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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
647
11006
52621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
643
10985
52537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
613
10885
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8889
45652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
114
3071
18633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
102
2721
15744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
201
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
201
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
169
678
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
18
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
18 Genera with 98 Species
Bubas Mulsant, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17895SpeciesTaxom
Chironitis Lansberge, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1901Mexican dung beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18217SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184556SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17737SpeciesTaxom
Sinodrepanus Simonis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
98 Species and 11 Subspecies
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Cheironitis ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Chironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Chironitis hungaricus (Herbst, 1789)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Chironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris howdeni Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Copris umbilicatus Abeille de P..., 1901
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus amyntas amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821)⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920Pearl blenny
Oniticellus falsus (Sharp, 1875)⇒ Sinodrepanus falsus Sharp, 1875
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis belial Fabricius, 1798
Onitis ion Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Euonthophagus) amyntas (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) baraudi Nicolas, 1964
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) gibbulus Pallas, 1781
Onthophagus gibbulus gibbulus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) grossepunctatus Reitter, 1905
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) massai Baraud, 1975
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vitulus (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) andalusicus Waltl, 1835
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) baraudi Nicolas, 1964
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) gibbulus Pallas, 1781
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) grossepunctatus Reitter, 1905
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) massai Baraud, 1975
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) opacicollis Pierotti, 1959
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) verticicornis Laicharting, 1781
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vitulus Fabricius, 1776
Onthophagus (Parentius) emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Parentius) punctatus Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) emarginatus (Mulsant, 1842)⇒ Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) punctatus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Onthophagus emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) maki Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus fletcheri Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus perpilosus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus schatzmayri (Pierotti, 1959)⇒ Onthophagus opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus abax Sharp, 1875
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) laticollis Linnaeus, 1767
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) semipunctatus Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) variolosus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Ateuchetus semipunctatus Fabricius, 1792
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 aegaeon Drury, 1773
Sinodrepanus falsus Sharp, 1875
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Italy
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
7
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