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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
124
2798
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
108
2458
9949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
195
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
195
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
156
450
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
27
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
27 Genera with 92 Species
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Caccobius Thomson, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1862Mexican dung beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Glauconia Paulian, 01SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18477SpeciesTaxom
Helictopleurus Orbigny, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197746SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1840Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17783SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
92 Species and 5 Subspecies
Caccobius kelleri Olsoufieff, 1907
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Copris anceus Olivier, 1789
Copris druidum O. Heer, 1862
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris subterranea O. Heer, 1862
Copris subterraneus Heer, 1862
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) ensifer Germar, 1821
Deltochilum hypponum Buquet, 1844
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Eurysternus cayennensis Castelnau, 1840
Glauconia undulata
Gymnopleurus deperditus O. Heer, 1862
Gymnopleurus eocaenicus F. Meunier, 1921
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi geoffroyi
Gymnopleurus humanus MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus rotundatus O. Heer, 1862
Gymnopleurus sisyphus O. Heer, 1847
Helictopleurus neoamplicollis Krell, 2000
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Oniticellus amplicollis (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Helictopleurus neoamplicollis Krell, 2000
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis magus C. von Heyden, 1862
Ontherus brevicollis Kirsch, 1870
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) baraudi Nicolas, 1964
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus gibbulus gibbulus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vitulus (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) verticicornis Laicharting, 1781
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vitulus Fabricius, 1776
Onthophagus brucei cyanopterus (d´Orbigny, 1905)⇒ Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus bisontinus Heer, 1862
Onthophagus confluens (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus crassus (Heer, 1862)⇒ Parascatonomus tricornis Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus indutus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus ovatulus Heer, 1847
Onthophagus pilosus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus prodromus Heer, 1862
Onthophagus statzi Krell, 1990
Onthophagus urus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus urusheeri Krell, 2000
Onthophagus urusheeri Krell, 2000
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus xanthochlorus Walter & Cam..., 1977
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus abax Sharp, 1875
Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883
Phanaeus menelas (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Sulcophanaeus menelas Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus proserpinae O. Heer, 1862
Scarabaeus rufus (DeGeer, 1778)⇒ Rhysothorax rufus Fabricius, 1792
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sulcophanaeus menelas Castelnau, 1840
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Germany
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
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