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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Manicaland (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
1124
1637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
1124
1637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1091
1595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
1015
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
33
379
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
30
307
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
82
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
82
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
81
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
36
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Manicaland
36 Genera with 114 Species
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Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1868Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17786SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 188615SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184323SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pinacotarsus Harold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Manicaland
114 Species
Allogymnopleurus chloris Klug, 1855
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Canthon dives Harold, 1868
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius rhinoceros Klug, 1855
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius simillimus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elpheneroides Felsche, 1910
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Delopleurus pullus Boheman, 1857
Diastellopalpus infernalis Lansberge, 1887
Diastellopalpus quinquedens Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Garreta azareus
Garreta malleolus Kolbe, 1895
Garreta matabelensis Janssens, 1938
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris marshalli Péringuey, 1901
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Neosisyphus calcaratus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis autumnalis Davis, 1986
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fabricii Roth, 1851
Onitis gazanus Arrow, 1909
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1942
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus apicosus
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus cinctipennis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus graphicus Wallengren, 1881
Onthophagus herus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus insignis (Péringuey, 1896)⇒ Proagoderus fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus nanus (Harold, 1878)⇒ Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1871
Onthophagus placens Péringuey, 1904
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
Proagoderus gemmatus Péringuey, 1901
Proagoderus panoplus Bates, 1888
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886
Sisyphus inconspicuus Daniel & Davis, 2018
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus sordidus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Tiniocellus dolosus Branco, 2010
Xinidium davisi Cambefort, 1985

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Manicaland
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
8
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
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