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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Iringa Region (Central Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
554
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
554
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
101
539
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
85
516
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
31
281
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
27
223
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
73
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
73
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
70
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
32
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iringa Region
32 Genera with 79 Species
#ACDGHIJKLMNOPS
Afrodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1908Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Heteroclitopus Péringuey, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Ixodina Roth, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Janssensantus Paulian, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Lophodonitis Janssens, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nitiocellus Branco, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184318SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scaptocnemis Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 19085SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iringa Region
79 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrodrepanus impressicollis Boheman, 1857
Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Anachalcos procerus Gerstaecker, 1871
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius hertli Ferreira, 1964
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius rhinoceros Klug, 1855
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris cribricollis (Gillet, 1910)⇒ Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Copris gilleti Kolbe, 1907
Copris humilis Gillet, 1908
Cyptochirus decellei Simonis & Zu..., 1980
Diastellopalpus gilleti d´Orbigny, 1908
Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Diastellopalpus monapoides Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus quinquedens Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Garreta azareus
Garreta azureus Fabricius, 1801
Garreta malleolus Kolbe, 1895
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heteroclitopus collarti Janssens, 1939
Ixodina abyssinica tanganus Endrodi, 1971
Janssensantus inexpectatus Paulian, 1976
Kheper aeratus Gerstaecker, 1871
Latodrepanus caelatus Gerstaecker, 1871
Liatongus taurus Boucomont, 1920
Liatongus testudo Lansberge, 1886
Lophodonitis minettii Moretto, 2011
Metacatharsius simulator Balthasar, 1939
Milichus picticollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Nitiocellus collarti Janssens, 1939
Oniticellus pseudoplanatus Balthasar, 1964
Onitis artuosus Gillet, 1909
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus binodulus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus calliger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus clitellarius d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus insignis (Péringuey, 1896)⇒ Proagoderus fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus intonsus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus kavirondi (d´Orbigny, 1913)⇒ Onthophagus kavirondus d´Orbigny, 1915
Onthophagus koma Matsumura, 1937
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus miricornis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus proteus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus quadricuspis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus rufonotatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus vassei d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pedaria sudrei Josso & Prév..., 2003
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus furciramus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus hemicyaneus
Proagoderus panoplus Bates, 1888
Proagoderus ramosicornis d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus tricornifrons d´Orbigny, 1908
Sarophorus cicatricosus Péringuey, 1901
Scaptocnemis segregis Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages augias Gillet, 1908
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886
Sisyphus ocellatus Reiche, 1847
Sisyphus transvaalensis (Péringuey, 1908)⇒ Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Iringa Region
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
8
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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