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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
707
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
578
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
110
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
110
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
96
222
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
21
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
21 Genera with 60 Species
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Bubas Mulsant, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Chironitis Lansberge, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1835Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 184311SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 02SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Mnematidium Ritsema, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Mnematium MacLeay, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 179814SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19386SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
60 Species and 8 Subspecies
Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius eteocles (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856
Cheironitis pamphilus Ménétriés, 1849
Chironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Euonthophagus bedeli Reitter, 1891
Euonthophagus maindroni d´Orbigny, 1897
Gymnopleurus aeruginosus Harold, 1867
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi geoffroyi
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus puncticollis (Gillet, 1909)⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821)⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Heliocopris isidis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Kheper aegyptiorum Latreille, 1823
Kheper aegyptiorum aegyptiorum
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Mnematidium multidentatum (Klug, 1845)⇒ Scarabaeus multidentatum Klug, 1845
Mnematidium multidentatus Klug, 1845
Mnematium silenus Gray, 1832
Oniticellus tessellatus Harold, 1879
Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis ezechias Reiche, 1856
Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus (Strandius) obliquus Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus bicristatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus blanchardi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus melanocephalus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864
Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus pictus (Reitter, 1893)⇒ Oniticellus tessellatus Harold, 1879
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus sparsulus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789
Proagoderus worsissa Roth, 1851
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus aegyptiorum Latreille, 1827
Scarabaeus multidentatum Klug, 1845
Scarabaeus transcaspicus Stolfa, 1938

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Egypt
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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