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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Karnataka (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1417
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
232
1417
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
216
1374
2422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
1030
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
32
261
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
30
224
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
76
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
76
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
67
232
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
19
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Karnataka
19 Genera with 101 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1858Mexican dung beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 04SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 193158SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Karnataka
101 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caccobius (Caccophilus) unicornis Fabricius, 1798
Caccobius diminutivus Walker, 1858
Caccobius vulcanus Fabricius, 1801
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius sagax Quenstedt, 1806
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cleptocaccobius arrowi Cambefort, 1985
Cleptocaccobius inermis Arrow, 1931
Copris andrewesi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris davisoni Waterhouse, 1891
Copris imitans Felsche, 1910
Copris sabinus Gillet, 1910
Copris signatus Walker, 1858
Digitonthophagus bonasus Fabricius, 1775
Digitonthophagus catta Fabricius, 1787Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Gymnopleurus bombayensis Arrow, 1931
Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Heliocopris ares Moretto & Mi..., 2022
Heliocopris bucephalus Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris dominus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Kheper sanctus Fabricius, 1798
Oniticellus cinctus Fabricius, 1775Bordered dung beetle
Onitis brahma Lansberge, 1875
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis falcatus Wulfen, 1786
Onitis philemon (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis siva Gillet, 1911
Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis virens Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) agnus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) dama Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) metalliceps Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) quadridentatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) tragus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) lilliputanus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) duporti Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) luridipennis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hastifer Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) truncaticornis (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) politus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) rectecornutus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) tarandus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus abreui Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus amphinasus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus amphioxus Arrow, 1933
Onthophagus andrewesi Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus arboreus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus bengalensis Harold, 1886
Onthophagus brevicollis Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus bronzeus Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus cervus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus circulifer Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus coeruleicollis Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus comottoi Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus falcifer Harold, 1880
Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus fasciatus (Boucomont, 1914)⇒ Onthophagus fasciolatus Boucomont, 1924
Onthophagus favrei Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus gratus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus griseosetosus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus gulo Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus hindu Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus kanarensis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus kchatriya Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus laborans Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus laevigatus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus ludio Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus mopsus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus negligens Walker, 1858
Onthophagus pacificus Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus parvulus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus frontalis Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus pithankithae Karimbumkara..., 2016
Onthophagus pygmaeus Schaller, 1783
Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus ramosus Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus rana Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus socialis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus suillus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus triceratops Arrow, 1913
Onthophagus unifasciatus Schaller, 1783
Onthophagus urellus Boucomont, 1919
Onthophagus vultur Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus zebra Arrow, 1931
Paragymnopleurus melanarius Harold, 1867
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus assamensis Waterhouse, 1890
Phalops candezei Lansberge, 1883
Phalops divisus Wiedemann, 1823
Proagoderus pactolus Fabricius, 1787
Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840
Sisyphus longipes Olivier, 1789
Tibiodrepanus setosus Wiedemann, 1823
Tiniocellus imbellis Bates, 1891

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Karnataka
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
6
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
2
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