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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Morogoro Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
907
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
173
907
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
865
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
375
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
337
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
107
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
107
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
101
156
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
35
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morogoro Region
35 Genera with 76 Species
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Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1884Mexican dung beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Epactoides Olsoufieff, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Janssensantus Paulian, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Lophodonitis Janssens, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontoloma Boheman, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18866SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184313SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scaptocnemis Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18188SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morogoro Region
76 Species
Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius hertli Ferreira, 1964
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius scopas Felsche, 1907
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris cribricollis (Gillet, 1910)⇒ Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris gilleti Kolbe, 1907
Copris humilis Gillet, 1908
Copris serius Nguyen-phung, 1987
Copris typhoeus Gerstaecker, 1884
Cyptochirus decellei Simonis & Zu..., 1980
Diastellopalpus monapoides Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus quinquedens Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Epactoides basilewskyi Balthasar, 1960
Garreta lugens Fairmaire, 1891
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Janssensantus inexpectatus Paulian, 1976
Liatongus taurus Boucomont, 1920
Liatongus testudo Lansberge, 1886
Lophodonitis minettii Moretto, 2011
Metacatharsius modestus Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Odontoloma pauxillum Boheman, 1857
Oniticellus pseudoplanatus Balthasar, 1964
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus nanus (Harold, 1878)⇒ Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus rufobasalis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus sansibaricus Harold, 1878
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pedaria sudrei Josso & Prév..., 2003
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Scaptocnemis segregis Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886
Sisyphus ocellatus Reiche, 1847
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Morogoro Region
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
9
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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