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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Hawaii (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
398
3505
10669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3498
10661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
390
3479
10616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
257
2690
8339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
79
882
2701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
809
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
58
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
58
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
49
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
13
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hawaii
13 Genera with 27 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug4SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1835Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19029SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1863Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hawaii
27 Species
Ateuchus lecontei Harold, 1868Leconte's dung beetle
Canthidium muticum Boheman, 1858
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus catta Fabricius, 1787Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Oniticellus cinctus Fabricius, 1775Bordered dung beetle
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) sagittarius Fabricius, 1775Sagittarius dung beetle
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus foliaceus Lansberge, 1886Scarab beetle
Onthophagus nigriventris d´Orbigny, 1902Black-bottom dung beetle
Phanaeus daphnis Harold, 1863Beetle
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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