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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
771
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
697
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
23
110
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
20
103
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
43
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
43
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
41
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
23
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nairobi
23 Genera with 42 Species
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Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1884Mexican dung beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18867SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
42 Species
Allogymnopleurus signaticollis Waterhouse, 1890
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Copris algol Nguyen-phung, 1989
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris typhoeus Gerstaecker, 1884
Deltochilum enceladus Kolbe, 1893
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Euoniticellus inaequalis Reiche, 1850
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Liatongus spathulatus Roth, 1851
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Neosisyphus tibialis Raffray, 1877
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis anthracinus Felsche, 1907
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Pachysoma bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Platyonitis oberthueri Janssens, 1942
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Nairobi
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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