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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
2406
4556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
45
636
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
42
563
1001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
189
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
189
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
176
536
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
53
309
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limpopo
53 Genera with 309 Species
#ACDEFGHKLMNOPSTX
Afrodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1868Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185712SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle22SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 02SpeciesTaxom
Frankenbergerius3SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18439SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 179810SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Megalonitis Janssens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Megaponerophilus Janssens, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 196510SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neonitis Péringuey, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Odontoloma Boheman, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185723SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190875SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18676SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 188416SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 190116SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 181821SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Tragiscus Klug, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
309 Species and 9 Subspecies
Afrodrepanus impressicollis Boheman, 1857
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Caccobius castaneus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Caccocnemus castaneus Klug, 1855
Caccobius cavatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius histerinus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Canthon dives Harold, 1868
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius laticeps Boheman, 1857
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Cleptocaccobius postlutatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris cambeforti Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris laiiformis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus transvaalensis Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris renwarti Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris subsidens Péringuey, 1901
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptorhina auspicata Péringuey, 1901
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Coptorhina klugii Hope, 1833
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Delopleurus pullus Boheman, 1857
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus asper Péringuey, 1901
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus kawanus Janssens, 1939
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Euonthophagus jeanneli jeanneli
Frankenbergerius armatus Boheman, 1857
Frankenbergerius armatus tuberculatus Frolov & Sch..., 2005
Frankenbergerius gomesi Ferreira, 1954
Garreta australugens Davis & Desc..., 2018
Garreta azareus
Garreta caffer Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta lugens Fairmaire, 1891
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta wahlbergi Fahraeus, 1857
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Gymnopleurus humanus MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus pumilus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Gymnopleurus reichei Waterhouse, 1890
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus thelwalli Waterhouse, 1890
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
Hyalonthophagus alcyonides Orbigny, 1913
Kheper cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Kheper subaeneus Harold, 1869
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Megalonitis bohemanni Lansberge, 1875
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius freyi Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius zuluanus Balthasar, 1965
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus picticollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Mimonthophagus anomalus Klug, 1855
Neonitis nigritiae Gillet, 1918
Neonitis rhodesiae Gillet, 1918
Neosisyphus barbarossa Wiedemann, 1823
Neosisyphus calcaratus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Odontoloma dentinum Harold, 1868
Odontoloma louwi Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma pauxillum Boheman, 1857
Odontoloma quadridens d´Orbigny, 1908
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fabricii Roth, 1851
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1942
Onitis paraconfusus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis parainflaticollis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis perpunctatus Balthasar, 1963
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis pseudosetosus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus aequepubens d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus apiciosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus aschenborni Frey, 1975
Onthophagus asperulus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus bayeri Balthasar, 1942
Onthophagus beiranus Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus bovinus Péringuey, 1892
Onthophagus catherineae Josso, 2022
Onthophagus cinctipennis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus convexus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus corniculiger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus cribripennis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus croesulus Bates, 1888
Onthophagus cupricollis Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus discretus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ebenicolor d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus excisiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus granulifer (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus granulum d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus graphicus Wallengren, 1881
Onthophagus herus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus interstitialis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus leroyi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus leucopygus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus miscellaneus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus modestus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus nanus (Harold, 1878)⇒ Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus neostenocerus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus obtutus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pauxillus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pilosus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1871
Onthophagus producticollis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus rhodesianus Frey, 1975
Onthophagus rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus signatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus stellio Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus stenocerus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus neostenocerus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus suffusus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus suturalis (Péringuey, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus trinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vigens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus virescens Harold, 1867
Onthophagus vylderi d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus xanthopygus d´Orbigny, 1908
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pachylomera opaca Lansberge, 1874
Pedaria barrei Josso & Prév..., 2006
Pedaria cylindrica Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria picea Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria rohani Boucomont, 1922
Pedaria segregis Péringuey, 1901
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
Proagoderus aciculatus Fahraeus, 1857
Proagoderus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus brucei brucei
Proagoderus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus dives Harold, 1877
Proagoderus furcifer Boheman, 1860
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus pyramidalis Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rectefurcatus Fairmaire, 1891
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus tersidorsis d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus unidens Quedenfeldt, 1884
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Sarophorus latus Frolov & Sch..., 2003
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus caffer Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus geminogalenus Davis & Desc..., 2017
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus inguisitus
Scarabaeus niemandi Deschodt & D..., 2015
Scarabaeus pabulator Péringuey, 1908
Scarabaeus proboscideus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Scarabaeus rixosus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus rusticus Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus schulzeae Ferreira, 1969
Scarabaeus soutpansbergensis Deschodt & D..., 2015
Scarabaeus vicinus (Janssens, 1940)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages difficilis zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages hippias Westwood, 1844
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935
Sisyphus barbarossa (Wiedemann, 1823)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus calcaratus (Boucomont, 1937)⇒ Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus fasciculatus Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1900
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886
Sisyphus inconspicuus Daniel & Davis, 2018
Sisyphus infuscatus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus manni Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus muricatus Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus nanniscus Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus rubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus setiger (Roth, 1851)⇒ Neosisyphus confrater Kolbe, 1914
Sisyphus sordidus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Stiptopodius singularis Péringuey, 1901
Tiniocellus eurypygus Branco, 2010
Tiniocellus eurypygus eurypygus
Tiniocellus eurypygus transdrakensbergensis Branco, 2010
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Tragiscus dimidiatus Klug, 1855
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Limpopo
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
5
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
12
115
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
4
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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