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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
277
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
277
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
252
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
223
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
9
39
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
9
39
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
15
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mombasa
10 Genera with 14 Species
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa
14 Species
Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Mombasa
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
5
6
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