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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
738
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
738
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
730
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
580
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
37
248
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
34
228
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
14
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
14 Genera with 11 Species
Anisorrhina Westwood, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalconotus Reiche, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocala Kirby & Spence, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Mecynorhina Hope, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphorrhina Klug, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Taurhina Burmeister, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Temnorrhynchus Alluaud, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chalconotus pembensis Josso & Pré..., 2001
Chlorocala africana pembana Allard, 1991
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Mecynorhina torquata Drury, 1782African Flower Beetle
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Rhamphorrhina bertolonii Lucas, 1879
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Temnorhynchus raffrayi Fairmaire, 1887
Temnorrhynchus coronatus Fabricius, 1781
Valgus smithii MacLeay, 1838

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
8
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
3
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