Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 145
712
1235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
612
1141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 34
246
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 32
213
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
51
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
51
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 48
90 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 10
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namaqualand
10 Genera with 15 Species | Byrrhidium Harold, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1789 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirinus Reiche, 1880 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kheper Janssens, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Neateuchus Gillet, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sarophorus Erichson, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1807 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sceliages Westwood, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namaqualand
15 Species | Byrrhidium ovale Harold, 1869 | | | Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868 | | | Copris anceus Olivier, 1789 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Epirinus granulatus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987 | | | Epirinus obtusus Boheman, 1857 | | | Epirinus rugosus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987 | | | Epirinus scrobiculatus Harold, 1880 | | | Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821 | | | Sarophorus bidentatus Frolov & Sch..., 2003 | | | Scarabaeus hippocrates MacLeay, 1821 | | | Scarabaeus rugosus (Hausmann, 1807) | ⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759 | | Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807 | | | Sceliages adamastor Lepeletier &..., 1828 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Namaqualand
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov
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