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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3659
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3654
9207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
388
3626
9162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
2792
7686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
952
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
811
1994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
112
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
112
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
98
233
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
11
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
11 Genera with 58 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1792Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19068SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Mnematidium Ritsema, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 188828SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 20235SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
58 Species and 8 Subspecies
Caccobius mundus Ménétriés, 1838
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Cheironitis pamphilus Ménétriés, 1849
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas alces Fabricius, 1792
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 tissoni Reitter, 1906
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus qurosh Montreuil, 2011
Mnematidium multidentatum (Klug, 1845)⇒ Scarabaeus multidentatum Klug, 1845
Mnematidium multidentatus Klug, 1845
Onitis damoetas Steven, 1806
Onitis ezechias Reiche, 1856
Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onitis ion Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) falzonii Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) angorensis Petrovitz, 1963
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) bytinskii Balthasar, 1960
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) cruciatus (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Onthophagus lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800
Onthophagus marginalis marginalis
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) muelleri (Lansberge, 1883)⇒ Onthophagus statzi Krell, 1990
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) novaki Boucomont, 1927
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) sericatus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) speculifer Solsky, 1876
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) truchmenus Kolenati, 1846
Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus hermonensis Baraud, 1982
Onthophagus statzi Krell, 1990
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) typhon (Fischer von ..., 1823)⇒ Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus irakensis Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus pseudogangeticus Moretto, 2023
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Israel
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
7
Genera
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