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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
1094
2038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
975
1895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
174
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
154
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
54
118
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
54
118
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
54
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
30
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eswatini
30 Genera with 88 Species
#ACDEGHKLMOPST
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17784SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184315SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 201813SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
88 Species and 3 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus davisi Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Euoniticellus zumpti Janssens, 1953
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta wahlbergi Fahraeus, 1857
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Hyalonthophagus alcyonides Orbigny, 1913
Kheper cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper subaeneus Harold, 1869
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis perpunctatus Balthasar, 1963
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus corniculiger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus interstitialis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
Proagoderus aciculatus Fahraeus, 1857
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus rectefurcatus Fairmaire, 1891
Proagoderus tersidorsis d´Orbigny, 1902
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Scarabaeus caffer Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Sceliages gagates Shipp, 1895
Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus calcaratus (Boucomont, 1937)⇒ Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus fasciculatus Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1900
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus infuscatus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus muricatus Olivier, 1789
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 swazi Daniel & Davis, 2018
Tiniocellus eurypygus transdrakensbergensis Branco, 2010
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Eswatini
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom



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