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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
450
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
450
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
408
2110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
76
541
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
76 Genera with 541 Species
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Aliuscanthoniola Deschodt & S..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aphengoecus Péringuey, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Bohepilissus Paulian, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidium Harold, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185714SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1914Mexican dung beetle44SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dicranocara1SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopodus Janssens, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Dwesasilvasedis1SpeciesTaxom
Endroedyolus Scholtz & Ho..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 190128SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Frankenbergerius7SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Gilletellus Janssens, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 184311SpeciesTaxom
Haroldius Boucomont, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17989SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 20193SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 19868SpeciesTaxom
Kolbeellus Jacobson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Macroderes Westwood, 188024SpeciesTaxom
Megalonitis Janssens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 185714SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Neateuchus Gillet, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 181811SpeciesTaxom
Odontoloma Boheman, 198715SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185729SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 1954109SpeciesTaxom
Outenikwanus Scholtz & Ho..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 184013SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18679SpeciesTaxom
Pinacotarsus Harold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 190211SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopanelus Arrow, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18408SpeciesTaxom
Scaptocnemis Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 190144SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18446SpeciesTaxom
Silvaphilus2SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 201628SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
541 Species and 12 Subspecies
Aliuscanthoniola similaris Deschodt & S..., 2008
Allogymnopleurus consocius Péringuey, 1901
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Aphengoecus clypeatus Péringuey, 1901
Aphengoecus multiserratus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Ateuchus pius (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Ateuchus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Bohepilissus nitidus Balthasar, 1965
Bohepilissus subtilis Boheman, 1857
Byrrhidium convexum Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Byrrhidium ovale Harold, 1869
Caccobius cavatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius fuliginosus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Caccophilus reticuliger d´Orbigny, 1904
Caccobius montreuilli Walter, 2019
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius reticuliger d´Orbigny, 1904
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vansoni Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis audens Péringuey, 1901
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris anceus Olivier, 1789
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris ares Zelenka, 1993
Copris bihamatus Balthasar, 1965
Copris binodis Thunberg, 1818
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris capensis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris ciliatus
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris crassus Deschodt & D..., 2015
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus transvaalensis Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris muticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion caffer Gillet, 1908
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris sexdentatus (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris simplex (Harold, 1869)⇒ Dichotomius simplex Taschenberg, 1870
Copris sphaeropterus Harold, 1877
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Copris victorini (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Copris wiesei Kolbe, 1914
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) bellicosus Olivier, 1789
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptorhina auspicata Péringuey, 1901
Coptorhina excavata Frolov, Akhm..., 2008
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Coptorhina klugii Hope, 1833
Coptorhina nanus Péringuey, 1888
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Cyptochirus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Delopleurus pullus Boheman, 1857
Diastellopalpus quinquedens Bates, 1888
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) simplex (Taschenberg, 1870)⇒ Selenocopris simplex Taschenberg, 1870
Dicranocara tatasensis Deschodt & S..., 2007
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus namaquensis Génier, 2017
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Drepanopodus costatus Wiedemann, 1823
Drepanopodus proximus Péringuey, 1901
Dwesasilvasedis medinae Deschodt & S..., 2008
Endroedyolus paradoxus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus aeneus Wiedemann, 1823
Epirinus aquilus Medina & Sch..., 2005
Epirinus bentoi Ferreira, 1964
Epirinus comosus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus convexus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Epirinus granulatus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus gratus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus hilaris Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus hopei Castelnau, 1840
Epirinus inparrugosus Deschodt & D..., 2019
Epirinus minimus Medina & Sch..., 2005
Epirinus montanus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus ngomae Medina & Sch..., 2005
Epirinus obtusus Boheman, 1857
Epirinus pseudorelictus Deschodt & D..., 2019
Epirinus pseudorugosus Medina & Sch..., 2005
Epirinus pygidialis Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus pygidialus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus relictus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus rugosus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus schoolmeestersi Deschodt & D..., 2019
Epirinus scrobiculatus Harold, 1880
Epirinus sebastiani Medina & Sch..., 2005
Epirinus silvestris Cambefort, 1978
Epirinus striatus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus sulcipennis Boheman, 1857
Epirinus validus Péringuey, 1901
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Euonthophagus flavimargo Orbigny, 1902
Euonthophagus vicarius Péringuey, 1901
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Frankenbergerius armatus Boheman, 1857
Frankenbergerius armatus armatus
Frankenbergerius forcipatus Harold, 1880
Frankenbergerius gomesi Ferreira, 1954
Frankenbergerius nanus Frolov & Sch..., 2005
Frankenbergerius nitidus Frolov & Sch..., 2005
Frankenbergerius opacus Frolov & Sch..., 2005
Garreta caffer Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta fastiditus Harold, 1867
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta wahlbergi Fahraeus, 1857
Gilletellus porculus Boheman, 1857
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Gymnopleurus andreaei Ferreira, 1954
Gymnopleurus asperrimus Felsche, 1909
Gymnopleurus bicolor (Latreille, 1823)⇒ Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus humanus MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus pumilus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Gymnopleurus thoracicus Harold, 1868
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Haroldius convexus Philips & Sc..., 2000
Haroldius lyleae Daniel, Strü..., 2021
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
Hyalonthophagus alcyonides Orbigny, 1913
Hyalonthophagus pulcher Deschodt & D..., 2019
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Kheper clericus Boheman, 1857
Kheper kalaharicus Davis, Desch..., 2011
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Kheper subaeneus Harold, 1869
Kheper zurstrasseni Davis, 1986
Kolbeellus ateuchoides Lansberge, 1875
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Lepanus monteithi Matthews, 1974
Lepanus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1888
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869
Macroderes amplior Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes arrowi Janssens, 1939
Macroderes bias Olivier, 1789
Macroderes cederbergensis Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes cornutus Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes dubius Péringuey, 1901
Macroderes endroedyi Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes fornicatus Sharp, 1880
Macroderes foveatus Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes gifboomi Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes greeni Kirby, 1818
Macroderes leipoldti Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes minutus Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes mutilans Kolbe, 1908
Macroderes mutilatus Kolbe, 1908
Macroderes namakwanus Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes nitidus Harold, 1877
Macroderes oreatus Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes politulus (Preudhomme d..., 1880)⇒ Macroderes bias Olivier, 1789
Macroderes porselinus Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes soleiana Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes spectabilis Péringuey, 1901
Macroderes tortuosus Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes undulatus Preudhomme d..., 1880
Megalonitis bohemanni Lansberge, 1875
Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius freyi Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
Metacatharsius marani Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pseudoopacus Ferreira, 1965
Metacatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Mimonthophagus ambiguus Péringuey, 1901
Mimonthophagus anomalus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus barbarossa Wiedemann, 1823
Neosisyphus confrater Kolbe, 1914
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus kuehni Haaf, 1955
Neosisyphus macrorubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus mirabilis Arrow, 1927
Neosisyphus quadricollis Gory, 1833
Neosisyphus rubripes Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Odontoloma apiculum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma dentinum Harold, 1868
Odontoloma disalatum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma doubei Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma endroedyi Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma louwi Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma metasternale d´Orbigny, 1902
Odontoloma obscurum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma pauxillum Boheman, 1857
Odontoloma peckorum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma planatum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma pusillum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma pygidiale Péringuey, 1901
Odontoloma sculpturatum Harold, 1868
Odontoloma spinicaudum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis autumnalis Davis, 1986
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis cribratus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis dispar Péringuey, 1896
Onitis fabricii Roth, 1851
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis licitus Péringuey, 1901
Onitis longitibialis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis minutus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1942
Onitis parainflaticollis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis perpunctatus Balthasar, 1963
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis rothi Lansberge, 1875
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vicinus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Euonthophagus) carbonarius Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus aceroides Krikken & Hu..., 2013
Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus albipennis Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus apiciosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus aspericeps d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus asperulus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus beiranus Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus bovinus Péringuey, 1892
Onthophagus caffrarius d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus cameloides d´Orbigny, 1900
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus cinctipennis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus cineraceus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus convexus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus cretus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus setosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus cribripennis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus croesulus Bates, 1888
Onthophagus cyaneoniger d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus dedecor Wallengren, 1881
Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus dinoderus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus discretus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus dispar Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ebenicolor d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus eberus
Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus fritschi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus gibber d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus giraffa Hausmann, 1807
Onthophagus granulifer (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus hyaena Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus incisus Harold, 1877
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus insignis (Péringuey, 1896)⇒ Proagoderus fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus interstitialis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus leucopygus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lugens (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus merus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus modestus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus monodon Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus naso Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus neostenocerus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus obtutus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902Common snipe fly
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pauxillus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus peringueyi Shipp, 1895
Onthophagus pilosus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus probus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus producticollis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus quadraticeps Harold, 1867
Onthophagus quadricallosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus scapularis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus semiflavus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus setosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus stellio Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus stenocerus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus neostenocerus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus suffusus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus suturalis (Péringuey, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus talpa Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus temporalis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus tenuigraniger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus tricorniger Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus trinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus variolosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vigens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus virescens Harold, 1867
Onthophagus zumpti Frey, 1954
Outenikwanus tomentosus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pachylomera opaca Lansberge, 1874
Pachysoma aesculapius Olivier, 1789
Pachysoma barbatus
Pachysoma bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Pachysoma denticolle Péringuey, 1888
Pachysoma endroedyi Harrison, Sc..., 2003
Pachysoma gariepinum Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma gariepinus Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma glentoni Harrison, Sc..., 2003
Pachysoma hippocrates MacLeay, 1821
Pachysoma rodriguesi Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma striata
Pachysoma striatum (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Scarabaeus striatus Castelnau, 1840
Pachysoma striatus Castelnau, 1840
Pedaria alternans Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria aspera Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria conformis Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria cylindrica Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria picea Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria segregis Péringuey, 1901
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Phalops bubalus Harold, 1867
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops pyroides d´Orbigny, 1908
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
Proagoderus aciculatus Fahraeus, 1857
Proagoderus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus boranus Gestro, 1895
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus brucei brucei
Proagoderus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus tersidorsis d´Orbigny, 1902
Pycnopanelus krikkeni Cambefort, 1978
Sarophorus bidentatus Frolov & Sch..., 2003
Sarophorus carinatus Frolov & Sch..., 2003
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Sarophorus diabolus Roets, 2017
Sarophorus latus Frolov & Sch..., 2003
Sarophorus punctatus Frolov & Sch..., 2003
Sarophorus striatus Frolov & Sch..., 2003
Sarophorus tuberculatus Castelnau, 1840
Scaptocnemis segregis Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus alienus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus anderseni Waterhouse, 1890
Scarabaeus basuto zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus bohemani Harold, 1868
Scarabaeus caffer Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus canaliculatus Fairmaire, 1888
Scarabaeus carniphilus Davis & Desc..., 2015
Scarabaeus cognatus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus convexus Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus costatus Wiedemann, 1823
Scarabaeus damarensis Janssens, 1940
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus flavicornis Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus fritschi Harold, 1868
Scarabaeus funebris Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus hippocrates MacLeay, 1821
Scarabaeus hottentorum Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus inguisitus
Scarabaeus inoportunus Ferreira, 1953
Scarabaeus inquisitus Péringuey, 1908
Scarabaeus interstitialis Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus intricatus Fabricius, 1801
Scarabaeus megaparvulus Davis & Desc..., 2015
Scarabaeus natalensis zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus pabulator Péringuey, 1908
Scarabaeus parvulus Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus piliventris zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus proboscideus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Scarabaeus profanus Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus proximus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Drepanopodus proximus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus ruficornis
Scarabaeus rugosus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Scarabaeus rusticus Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus schulzeae Ferreira, 1969
Scarabaeus spretus zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus vethi Lansberge, 1886
Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus vicinus (Janssens, 1940)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus westwoodi (Harold, 1869)⇒ Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages adamastor Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sceliages brittoni zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages difficilis zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages gagates Shipp, 1895
Sceliages granulatus Forgie & Gre..., 2002
Sceliages hippias Westwood, 1844
Silvaphilus joselmae Daniel, Strü..., 2022
Silvaphilus oubosiensis Roets & Ober..., 2010
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935
Sisyphus australis Daniel & Davis, 2018
Sisyphus barbarossa (Wiedemann, 1823)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus calcaratus (Boucomont, 1937)⇒ Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus crispatus crispatus
Sisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1900
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus inconspicuus Daniel & Davis, 2018
Sisyphus infuscatus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus kuehni Haaf, 1955
Sisyphus macrorubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus macrorubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Sisyphus manni Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus mirabilis Arrow, 1927
Sisyphus muricatus Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus ocellatus nanniscus Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus oralensis Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sisyphus perissinottoi Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus quadricollis (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus rubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus setiger (Roth, 1851)⇒ Neosisyphus confrater Kolbe, 1914
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus umbraphilus Daniel & Davis, 2016
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Tesserodon pilicrepus Matthews, 1974
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Tiniocellus eurypygus eurypygus
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869
Xinidium dewitzi Harold, 1878

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
13
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
10
108
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
11
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
6
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
14
153
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
7
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
37
Genera
Species

Taxom



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