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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3172
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
401
3165
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3087
6872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
2555
5992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
73
681
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
598
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
104
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
104
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
95
244
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for World Oceans
95 Genera with 244 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTX
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Allophyllus Fauvel, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Anomacaulus Fairmaire, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1883Shining Leaf Chafer3SpeciesTaxom
Anoronotum Arrow, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Antecessorirhyparus Minkina, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 201215SpeciesTaxom
Baloghonthobium Paulian, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Caeconthobium Paulian, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Chalcasthenes Arrow, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cocherellus1SpeciesTaxom
Coenoryctoderus Prell, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Conebius Fuavel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1835Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Corynophyllus Hope, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1915Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Dipelicus Hope, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Euparia Le Peletier ..., 18282SpeciesTaxom
Euparotrix1SpeciesTaxom
Falsignambia Paulian, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphana Burmeister, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalopoda Reiche, 199112SpeciesTaxom
Hadrorhyparus Howden, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Haploscapanes Arrow, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hemicyrthus8SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 19033SpeciesTaxom
Hoploryctoderus Prell, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrichia LeConte, 1862
Hypotrichs0SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Melanhyphus Fairmaire, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Mellissius Wollaston, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Metanastes Arrow, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Microserica Brenske, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Monteitheolus Howden & Storey, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Neodasygnathus Carne, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Neohyphus Heller, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichiorhyssemus Rakovič & K..., 19874SpeciesTaxom
Nobiellus1SpeciesTaxom
Ochicanthon Vaz-de-Mello, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Onthobium Reiche, 198613SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 188814SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oryctoderus Boisduval, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Papuana Arrow, 1912Taro beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Parastasia Westwood, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Paronthobium Paulian, 190323SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1801June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pimelopus Erichson, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopharis Kraatz, 19168SpeciesTaxom
Polyphyllum Blanchard, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Potosia Mulsant & Rey, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 06SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonthobium Paulian, 20119SpeciesTaxom
Repsimus MacLeay, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18776SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Termitodiellus Nakane, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1915
Bee-Like Flower Scarabs0SpeciesTaxom
Trichogomphus Burmeister, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xenotrogus Britton, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Xylonichus Boisduval, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Xylotrupes Hope, 1951Elephant beetles3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
244 Species and 24 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Adoretus (Adoretus) kororensis Cartwright &..., 1971
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Adoretus (Adoretus) versutus Harold, 1869Fijian cane root grub
Adoretus sinicus Burmeister, 1855Chinese rose beetle
Adoretus tenuimaculatus Waterhouse, 1875Brown chestnut chafer
Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960
Allophyllus chazeaui Paulian, 1991
Allophyllus pentaphyllus Heller, 1916
Allophyllus tetraphyllus Fauvel, 1903
Anomacaulus fulvovestitus Fairmaire, 1878
Anomala (Anomala) ausonia Erichson, 1847
Anomala (Dichomala) devota Rossi, 1790
Anomala aeneiventris Fairmaire, 1883
Anoronotum rufum Arrow, 1939
Antecessorirhyparus octovirgatus Schmidt, 1917
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874
Ataenius aphodiiformis Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius cylindrus (Horn, 1871)⇒ Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871
Ataenius forgiei Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius imparilis Blackburn, 1904
Ataenius koghianus Paulian, 1991
Ataenius monteithi Paulian, 1991
Ataenius montreuili Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius pacificus Sharp, 1879
Ataenius palustris Montrouzier, 1860
Ataenius peregrinator Harold, 1877Birthworts
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius rakovici Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius raslani Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius stebnickae Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Baloghonthobium monommoides Paulian, 1986
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Caeconthobium parvulum Paulian, 1984
Caelius montanus Brown, 1931
Calamosternus trucidatus Harold, 1863
Canthidium muticum Boheman, 1858
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Cetonia aurata pallida Drury, 1770
Cetonia delagrangei Boucard, 1893
Cetonia delagrangei delagrangei Boucard, 1893
Chalcasthenes divinus Endrödi, 1971
Chalcasthenes squamigera Frey, 1969
Chalcasthenes styracoceros Jameson & Ra..., 2009
Cheiroplatys latipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Cocherellus azureus Paulian, 1991
Coenoryctoderus candezei Lansberge, 1880
Coenoryctoderus robustus Prell, 1914
Colpochila punctiventris Blackburn, 1890
Conebius carinipennis Fauvel, 1903
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Corynophyllus andersoni Blackburn, 1888
Cryptodus olivieri Montrouzier, 1860
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Digitonthophagus aksumensis Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017
Dipelicus alveolatus Heller, 1897
Dipelicus montrouzieri Montrouzier, 1860
Dipelicus ritsemae Heller, 1897
Diplotaxis tenebrosa Fall, 1909
Euparia ambrymensis Paulian, 1941
Euparia castanea Lepeletier &..., 1828Butterfly blenny
Euparotrix squamosa Lea, 1923
Falsignambia grandis Paulian, 1987
Glycyphana papua papua
Glycyphana (Glycyphaniola) stolata Fabricius, 1781
Glycyphana varicorensis aromatica Wallace, 1867
Glycyphana varicorensis varicorensis
Glycyphana peterseni Miksic, 1970
Gnaphalopoda aenea Fauvel, 1903
Gnaphalopoda baladica Fauvel, 1903
Gnaphalopoda curticollis Fauvel, 1903
Gnaphalopoda deslongchampsi Fauvel, 1862
Gnaphalopoda fauveli Paulian, 1991
Gnaphalopoda kraussi Paulian, 1991
Gnaphalopoda montrouzieri Paulian, 1991
Gnaphalopoda opacina Fauvel, 1903
Gnaphalopoda porcata Fauvel, 1903
Gnaphalopoda pygialis Fauvel, 1903
Gnaphalopoda seriata Fauvel, 1903
Gnaphalopoda undata Paulian, 1991
Hadrorhyparus pecki Howden, 1995
Haploscapanes barbarossa Fabricius, 1775
Hemicyrthus blaffarti Krell, 2015
Hemicyrthus chazeaui Dechambre, 1982
Hemicyrthus costatus Dechambre, 1982
Hemicyrthus elongatus Dechambre, 1982
Hemicyrthus gutierrezi Dechambre, 1982
Hemicyrthus reichei Dechambre, 1982
Hemicyrthus serresii Montrouzier, 1860
Hemicyrthus villersi Montrouzier, 1860
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Heteronychus arator arator
Heteronychus sanctaehelenae (Blanchard, 1853)⇒ Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775
Heteronyx caledoniae Fauvel, 1903
Heteronyx paniei Paulian, 1991
Heteronyx umbilicatus Fauvel, 1903
Hoploryctoderus tridens caledonicus Prell, 1914
Hoploryctoderus tridens pinorum Paulian, 1991
Hoploryctoderus tridens tridens Montrouzier, 1860
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus matusitai Nakane, 1961
Lepanus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1888
Lepidiota carolinensis Arrow, 1939
Lepidiota furtiva Cartwright &..., 1971
Lepidiota grisea Britton, 1959Canegrub
Melanhyphus platygenioides Fairmaire, 1881
Melinopterus tingens Reitter, 1892
Mellissius adumbratus Wollaston, 1875Shadowy Chafer
Mellissius eudoxus Wollaston, 1877Melliss' Hornless Chafer
Mellissius oryctoides Decelle, 1972Melliss' Dented Chafer
Mellissius popei Endrödi, 1972
Metanastes australis Fauvel, 1862Black set beetle
Metanastes vulgivagus Olliff, 1889Black beetle
Microserica guamensis Gordon, 1971
Monteitheolus fijiensis Howden & Storey, 2000
Neodasygnathus juba Kirby, 1818
Neohyphus kleinschmidti Fairmaire, 1881
Neotrichiorhyssemus boninensis Nakane, 1960
Neotrichiorhyssemus esakii Nomura, 1943
Neotrichiorhyssemus hirsutus Clouët, 1901
Neotrichiorhyssemus malkini Rakovic, 1987
Nobiellus bonnairei Reitter, 1892
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onthobium asperatum Fauvel, 1903
Onthobium boucheti Paulian, 1986
Onthobium cookii Paulian, 1986
Onthobium gutierrezi Paulian, 1984
Onthobium howdeni Paulian, 1984
Onthobium kuscheli Paulian, 1984
Onthobium lerati Paulian, 1935
Onthobium macleayi Montrouzier, 1860
Onthobium montheiti Paulian, 1986
Onthobium montrouzieri Paulian, 1984
Onthobium paniei Paulian, 1986
Onthobium tibialoides Paulian, 1986
Onthobium tillieri Paulian, 1986
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) gazella (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
Onthophagus armatus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Southern dung beetle
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus fuliginosus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus insularis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus planicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus posticus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus solomonensis Krikken & Hu..., 2012
Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Oryctoderus godeffroyi anguliceps Prell, 1934
Oryctoderus godeffroyi hebridarum Endrödi, 1971
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus costulatus Fairmaire, 1849
Papuana cheesmanae Arrow, 1941
Papuana hubneri hubneri
Papuana inermis Prell, 1912Taro beetle
Papuana uninodis Prell, 1912
Parastasia montrouzieri Fairmaire, 1883
Parastasia novoguineensis Ohaus, 1898
Parastasia percheroni Montrouzier, 1860
Parastasia rufolimbata Blanchard, 1851
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Paronthobium adio Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium caledonicum Paulian, 1935
Paronthobium daghfousi Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium dierkensi Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium farino Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium fauveli Paulian, 1984
Paronthobium iac Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium julieni Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium memaoya Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium micros Paulian, 1984
Paronthobium minutum Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium monteithi Paulian, 1987
Paronthobium muticum Fauvel, 1903
Paronthobium nasutum Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium orientale Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium peckorum Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium petchecara Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium poirieri Montreuil, 2021
Paronthobium simplex Fauvel, 1903
Paronthobium subdentatum Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium taom Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium tchingou Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium tibiale Fauvel, 1903
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllotocus laterofuscus Lea, 1919
Pimelopus fischeri Montrouzier, 1860
Pimelopus noctis Olliff, 1889
Platytomus antipodum Fauvel, 1903
Platytomus hawaiiensis Rakovic, 1981
Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Platytomus pachypus Lea, 1923
Poecilopharis allardi allardi
Poecilopharis allardi tannaensis Rigout, 1997
Poecilopharis dechambrei Allard, 1995
Poecilopharis emilia White, 1856
Poecilopharis flavens Heller, 1916
Poecilopharis porioni Allard, 1995
Poecilopharis samuelsoni Rigout, 1997
Poecilopharis speiseri Heller, 1916
Polyphyllum rubrescens Blanchard, 1851
Potosia opaca Fabricius, 1787
Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosissima (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Cetonischema speciossissima Scopoli, 1786
Protaetia (Heteroprotaetia) fusca Herbst, 1790Asian Mango Flower Beetle
Protaetia (Netocia) afflicta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia (Netocia) opaca (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Potosia opaca Fabricius, 1787
Protaetia trojana ephesia Tauzin, 1993
Protaetia pryeri pryeri
Pseudonthobium doense Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium foveolatum Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium fracticolle Fauvel, 1903
Pseudonthobium fracticolloides Paulian, 1984
Pseudonthobium genieri Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium humboldtense Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium monteithianum Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium paniense Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium sinuatotibiale Montreuil & ..., 2011
Repsimus manicatus montanus Lea, 1919
Rhyparus fijiensis Minkina, Ani..., 2022
Rhyparus helophoroides Fairmaire, 1893
Rhyparus rugatus Arrow, 1935
Rhyssemus bilyi Rakovic, 2001
Rhyssemus inscitus Walker, 1858
Saprosites catenatus Fauvel, 1903
Saprosites degallieri Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Saprosites deharvengi Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Saprosites dilutus Fairmaire, 1849
Saprosites mesosternalis Lea, 1923
Saprosites pygmaeus Harold, 1877Birthworts
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Schizonycha canala Paulian, 1991
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Temnorhynchus retusus Fabricius, 1781Plate-faced beetle
Termitodiellus esakii Nomura, 1943
Trichogomphus excavatus excavatus
Tropinota hirta suturalis Reitter, 1913
Xenotrogus subnitida Arrow, 1915
Xenotrogus vestita Arrow, 1915
Xylonichus orpheus Fauvel, 1862
Xylotrupes gideon gideon Linnaeus, 1767
Xylotrupes macleayi asperulus Minck, 1920
Xylotrupes macleayi szekessyi Endrödi, 1951

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in World Oceans
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
25
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
7
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
25
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
19
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
14
71
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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