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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Caucasus (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
523
6140
18845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
521
6137
18842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
497
6044
18637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4886
16042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
1952
8628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1701
7123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
207
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
207
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
177
565
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
19
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caucasus
19 Genera with 101 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 201110SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 193956SpeciesTaxom
Paroniticellus Balthasar, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caucasus
101 Species and 15 Subspecies
Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Caccobius mundus Ménétriés, 1838
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Boreocanthon) probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Cheironitis haroldi Ballion, 1870
Cheironitis moeris Pallas, 1781
Cheironitis pamphilus Ménétriés, 1849
Copris (Copris) kartlinus O. N. Kabakov, 1988
Copris armeniacus Falderman, 1835
Copris felschei (Reitter, 1893)⇒ Copris armeniacus Falderman, 1835
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris howdeni Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Deltochilum valgum acropyge Bates, 1887
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus amyntas subviolaceus Ménétries, 1832
Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Gymnopleurus aciculatus Gebler, 1841
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus asperatus Motschulsky, 1849
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi cyanescens Motschulsky, 1849
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi geoffroyi
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus qurosh Montreuil, 2011
Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920Pearl blenny
Onitis damoetas Steven, 1806
Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) angorensis Petrovitz, 1963
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) conspersus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) cruciatus (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Onthophagus lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fortigibber Reitter, 1909
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) gibbulus Pallas, 1781
Onthophagus gibbulus rostrifer Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) grossepunctatus Reitter, 1905
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) kolenatii Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) marginalis Gebler, 1817
Onthophagus marginalis marginalis
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) parmatus Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) pygargus Motschulsky, 1845
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) rakovici Pittino, 2004
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) sericatus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) speculifer Solsky, 1876
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) suturellus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) truchmenus Kolenati, 1846
Onthophagus truchmenus truchmenus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) viridis Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vitulus (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) andalusicus Waltl, 1835
Onthophagus andalusicus persianus Olsoufieff, 1900
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus basipustulatus Heyden, 1879
Onthophagus dorsosignatus d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus formaneki Reitter, 1897
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus liothorax Koshantschikov, 1894
Onthophagus sacharovskii Olsoufieff, 1918
Onthophagus suermelii Petrovitz, 1963
Onthophagus zinovskyi Qaryagdy, 1939
Onthophagus zuvandi Qaryagdy, 1939
Paroniticellus festivus Steven, 1809
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) igneus MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) armeniacus Ménétriés, 1832
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) babori Balthasar, 1934
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) typhon (Fischer von ..., 1823)⇒ Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Scarabaeus acuticollis Motschulsky, 1849
Sisyphus schaefferi boschniaki Fischer von ..., 1823
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Caucasus
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
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