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Checklist for Infraorder Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1960
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
26
253
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
221
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pretoria
3 Families width 148 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles146SpeciesTaxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905Enigmatic scarab beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pretoria
86 Genera with 148 Species
#ACDEGHIKLMNOPRSTX
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Anisorrhina Westwood, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1899Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplocheilus MacLeay, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Chalconotus Reiche, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtothyrea Kolbe, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dyspilophora Kraatz, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Glaresis Erichson, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17987SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ichnestoma Gory & Perch..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Leucocelis Burmeister, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Mimobolbus Vulcano, Mar..., 19411SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185711SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184311SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1775Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pedinorrhina Kraatz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Periclitopa Brenske, 01SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phaenomeris Dalla Torre, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Phoxomela Schaum, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Plaesiorrhina Burmeister, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Porphyronota Burmeister, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Raceloma J.Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scaptobius Burmeister &..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeolus Balthasar, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Spilophorus Schaum, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Tephraea Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplus Burmeister, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Trichostetha Burmeister, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Xeloma Kraatz, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
148 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablaberoides crassus Fahraeus, 1857
Adoretus (Adoretus) ictericus Burmeister, 1844
Adoretus (Adoretus) picticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Adoretus (Adoretus) simplex (Sharp, 1878)⇒ Prodoretus truncatus Arrow, 1915
Adoretus (Adoretus) tessulatus Burmeister, 1855White grub
Aganocrossus urostigma Harold, 1862
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Anisorrhina umbonata Gory & Perch..., 1833
Anomala ustulata Arrow, 1899
Anoplocheilus figuratus Boheman, 1857
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius dubiosus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Camenta innocua Boheman, 1857
Camenta laetula
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Chalconotus convexus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cyrtothyrea testaceoguttata Blanchard, 1850
Diastellopalpus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplognatha gagates Forster, 1771
Drepanocanthus eximius (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Pseudoxyomus eximius Péringuey, 1901
Eriesthis hypocrita Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis semihirta Burmeister, 1844
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Euphoria subtomentosa Dejean, 1837
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Glaresis foveolata Scholtz, 1983
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Hamonthophagus depressus Harold, 1871Scarab beetle
Harmogaster sulcatula Schmidt, 1911
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper zurstrasseni Davis, 1986
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Leucocelis rubra Gory & Perch..., 1833
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Mimobolbus peringueyi Paulian, 1941
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus croesulus Bates, 1888
Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus merus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Outeniqua festiva Péringuey, 1885
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pedinorrhina recurva Fabricius, 1801
Periclitopa pretoria
Peritrichia saga Péringuey, 1902
Phaenomeris besckii Mannerheim, 1838
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phoxomela umbrosa Gory & Perch..., 1833
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Pleurophorus capicola Péringuey, 1901
Porphyronota maculatissima Boheman, 1860
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Pycnoschema corydon Olivier, 1789
Raceloma jansoni Distant, 1897
Rhyssemus africanus Petrovitz, 1963
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scaptobius natalensis Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeolus bohemani Harold, 1868
Scarabaeolus damarensis Janssens, 1940
Scarabaeolus flavicornis Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages hippias Westwood, 1844
Schizonycha constrata Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fimbriata Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha manicana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha spuria Péringuey, 1904
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935
Sisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1900
Sisyphus umbraphilus Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sparrmannia obscura Evans, 1989
Spilophorus plagosus Boheman, 1857
Tephraea dichroa Schaum, 1844
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Trichoplus vicinus Péringuey, 1900
Trichostetha fascicularis Donovan, 1805
Trochalus aeruginosa Burmeister, 1855
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869

Subnodes of Scarabaeiformia with occurrences in Pretoria
SuperfamilyScarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles, Scarab Beetles, Stag Beetles
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom