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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1771
5415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
1532
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
307
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
307
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
279
959
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
46
238
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
46 Genera with 238 Species
#ACDEGHIJKLMNOPST
Allonitis Janssens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Alloscelus Boucomont, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Amietina Cambefort, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 19847SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 188817SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Copridaspidus Bloucomont, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1901Mexican dung beetle24SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18939SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20175SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Eusaproecius Branco, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 189314SpeciesTaxom
Ixodina Roth, 02SpeciesTaxom
Janssensellus Cambefort, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Lophodonitis Janssens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Neosaproecius Branco, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 193814SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184367SpeciesTaxom
Paraphytus Harold, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18837SpeciesTaxom
Pinacotarsus Harold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19089SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 18849SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 187115SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Stiptotarsus Branco, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tomogonus d´Orbigny, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
238 Species and 19 Subspecies
Allonitis nasutus Felsche, 1907
Alloscelus combesi Paulian, 1949
Amietina larrochei Cambefort, 1981
Anachalcos cupreus Fabricius, 1775
Caccobius cyclotis Cambefort, 1984
Caccobius elephantinus Balthasar, 1967
Caccobius foveolatus Frey, 1955
Caccobius ocellipennis d´Orbigny, 1913
Caccobius pentagonus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius reticuliger d´Orbigny, 1904
Caccobius tai Cambefort, 1984
Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789
Catharsius africanus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius biconifer Felsche, 1907
Catharsius brevicornis Felsche, 1907
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius crassicornis Gillet, 1911
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius eteocles (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius lycaon Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius oryx Frey, 1974
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius platynotus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Copridaspidus peregrinus Harold, 1878
Copris bidens (Pfeffer, 1888)⇒ Liatongus femoratus Illiger, 1800
Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris colmanti Gillet, 1908
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris jahi Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris jucundus Gillet, 1932
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius angusticornis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris neotridens Génier & Pré..., 2017
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris pauliani Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris phylax Gillet, 1908
Copris pseudomoffartsi Moretto, 2011
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris tridens (Felsche, 1901)⇒ Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris truncatus Felsche, 1901
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Diastellopalpus conradti d´Orbigny, 1902
Diastellopalpus gilleti d´Orbigny, 1908
Diastellopalpus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885
Diastellopalpus laevibasis d´Orbigny, 1902
Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Diastellopalpus murrayi Harold, 1868
Diastellopalpus nigerrimus Kolbe, 1893
Diastellopalpus noctis Thomson, 1858
Diastellopalpus sulciger Kolbe, 1893
Digitonthophagus dilatatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017
Eodrepanus bechynei Janssens, 1953
Euoniticellus nasicornis Reiche, 1849
Euoniticellus tibatensis Kolbe, 1904
Eusaproecius punctulatus Boucomont, 1928
Garreta annoyeri Moretto, 2021
Garreta azureus Fabricius, 1801
Garreta laetus laetus
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris camerunus Pokorny & Zidek, 2009
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris eryx (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris eryx mutabilis (Kolbe, 1895)⇒ Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris helleri Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Ixodina abyssinica Roth, 1851
Ixodina abyssinica abyssinica
Janssensellus bicaviventris Cambefort, 1975
Kheper aegyptiorum purpurascens Gerstaecker, 1871
Kheper festivus Harold, 1868
Kheper festivus festivus
Kheper festivus nicolasi Moretto, 1998
Liatongus femoratus Illiger, 1800
Liatongus fulvostriatus d´Orbigny, 1916
Liatongus sjostedti Felsche, 1904
Liatongus taurus Boucomont, 1920
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Lophodonitis carinatus Felsche, 1907
Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891
Milichus annae Nicolas & Ca..., 1994
Mimonthophagus semisetosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Neosaproecius trituberculatus Frey, 1958
Neosisyphus angulicollis Felsche, 1909
Neosisyphus confrater Kolbe, 1914
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus gladiator Arrow, 1927
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis aeneomicans Gillet, 1918
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis androcles Janssens, 1937
Onitis bocandei Gillet, 1911
Onitis camerunus (Gillet, 1933)⇒ Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis lognia Moretto, 2007
Onitis mniszechianus Janssens, 1951
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis senegalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis wittei Janssens, 1938
Onthophagus (Macronthophagus) uenoi Ochi, 1995
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orientalis (Harold, 1868)⇒ Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus ahenicollis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ahenomicans d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus alluaudi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus annoyeri Moretto, 2010
Onthophagus atridorsis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus atronitidus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus bakweri Moretto, 2014
Onthophagus bernaudi Cambefort & ..., 1991
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus bimarginatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus biplagiatus Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus brevigena d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus camerunicus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus chlorophanus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus clavisetis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus cribellum d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus debilis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus densipilis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus denticulatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus denudatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus denudatus denudatus
Onthophagus depilis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus deplanatus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus drumonti Moretto, 1999
Onthophagus epilamprus Bates, 1888
Onthophagus erectinasus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus escalerai d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus excisiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fasciculiger d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus fossifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fuscatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus fuscidorsis (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus fuscatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus gibbidorsis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus hericiniformis Moretto, 2010
Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835
Onthophagus kudrnaianus Josso, 2022
Onthophagus laeviceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus laminosus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus lassulus Balthasar, 1964
Onthophagus liberianus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus macroliberianus Moretto, 2010
Onthophagus montreuili Moretto & Gé..., 2010
Onthophagus mucronatus (Thomson, 1858)⇒ Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus ocellifer d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ornatulus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus orthocerus Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus pallidus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus paravinctus Tagliaferri ..., 2012
Onthophagus picturatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus pseudoliberianus Moretto, 2010
Onthophagus reticulatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rubellus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus rufonotatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus sjoestethi d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus subnudus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus subulifer d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus sulcatulus d´Orbigny, 1907
Onthophagus umbratus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Paraphytus bechynei Balthasar, 1958
Pedaria criberrima Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria decorsei (Boucomont, 1922)⇒ Pedaria taylori Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria morettoi Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria oblonga Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria ovata Boucomont, 1922
Pedaria tuberculigera Waterhouse, 1890
Phalops barbicornis Lansberge, 1883
Phalops batesi Koenike, 1892
Phalops batesi batesi
Phalops batesi pseudobatesi Moretto, 2007
Phalops djuricus Kuntzen, 1913
Phalops princeps d´Orbigny, 1908
Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883
Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801
Proagoderus brucei brucei
Proagoderus colmanti d´Orbigny, 1908
Proagoderus lallieri d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus longefossus d´Orbigny, 1905
Proagoderus multicornis d´Orbigny, 1908
Proagoderus nuba d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus semiiris Thomson, 1858
Proagoderus tricornifrons d´Orbigny, 1908
Pseudosaproecius bateke Cambefort & ..., 1977
Pseudosaproecius binasus d´Orbigny, 1907
Pseudosaproecius cambeforti Branco, 1995
Pseudosaproecius comatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Pseudosaproecius cylindroides d´Orbigny, 1908
Pseudosaproecius falcatus Branco, 1995
Pseudosaproecius ocellatus Frey, 1958
Pseudosaproecius portentosus Felsche, 1907
Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Sisyphus africanus africanus
Sisyphus africanus orientalis Montreuil, 2017
Sisyphus angulicollis (Felsche, 1909)⇒ Neosisyphus angulicollis Felsche, 1909
Sisyphus arboreus Walter, 1982
Sisyphus baoule Cambefort, 1984
Sisyphus basilewskyi (Haaf, 1956)⇒ Neosisyphus basilewskyi Haaf, 1956
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus drumonti Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus gladiator (Arrow, 1927)⇒ Neosisyphus gladiator Arrow, 1927
Sisyphus jossoi Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus latus (Boucomont, 1928)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus nanniscus Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus ocellatus Reiche, 1847
Sisyphus ocellatus nanniscus Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Stiptopodius gaillardi Boucomont, 1923
Stiptotarsus latetarsatus Boucomont, 1923
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Tibiodrepanus tagliaferrii Barbero, Pal..., 2011
Tiniocellus setifer Kraatz, 1895
Tomogonus crassus d´Orbigny, 1902

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Cameroon
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
6
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
18
121
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
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