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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1003
1824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
867
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
30
239
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
27
179
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
55
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
55
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
46
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for United Arab Emirates
46 Genera with 65 Species
#ABCDEGLMNOPRST
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Anaetius Petrovitz, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Apsteiniella A.Schmidt, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1898Garden beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Buettikeria2SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Didactylia Orbigny, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Escarabaeus Zidek & Pokorny, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Nialosternus1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Orubesa Reitter, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Phaeadoretus Reitter, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Phalangonyx Reitter, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Podalgus Burmeister, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderytus1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomothon Pittino, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotrochalus Brenske, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmosoma Burmeister, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctoides Petrovitz, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Trigonoscelus Petrovitz, 20171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
65 Species and 8 Subspecies
Ablaberoides abyssinicus Brenske, 1902
Adoretus vastus Petrovitz, 1958
Anaetius vanharteni Kral, 2017
Apsteiniella naviauxi Baraud, 1977
Ataenius garamas Peyerimhoff, 1929
Autoserica inaequabilis Brenske, 1898
Buettikeria echinocephala Nikolajev, 2004
Buettikeria graingeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998
Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856
Didactylia arabica Pittino, 1984
Eremazus giganteus Král, 2017
Eremazus marmottani Fairmaire, 1870
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytus hormonzensis Petrovitz, 1980
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Escarabaeus bannuensis Janssens, 1940
Escarabaeus cristatus cristatus
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus elegans Klug, 1845
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus persianus (Reitter, 1909)⇒ Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Labarrus lividus lividus
Leiopsammodius indicus Harold, 1877
Leiopsammodius pellucens Petrovitz, 1961
Leiopsammodius rakovici Král, 2017
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Mendidius beluchistanicus Petrovitz, 1962
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Nialosternus rendalli Wollaston, 1867
Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus ochreatus d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Orubesa plicifrons semenowi Arrow, 1911
Oryctes agamemnon arabicus Fairmaire, 1896
Oryctes elegans Prell, 1914Date palm fruit stalk borer
Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887
Pentodon algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789
Phaeadoretus iranicus iranicus
Phaeadoretus syriacus Blanchard, 1851
Phalangonyx buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Platytomus yadai Ochi, Kawaha..., 2006
Pleurophorus arabicus Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895
Protaetia (Eupotosia) affinis Andersch, 1797
Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Pseudomothon pittinoi Kral, 2017
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemus brevitarsis Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Scarabaeus acuticollis Motschulsky, 1849
Schizonycha buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998
Schizonycha scorteccii Decelle, 1982
Sphaerotrochalus somalicola Frey, 1960
Stalagmosoma albellum Pallas, 1781
Stalagmosoma cynanki Gory & Perch..., 1833
Tanyproctoides arabicus Petrovitz, 1971
Trichiorhyssemus elegans Petrovitz, 1963
Trigonoscelus hypi Kral, 2017

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
22
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynamopodinae
Arrow, 1911
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
6
12
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