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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Maharashtra (West India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1382
2184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
227
1382
2184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
216
1333
2101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
992
1525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
32
269
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
210
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
72
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
72
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
66
179
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
15
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maharashtra
15 Genera with 51 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1858Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Haroldius Boucomont, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 03SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 193122SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maharashtra
51 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caccobius himalayanus Jekel, 1872
Caccobius ultor Sharp, 1875
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius sagax Quenstedt, 1806
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Copris andrewesi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris imitans Felsche, 1910
Copris signatus Walker, 1858
Digitonthophagus catta Fabricius, 1787Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Haroldius heimi Wasmann, 1918
Heliocopris ares Moretto & Mi..., 2022
Heliocopris bucephalus Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Kheper sanctus Fabricius, 1798
Onitis brahma Lansberge, 1875
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis philemon (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis virens Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) agnus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) dama Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) quadridentatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus coeruleicollis Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus fasciatus (Boucomont, 1914)⇒ Onthophagus fasciolatus Boucomont, 1924
Onthophagus griseosetosus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus hindu Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus kapuri Endrödi, 1974
Onthophagus ludio Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus madoqua Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus malabarensis Boucomont, 1919
Onthophagus nasalis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus ramosus Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus rana Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus semicinctus d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus spinifex Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus unifasciatus Schaller, 1783
Onthophagus vultur Arrow, 1931
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus assamensis Waterhouse, 1890
Proagoderus amplexus Sharp, 1875
Proagoderus pactolus Fabricius, 1787
Sisyphus longipes Olivier, 1789
Tiniocellus imbellis Bates, 1891

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Maharashtra
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
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