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Checklist for Infraorder Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1960
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
256
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
227
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
44
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
5 Families width 96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles91SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847Pill scarab beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819Bumble bee scarab beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
44 Genera with 96 Species
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Ablabera Erichson, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1775Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1818Mexican dung beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtothyrea Kolbe, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Dischista Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Elaphinis Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupes Latreille, 0Dor Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 0Monkey Beetles29SpeciesTaxom
Hybosorus MacLeay, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Khoina Péringuey, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Marmylida Thomson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1790Billy witch8SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Odontorrhina Burmeister, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1775Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parateuchus1SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Porphyronota Burmeister, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pygopleurus Motschulsky, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 02SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Stripsipher Gory & Perch..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1818Bee beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Trichostetha Burmeister, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablabera splendida Fabricius, 1781
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Anomala dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Ateuchus pius (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Ateuchus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Atrichelaphinis tigrina Olivier, 1789
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Cetonia atra (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Xeloma atra Thunberg, 1818
Copris anceus Olivier, 1789
Copris binodis Thunberg, 1818
Copris ciliatus
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris sexdentatus (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Cyrtothyrea marginalis Swartz, 1817
Dischista rufa De Geer, 1778
Elaphinis cinereonebulosa De Geer, 1778
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Epirinus hilaris Péringuey, 1901
Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775
Figulus capensis Casstrom & T..., 1781
Geotrupes ruficornis
Hoplia analis
Hoplia aurata Waterhouse, 1877
Hoplia bilateralis
Hoplia biloba
Hoplia binotata
Hoplia campicola
Hoplia capucina
Hoplia carbonaria
Hoplia chiragrica
Hoplia costata
Hoplia deusta
Hoplia femorata
Hoplia fulvipes
Hoplia fusca
Hoplia fuscipes
Hoplia minuta (Panzer, 1789)⇒ Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia multiguttata
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia pusilla
Hoplia ruficaudis
Hoplia rufipes
Hoplia saxicola
Hoplia setosa
Hoplia sexlineata
Hoplia sexstriata
Hoplia spinipes
Hoplia sulcata
Hoplia tibialis
Hoplia trilineata
Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853
Khoina bilateralis Thunberg, 1818
Marmylida marginella Fabricius, 1775
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha caffra Thunberg, 1818
Melolontha fuliginosa Fairmaire, 1889
Melolontha haemorrhoa Thunberg, 1818
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha pilosella
Melolontha setigera
Melolontha virens Herbst, 1790
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Odontorrhina hispida Olivier, 1789
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus aceroides Krikken & Hu..., 2013
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus giraffa Hausmann, 1807
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Pachysoma barbatus
Parateuchus palemo Olivier, 1789
Platycerus capensis
Pleuraphodius brunneus Thunberg, 1818
Porphyronota hebraea Olivier, 1789
Pygopleurus (Pygopleurus) hirsutus Brullé, 1832
Scarabaeus convexus Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus ruficornis
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha gonaqua Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha mimocontinens Pope, 1960
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sparrmannia gorilla Gemminger & ..., 1869
Stripsipher zebra Gory & Perch..., 1833
Temnorhynchus retusus Fabricius, 1781Plate-faced beetle
Trichius bistriatus Thunberg, 1818
Trichius capucinus Thunberg, 1818
Trichius depressus Thunberg, 1818
Trichius discolor (Jordan, 1895)⇒ Paratrichius discolor Jordan, 1895
Trichius limbatus
Trichius monachus Thunberg, 1818
Trichius ovinus Thunberg, 1818
Trichius punctigerus
Trichius tricolor Thunberg, 1818
Trichius ursula Thunberg, 1818
Trichostetha capensis Linnaeus, 1758
Trichostetha fascicularis Donovan, 1805
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeiformia with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuperfamilyScarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles, Scarab Beetles, Stag Beetles
5
44
96
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom