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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Amajuba (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
149
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
149
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
148
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
137
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
16
73
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
15
64
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
29
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
29
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
27
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amajuba
9 Genera with 15 Species
Catharsius Hope, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1823Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amajuba
15 Species
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onthophagus dispar Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus hyaena Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus lugens (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Scarabaeus basuto zur Strassen, 1962

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Amajuba
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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