Anomala cuprea (Hope, 1839)⇒ Anomala corruscans Chevrolat, 1841
Anomala esakii Sawada, 1950
Anomala limbifera Ohaus, 1915
Anomala miyakona Nomura, 1977
Anomala niijimae Ohaus, 1925
Anomala rufocuprea (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Anomala lucens Ballion, 1871
Anomala shirakii Nomura, 1959
Anomala triangularis Schönfeldt, 1890
Anomala xanthopleura Arrow, 1913
Aphodius marginatus (LeConte, 1878)⇒ Cryptoscatomaseter depressiusculus Schmidt, 1907
Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia cupreoviridis Kolbe, 1886
Apogonia major Waterhouse, 1875
Ataenius australasiae Boheman, 1858
Chaetadoretus formosanus Ohaus, 1914
Cheirotonus jambar Kurosawa, 1984Yanbaru Long-armed Scarab Beetle
Clinterocera ishikawai Kurosawa, 1973
Coenochilus striatus Westwood, 1874
Copris brachypterus Nomura, 1964
Copris brachypterus brachypterus
Cosmiomorpha similis Fairmaire, 1899
Dasylepida ishigakiensis Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Eophileurus chinensis Faldermann, 1835
Exomala okiwaensis Ohaus, 1925
Gametis forticula Janson, 1881
Gametis jucunda Faldermann, 1835Scarab
Heterosoma exasperata Fairmaire, 1901
Hoplia shirakii Nomura, 1959
Labarrus sublimbatus Motschulsky, 1860
Maladera amamiana Nomura, 1959
Maladera imasakai Miyake & Yamaya, 1995
Maladera nitidipes Moser, 1915
Maladera okinawaensis Kobayashi, 1978
Maladera opima Nomura, 1967
Maladera oshimana Nomura, 1962
Maladera shimogana Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera yaeyamana Nomura, 1963
Melolontha frater Arrow, 1913
Melolontha masafumii Nomura, 1952
Mimela ignicauda Bates, 1866
Mimela sakishimana Nomura, 1973
Mimela yonaguniensis Nomura, 1965
Nipponovalgus yonakuniensis (Sawada, 1941)⇒ Dasyvalgus yonakuniensis Sawada, 1941
Odochilus convexus Nomura, 1971
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) viduus (Harold, 1875)⇒ Onthophagus orbus Boucomont, 1924
Onthophagus (Indachorius) suginoi Ochi, 1984
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Oryctes hisamatsui Nagai, 2002
Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Pachyserica yanoi Nomura, 1959
Paraserica grisea Motschulsky, 1866
Parastasia ferrieri Nonfried, 1895
Pentodon idiota memnon Jakovlev, 1902
Platytomus yadai Ochi, Kawaha..., 2006
Polyphylla schoenfeldti Brenske, 1890
Popillia comma Niijima & Ma..., 1923
Popillia dilutipennis Fairmaire, 1888
Popillia insularis Lewis, 1895
Popillia lewisi Arrow, 1913
Proagopertha ohbayashii Nomura, 1965
Protaetia lewisi lewisi
Protaetia (Calopotosia) orientalis Gory & Perch..., 1833Asian flower beetle
Protaetia (Heteroprotaetia) fusca Herbst, 1790Asian Mango Flower Beetle
Protaetia (Liocola) formosana Moser, 1910
Protaetia (Liocola) miyakoensis Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Protaetia (Pseudocalopotosia) ishigakia Kurosawa, 1959
Protaetia (Pyropotosia) pryeri Janson, 1888Midway emerald beetle
Protaetia (Tomentoprotaetia) culta Waterhouse, 1879
Psammodius kobayashii Nomura, 1973
Rhomborhina hamai Nomura, 1964
Rhyparus azumai Nakane, 1956
Rhyparus helophoroides Fairmaire, 1893
Rhyparus peninsularis Arrow, 1905
Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina Chevrolat, 1836
Sophrops kawadai okinawaensis Nomura, 1977
Sophrops takatoshii Itoh, 1989
Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Trichiorhyssemus kitayamai Ochi & Kawah..., 2001
Tricholontha papagena Nomura, 1952
Trypoxylus (Allomyrina) dichotomus (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Allomyrina dichotoma Linnaeus, 1771
Xylonychus eucalypti pentaphyllus Arrow, 1924

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEuchirinae
Hope, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
12
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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