Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 278
2042
4455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 277
2041
4453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
2029
4437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 188
1652
3788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 44
455
949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 41
365
736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
87
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
87
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 77
155 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Saudi Arabia
77 Genera with 155 Species #ABCDEGHKLMNOPRST
| Ablaberoides Blanchard, 1980 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acrossus Mulsant, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adoretus Laporte, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethiessa Burmeister, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1960 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 2 | Species | Taxom | Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Apsteiniella A.Schmidt, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodiloides | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buettikeria | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catharsius Hope, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cnemargulus Semenov, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 1998 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphonoxia Reitter, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Didactylia Orbigny, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empecamenta Brenske, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eremazus Mulsant, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 1892 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glycyphana Burmeister, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1909 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hamonthophagus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliocopris Hope, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homothyrea Kolbe, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypotrichia LeConte, 1862 | Hypotrichs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Koshantschikovius Schmidt, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1961 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mendidaphodius Reitter, 1845 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mendidius Harold, 1881 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metacatharsius Paulian, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mnematium MacLeay, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Musurgus Vauloger, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nialosternus | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onitis Fabricius, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1798 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Orubesa Reitter, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1914 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pachnoda Burmeister, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parabodilus | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrichaphodius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentodon Hope, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeadoretus Reitter, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangonyx Reitter, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalops Erichson, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pharaphodius Reitter, 1911 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Podalgus Burmeister, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proagoderus Lansberge, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseuderytus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudesymus Orbigny, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomothon Pittino, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinyptia Burmeister, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemodes Reitter, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1984 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Saprosites Redtenbacher, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 2011 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Schizonycha Dejean, 1944 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerotrochalus Brenske, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stalagmosoma Burmeister, 1833 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanyproctoides Petrovitz, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tropinota Mulsant, 2007 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saudi Arabia
155 Species and 17 Subspecies | Ablaberoides abyssinicus Brenske, 1902 | | | Ablaberoides naviauxi Baraud, 1980 | | | Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Adoretus (Adoretus) aegrotus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Aethiessa floralis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Aethiessa inhumata (Gory & Perch..., 1833) | ⇒ Aethiessa mesopotamica Burmeister, 1842 | | Alloblackburneus mashunensis Péringuey, 1901 | | | Allogymnopleurus anthracinus Klug, 1845 | | | Anomala egregia Gahan, 1896 | | | Anomala muchei Mikšic, 1960 | | | Apsteiniella naviauxi Baraud, 1977 | | | Ataenius garamas Peyerimhoff, 1929 | | | Bodiloides asiricus Pittino, 1984 | | | Bodiloides ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar, 1929 | | | Bodilus saoudi Paulian, 1980 | | | Buettikeria graingeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998 | | | Calamosternus unicolor Olivier, 1789 | | | Calamosternus vexator Balthasar, 1933 | | | Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 | | | Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937 | | | Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856 | | | Cnemargulus alkhubraicus Pittino, 1984 | | | Cryptotrogus buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998 | | | Cryptotrogus kruppi Sabatinelli ..., 1998 | | | Cyphonoxia buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998 | | | Cyrtocamenta pallida Ahrens, 2000 | | | Cyrtocamenta pygidialis Frey, 1968 | | | Didactylia arabica Pittino, 1984 | | | Digitonthophagus aksumensis Génier, 2017 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Empecamenta arabica Ahrens, 2000 | | | Empecamenta buettikeri Ahrens, 2000 | | | Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851 | | | Erytus aequalis Schmidt, 1907 | | | Erytus bucharicus Petrovitz, 1961 | | | Erytus hormonzensis Petrovitz, 1980 | | | Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894 | | | Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892 | | | Escarabaeus bannuensis Janssens, 1940 | | | Escarabaeus cristatus cristatus | | | Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 | | | Euonthophagus maindroni d´Orbigny, 1897 | | | Glycyphana fasciata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892 | | | Gymnopleurus atratus Klug, 1845 | | | Gymnopleurus elegans Klug, 1845 | | | Gymnopleurus lacunosus Klug, 1845 | | | Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781 | | | Gymnopleurus persianus (Reitter, 1909) | ⇒ Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781 | | Hamonthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Heliocopris gigas gigas | | | Homothyrea inornatipennis Gahan, 1903 | | | Koshantschikovius schusteri Balthasar, 1935 | | | Labarrus lividus lividus | | | Labarrus splendidus Petrovitz, 1955 | | | Labarrus translucidus Petrovitz, 1961 | | | Leiopsammodius laevicollis Klug, 1845 | | | Leiopsammodius pellucens Petrovitz, 1961 | | | Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894 | Khomeini Beetle | | Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855 | | | Mendidaphodius rutilus Klug, 1845 | | | Mendidius assectator Balthasar, 1961 | | | Mendidius beluchistanicus Petrovitz, 1962 | | | Mendidius granulifrons (Fairmaire, 1883) | ⇒ Mendidius multiplex Reitter, 1897 | | Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881 | | | Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875 | | | Mesontoplatys dorsalis Klug, 1855 | | | Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840 | | | Mnematium silenus Gray, 1832 | | | Musurgus sabulicola Dechambre & ..., 1980 | | | Nialosternus rendalli Wollaston, 1867 | | | Nialosternus sitiphoides d´Orbigny, 1896 | | | Onitis tingaudi Keith & Moretto, 2007 | | | Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857) | ⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875 | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) margaritifer d´Orbigny, 1898 | | | Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892 | | | Onthophagus brittoni Paulian, 1948 | | | Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925 | | | Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845 | | | Onthophagus jugicola d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Onthophagus millingeni d´Orbigny, 1900 | | | Onthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864 | | | Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845 | | | Onthophagus oberthueri d´Orbigny, 1898 | | | Onthophagus oberthuri d´Orbigny, 1898 | | | Onthophagus ochreatus d´Orbigny, 1897 | | | Onthophagus rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887 | | | Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845 | | | Onthophagus shaykh Montanaro & ..., 2022 | | | Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867 | | | Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888 | Gazella scarab | | Onthophagus trapezicornis d´Orbigny, 1902 | | | Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873 | | Orubesa plicifrons Fairmaire, 1897 | | | Orubesa plicifrons semenowi Arrow, 1911 | | | Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | European rhinoceros beetle | | Oryctes agamemnon arabicus Fairmaire, 1896 | | | Oryctes agamemnon matthiesseni Reitter, 1907 | | | Oryctes elegans Prell, 1914 | Date palm fruit stalk borer | | Pachnoda fasciata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Pachnoda savignyi Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | Pachnoda savignyi Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Pachnoda thoracica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862 | | | Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946 | | | Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887 | | | Paratrichaphodius foveiventris Raffray, 1877 | | | Pentodon algerinus algerinus (Fuessly, 1778) | ⇒ Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789 | | Pentodon algerinus dispar Baudi, 1870 | | | Pentodon variolopunctatus deserti Heyden, 1899 | | | Phaeadoretus syriacus Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phalangonyx buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998 | | | Phalops chalybeus Klug, 1845 | | | Pharaphodius corax Balthasar, 1937 | | | Pharaphodius desertus Klug, 1845 | | | Pharaphodius pallescens Walker, 1871 | | | Pharaphodius tenerus Petrovitz, 1959 | | | Pharaphodius vernilis Schmidt, 1911 | | | Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771 | | | Pleurophorus anatolicus Petrovitz, 1961 | | | Pleurophorus arabicus Pittino & Ma..., 1986 | | | Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895 | | | Proagoderus quadriarmatus Fairmaire, 1892 | | | Protaetia afflicta servillii Burmeister, 1842 | | | Protaetia cuprea ignicollis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896 | | | Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845 | | | Pseudomothon arabicus Pittino, 1984 | | | Rhinyptia plana Walker, 1871 | | | Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874 | | | Rhyssemodes wittmeri Pittino, 1984 | | | Rhyssemus asperocostatus Fairmaire, 1892 | | | Rhyssemus brevitarsis Pittino, 1984 | | | Rhyssemus buettikeri Pittino, 1984 | | | Rhyssemus exaratus Marseul, 1878 | | | Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767 | Germany small dung beetle | | Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842) | ⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871 | | Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871 | | | Rhyssemus punctatissimus Pittino, 1984 | | | Rhyssemus rubeolus Harold, 1871 | | | Rhyssemus saoudi Pittino, 1984 | | | Saprosites arabicus Pittino, 1984 | | | Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840 | | | Scarabaeus irakensis Stolfa, 1938 | | | Scarabaeus krutai Maly & Montr..., 2011 | | | Schizonycha angustata yemenensis Arrow, 1944 | | | Schizonycha buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998 | | | Schizonycha diehli Muche, 1961 | | | Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898 | | | Schizonycha pygidialis Arrow, 1944 | | | Sphaerotrochalus somalicola Frey, 1960 | | | Stalagmosoma albella Pallas, 1771 | | | Stalagmosoma albellum Pallas, 1781 | | | Stalagmosoma cynanki Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845 | | | Subrinus yemeniticus Petrovitz, 1970 | | | Tanyproctoides arabicus Petrovitz, 1971 | | | Tanyproctoides silfverbergi Keith, 2002 | | | Tropinota squalida pilosa Brullé, 1832 | | | Tropinota squalida squalida Scopoli, 1783 | | | Tropinota ilariae Dutto, 2007 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 32
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 7
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynamopodinae
Arrow, 1911
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 12
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 14
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
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