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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Alentejo Litoral (Alentejo, Portugal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
38
78
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
38
78
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
74
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
68
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
12
33
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
10
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alentejo Litoral
3 Genera with 5 Species
Bubas Mulsant, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alentejo Litoral
5 Species
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Alentejo Litoral
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov