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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
127
3437
11118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
112
3024
9335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
319
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
319
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
269
713
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
47
204
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
47 Genera with 204 Species
#ACDEGKLMNOPSTUX
Amphistomus van Lansberge, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758Tumblebug3SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Coproecus Reiche, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diorygopyx Matthews, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 20196SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Macroderes Westwood, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Odontoloma Boheman, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 1972103SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Sauvagesinella Paulian, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
204 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphistomus calcaratus MacLeay, 1871
Amphistomus squalidus MacLeay, 1887
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Canthidium pallidoalatum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium vespertinum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris capensis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris costaricensis Gahan, 1894
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Coproecus hemisphaericus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) bellicosus Olivier, 1789
Coptodactyla depressa Paulian, 1933
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Coptodactyla meridionalis Matthews, 1976
Coptodactyla nitida (Paulian, 1933)⇒ Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Deltochilum mexicanum Burmeister, 1848
Demarziella mirifica Balthasar, 1961
Dichotomius amicitiae Kohlmann & S..., 1997
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diorygopyx asciculifer Matthews, 1974
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Eodrepanus coopei Barbero, Pal..., 2009
Epirinus asper Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Epirinus obtusus Boheman, 1857
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Eurysternus magnus Castelnau, 1840
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Gymnopleurus humanus MacLeay, 1821
Kheper aegyptiorum Latreille, 1823
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Lepanus australis Matthews, 1974
Lepanus latheticus Matthews, 1974
Lepanus monteithi Matthews, 1974
Lepanus occidentalis Matthews, 1974
Lepanus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1888
Lepanus tozerensis Gunter & Weir, 2019
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Macroderes nitidus Harold, 1877
Macroderes politulus (Preudhomme d..., 1880)⇒ Macroderes bias Olivier, 1789
Neosisyphus barbarossa Wiedemann, 1823
Neosisyphus kuehni Haaf, 1955
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Odontoloma dentinum Harold, 1868
Odontoloma endroedyi Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma sculpturatum Harold, 1868
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Ontherus pseudodidymus Génier, 1996
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) depressus Harold, 1871Flat African dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) verticicornis Laicharting, 1781
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus albipennis Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus anisocerus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Southern dung beetle
Onthophagus bicarinaticeps Lea, 1923
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus bunamin Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus capella (Kirby, 1818)⇒ Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus capelliformis Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus chepara Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus chryses Bates, 1887
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus conspicuus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus cuniculus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus desectus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus evanidus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus fabricii Waterhouse, 1894
Onthophagus ferox Harold, 1867Western dung beetle
Onthophagus ferrari Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus flavoapicalis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus fuliginosus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus geelongensis Blackburn, 1891
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus incanus MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus jangga Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus jubatus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus kokereka Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus leai Blackburn, 1895
Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus macleayi Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus mjobergi Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus mniszechi Harold, 1869Kershaw´s burying beetle
Onthophagus muticus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus neostenocerus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus nodulifer Harold, 1867
Onthophagus nutans (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus schaufussi Harold, 1867
Onthophagus obtutus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ocelliger Harold, 1877
Onthophagus orphnoides (Bates, 1887)⇒ Onthophagus mirabilis Bates, 1887
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus pentacanthus Harold, 1867Five horned dung beetle
Onthophagus perpilosus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus rubicundulus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus rupicapra Waterhouse, 1894
Onthophagus schaufussi Harold, 1867
Onthophagus semimetallicus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus sloanei Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus subocelliger (Blackburn, 1903)⇒ Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus suturalis (Péringuey, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus tamworthi Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus thoreyi Harold, 1868
Onthophagus tuckonie Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus tweedensis Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus vermiculatus Frey, 1970
Onthophagus vilis Harold, 1877
Onthophagus waminda Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus xanthochlorus Walter & Cam..., 1977
Onthophagus yeyeko Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus yungaburra Matthews, 1972
Pachysoma aesculapius Olivier, 1789
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus abax Sharp, 1875
Pedaria segregis Péringuey, 1901
Phalops bubalus Harold, 1867
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Sarophorus tuberculatus Castelnau, 1840
Sauvagesinella becki Paulian, 1934
Scarabaeus aegaeon Drury, 1773
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus bellicosus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Coprophanaeus bellicosus Olivier, 1789
Scarabaeus spretus zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus manni Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Temnoplectron aeneopiceum Matthews, 1974
Temnoplectron politulum MacLeay, 1887
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Uroxys boneti Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Uroxys pauliani Balthasar, 1940
Uroxys tuberculatus Lansberge, 1874
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in British Isles
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
9
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDeltochilini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
108
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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