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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1244
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1056
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
146
539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
18
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
18 Genera with 138 Species
Bubas Mulsant, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18708SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 200619SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 201113SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 193975SpeciesTaxom
Paroniticellus Balthasar, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 200613SpeciesTaxom
Sinodrepanus Simonis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Synapsis Forster, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
138 Species and 27 Subspecies
Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938
Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Caccobius mundus Ménétriés, 1838
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Cheironitis candezei Lansberge, 1875
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis haroldi Ballion, 1870
Cheironitis klapperichi (Balthasar, 1955)⇒ Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis moeris Pallas, 1781
Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856
Cheironitis pamphilus Ménétriés, 1849
Cheironitis sterculius Ballion, 1870
Copris armeniacus Falderman, 1835
Copris felschei (Reitter, 1893)⇒ Copris armeniacus Falderman, 1835
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus persianus Miksic, 1958
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Digitonthophagus bonasus Fabricius, 1775
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus uks Génier, 2017
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus aeneobrunneus Kabakov, 1977
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus amyntas amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus amyntas auchenia Redtenbacher, 1850
Euonthophagus amyntas subviolaceus Ménétries, 1832
Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Euonthophagus bedeli Reitter, 1891
Euonthophagus conterminus Petrovitz, 1971
Euonthophagus dorbignyi Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus dorbignyi neutto Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Euonthophagus koshantschikoffi Reitter, 1891
Euonthophagus loeffleri Petrovitz, 1965
Euonthophagus mostafatsairii Palestrini, ..., 1979
Euonthophagus pentaceros Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus pertinax Balthasar, 1959
Euonthophagus sulcicollis Reitter, 1892
Euonthophagus verberatus Ziani, 2006
Euonthophagus yama Ziani, 2006
Gymnopleurus aciculatus Gebler, 1841
Gymnopleurus bicallosus Felsche, 1909
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus asperatus Motschulsky, 1849
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus serratus Fischer von ..., 1821
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi geoffroyi
Gymnopleurus mimus (Balthasar, 1934)⇒ Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus persianus (Reitter, 1909)⇒ Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus qurosh Montreuil, 2011
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Heliocopris midas Fabricius, 1775
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Oniticellus falsus (Sharp, 1875)⇒ Sinodrepanus falsus Sharp, 1875
Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis damoetas Steven, 1806
Onitis ezechias Reiche, 1856
Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onitis pers Gusakov & Kl..., 2009
Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) falzonii Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) amirus Kabakov, 1982
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) angorensis Petrovitz, 1963
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) conspersus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) cruciatus (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Onthophagus lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) excubitor Ziani & Gudenzi, 2006
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) furciceps Marseul, 1869
Onthophagus gibbulus gibbulus
Onthophagus gibbulus rostrifer Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) haroldi Ballion, 1870
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800
Onthophagus marginalis marginalis
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) parmatus Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) psychopompus Ziani & Ghar..., 2010
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) pygargus Motschulsky, 1845
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) rakovici Pittino, 2004
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus ruficapillus guilanensis (Pittino, 1982)⇒ Onthophagus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) samai Ziani, 2011
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) sericatus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) speculifer Solsky, 1876
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) suturellus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) truchmenus Kolenati, 1846
Onthophagus truchmenus iranicus Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus truchmenus truchmenus
Onthophagus truchmenus xerxes Petrovitz, 1965
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) viridis Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vlasovi Medvedev, 1958
Onthophagus andalusicus persianus Olsoufieff, 1900
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus aleppensis Redtenbacher, 1843
Onthophagus aleppensis aleppensis
Onthophagus aleppensis hyrcanicus Kabakov, 1982
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus anatolicus Petrovitz, 1962
Onthophagus basipustulatus Heyden, 1879
Onthophagus carpanetoi Pittino, 1982
Onthophagus dorsosignatus d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus flagrans Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus formaneki Reitter, 1897
Onthophagus heydeni Harold, 1875
Onthophagus lemuroides d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus liothorax Koshantschikov, 1894
Onthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864
Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus oberthueri d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus oberthuri d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus osellai Pittino, 1982
Onthophagus roessneri Ziani, 2016
Onthophagus sacharovskii Olsoufieff, 1918
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus suermelii Petrovitz, 1963
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus viriditinctus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus zagrosicus Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus zuvandi Qaryagdy, 1939
Paroniticellus festivus Steven, 1809
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) armeniacus Ménétriés, 1832
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) babori Balthasar, 1934
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) typhon (Fischer von ..., 1823)⇒ Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) winkleri Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus acuticollis Motschulsky, 1849
Scarabaeus cristatus villiersi Baraud, 1973
Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus irakensis Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus transcaspicus Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus wilsoni Waterhouse, 1890
Scarabaeus zagrosensis Montreuil, 2006
Sinodrepanus falsus Sharp, 1875
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi boschniaki Fischer von ..., 1823
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Synapsis tmolus Fischer von ..., 1821

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

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
88
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
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