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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Maputo Bay (Maputo Province, Mozambique)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
578
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
578
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
573
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
501
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
31
284
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
238
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
52
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
52
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
46
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
17
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maputo Bay
17 Genera with 26 Species
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Heteroclitopus Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 03SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maputo Bay
26 Species
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heteroclitopus remipes Péringuey, 1901
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pseudoopacus Ferreira, 1965
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pedaria cylindrica Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria segregis Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria segrestis
Proagoderus pyramidalis Klug, 1855

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Maputo Bay
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov