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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1378
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1197
1542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
333
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
295
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
60
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Garden Route
3 Families width 100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles98SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Garden Route
60 Genera with 100 Species
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Ablaberoides Blanchard, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Anisonyx Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1821Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplocheilus MacLeay, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Bohepilissus Paulian, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Bolboceroides Vulcano, Mar..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Chrysina Kirby, 1843Jewel scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1877Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 19025SpeciesTaxom
Dicranocnemus Burmeister, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dischista Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Elaphinis Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocnemis2SpeciesTaxom
Khoina Péringuey, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Kubousa Péringuey, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepithrix Nietner, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Leptocnemis Selys, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Neocalaphodius Bordat, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 17893SpeciesTaxom
Pentodontoschema Péringuey, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phoberus W. S. MacLeay, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Platychelus Burmeister, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Polybaphes Kirby, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdotis Burmeister, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocoeta Burmeister, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Spilophorus Schaum, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stripsipher Gory & Perch..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Syrictes Prell, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Trichostetha Burmeister, 17754SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garden Route
100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablaberoides emeritus Péringuey, 1904
Anisonyx ursus Fabricius, 1775
Anomala vetula Wiedemann, 1821
Anoplocheilus variabilis Gory & Perch..., 1833
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius spectabilis Péringuey, 1901
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Atrichelaphinis tigrina Olivier, 1789
Bohepilissus subtilis Boheman, 1857
Bolboceroides capensis Klug, 1843
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Chrysina modesta Sturm, 1843
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris sphaeropterus Harold, 1877
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Diaplochelus crassipes Burmeister, 1844
Diaplochelus longipes Fabricius, 1787
Dichelus elegans
Dichelus griseus Péringuey, 1908
Dichelus holosericeus Burmeister, 1844
Dichelus minutus Burmeister, 1844
Dichelus praestabilis Péringuey, 1902
Dicranocnemus pulcher Péringuey, 1902
Dicranocnemus pulverulentus Burmeister, 1844
Dicranocnemus squamosus Burmeister, 1844
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Dischista rufa De Geer, 1778
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Elaphinis cinereonebulosa De Geer, 1778
Epirinus aeneus Wiedemann, 1823
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Epirinus silvestris Cambefort, 1978
Epirinus sulcipennis Boheman, 1857
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Heteronychus cricetus Hausmann, 1807
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplocnemis auriventris Burmeister, 1844
Hoplocnemis hylax Fabricius, 1775
Khoina bilateralis Thunberg, 1818
Lepithrix hilaris Péringuey, 1902
Leptocnemis strigosa Burmeister, 1844
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869
Neocalaphodius moestus Fabricius, 1801
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis minutus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus giraffa Hausmann, 1807
Onthophagus hyaena Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Pachycnema moerens Péringuey, 1902
Pachycnema pudibunda Burmeister, 1844
Pachycnema tibialis Olivier, 1789
Peritrichia abdominalis Burmeister, 1844
Peritrichia braunsi Schein, 1959
Peritrichia dimidiata (Burmeister, 1844)⇒ Peritrichia peringueyi Von Dalle Torre, 1912
Peritrichia nitidipennis Blanchard, 1850
Peritrichia pulchella Péringuey, 1902
Pharaphodius impurus Roth, 1851
Phoberus capensis Scholtz, 1979
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Platychelus caffer Boheman, 1857
Pleurophorus capicola Péringuey, 1901
Rhabdotis aulica Fabricius, 1781Emerald fruit chafer
Rhabdotis semipunctata Fabricius, 1787
Rhinocoeta cornuta Fabricius, 1781
Rhinocoeta sanguinipes Gory & Perch..., 1833
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus muricatus Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Spilophorus lugubris Fabricius, 1775
Stripsipher zebra Gory & Perch..., 1833
Syrictes syrichtus Fabricius, 1775
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Trichostetha albopicta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Trichostetha capensis Linnaeus, 1758
Trichostetha fascicularis Donovan, 1805
Trichostetha signata Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Scarabaeiformia with occurrences in Garden Route
SuperfamilyScarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles, Scarab Beetles, Stag Beetles
3
60
100
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom