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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Guinea (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1949
4885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
50
899
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
742
1597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
207
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
207
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
183
459
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
42
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
42 Genera with 171 Species
#ACDEGHIKLMNOPST
Afrodrepanus Krikken, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Alloscelus Boucomont, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Cambefortius Branco, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1847Mexican dung beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Heteroclitopus Péringuey, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ixodina Roth, 02SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Lophodonitis Janssens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190754SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Pinacotarsus Harold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18587SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 18847SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 197310SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Tomogonus d´Orbigny, 19753SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
171 Species and 9 Subspecies
Afrodrepanus marshalli Boucomont, 1921
Allogymnopleurus sericeicollis Frey, 1958
Alloscelus paradoxus Boucomont, 1923
Anachalcos cupreus Fabricius, 1775
Caccobius anthracites d´Orbigny, 1904
Caccobius auberti d´Orbigny, 1902
Caccobius lamottei (Cambefort, 1983)⇒ Cleptocaccobius lamottei Cambefort, 1983
Caccobius mirabilepunctatus Cambefort, 1971
Cambefortius cavipectus Branco, 1989
Cambefortius guineensis Branco, 1989
Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius eteocles (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
Catharsius haafi Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius polynices Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Cleptocaccobius balthasarianus Cambefort, 1979
Cleptocaccobius clementi Cambefort, 1971
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Cleptocaccobius lamottei Cambefort, 1983
Cleptocaccobius signaticollis d´Orbigny, 1902
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris decellei Cambefort, 1992
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris megaceratoides Waterhouse, 1891
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris orion orion
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Cyptochirus distinctus Janssens, 1953
Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Diastellopalpus tridens (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus abyssinicus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Ixodina abyssinica Roth, 1851
Drepanocerus sulcicollis (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Sulcodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Eodrepanus bechynei Janssens, 1953
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus nasicornis Reiche, 1849
Euoniticellus parvus Kraatz, 1895
Garreta azareus
Garreta azureus Fabricius, 1801
Garreta bechynei Pokorný & Zí..., 2018
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus profanus (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris dianae (Hope, 1842)⇒ Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris eryx (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris maou Moretto, 2014
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Heteroclitopus collarti Janssens, 1939
Heteroclitopus ferreirae Branco, 1991
Heteroclitopus freyi Ferreira, 1969
Hyalonthophagus pseudoalcyon Orbigny, 1913
Ixodina abyssinica Roth, 1851
Ixodina abyssinica abyssinica
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper paganus Harold, 1878
Latodrepanus caelatus Gerstaecker, 1871
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Latodrepanus simonisi Barbero, Pal..., 2009
Liatongus fulvostriatus d´Orbigny, 1916
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Lophodonitis carinatus Felsche, 1907
Metacatharsius parcepunctatus Balthasar, 1965
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus inaequalis Boucomont, 1928
Milichus inaequalis inaequalis
Milichus inaequalis lamottei Cambefort, 1996
Milichus serratus d´Orbigny, 1907
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus gladiator Arrow, 1927
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Oniticellus pseudoplanatus Balthasar, 1964
Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis bocandei Gillet, 1911
Onitis occidentalis Gillet, 1933
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pseudoalcyon d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus bechynei Frey, 1953
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus bilingula Balthasar, 1965
Onthophagus biplagiatus Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus bocandei d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus brevipennis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus chloroderus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus cribellum d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus cyanochlorus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus densipilis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus denticulatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus denudatus endroedii Frey, 1973
Onthophagus depilis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus erectinasus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fasciculiger d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flaviclava d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus foulliouxi Cambefort, 1971
Onthophagus fradei Gomes Alves, 1956
Onthophagus fumatus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus fuscidorsis (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus fuscatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus grandifrons d´Orbigny, 1907
Onthophagus indutus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus jonathani Moretto & Gé..., 2020
Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835
Onthophagus kindianus Frey, 1953
Onthophagus laeviceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lamellicornis Frey, 1953
Onthophagus lamottei Frey, 1962
Onthophagus longipilis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus lutaticollis d´Orbigny, 1907
Onthophagus marginifer Frey, 1953
Onthophagus miles d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus misellus d´Orbigny, 1907
Onthophagus mucronatus (Thomson, 1858)⇒ Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus musculus ganganensis Frey, 1963
Onthophagus niokolokoba Moretto, 2007
Onthophagus nitidifrons d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus obenbergeri Balthasar, 1965
Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902Common snipe fly
Onthophagus orthocerus Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus praelaminatus Frey, 1957
Onthophagus rufonotatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rugosipennis Frey, 1973
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus semivirescens d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus stehliki Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus subulifer d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus tenuistriatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus triacanthus Castelnau, 1840
Onthophagus ulula Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus velliger d´Orbigny, 1907
Pedaria criberrima Waterhouse, 1890
Phalops batesi Koenike, 1892
Phalops batesi batesi
Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883
Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
Proagoderus atrosetosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801
Proagoderus cometes Bates, 1888
Proagoderus freyi Moretto, 2004
Proagoderus harpax Fabricius, 1801
Proagoderus ritsemai Lansberge, 1883
Proagoderus semiiris Thomson, 1858
Pseudosaproecius baraudi Branco, 1995
Pseudosaproecius comatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Pseudosaproecius cylindroides d´Orbigny, 1908
Pseudosaproecius falcatus Branco, 1995
Pseudosaproecius ocellatus Frey, 1958
Pseudosaproecius portentosus Felsche, 1907
Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus arboreus Walter, 1982
Sisyphus armatus (Gory, 1833)⇒ Neosisyphus confrater Kolbe, 1914
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus crispatus crispatus
Sisyphus desaegeri Haaf, 1959
Sisyphus gladiator (Arrow, 1927)⇒ Neosisyphus gladiator Arrow, 1927
Sisyphus ocellatus Reiche, 1847
Sisyphus paschalidisae Cambefort, 1984
Sisyphus youngai Endrödi, 1973
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Tiniocellus setifer Kraatz, 1895
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Tomogonus involutus Demange & Ma..., 1975
Tomogonus lamottei Demange & Ma..., 1975
Tomogonus schubarti Demange & Ma..., 1975

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
15
98
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
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