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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
1173
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1007
1734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
252
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
252
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
228
635
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
51
272
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
51 Genera with 272 Species
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Afrodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 19049SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18579SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle21SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 18772SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 19017SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Frankenbergerius2SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Heteroclitopus Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Nebulasilvius Deschodt & C..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18188SpeciesTaxom
Odontoloma Boheman, 18686SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185714SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 192784SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Parvuhowdenius Deschodt & C..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Peckolus Scholtz & Ho..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Pinacotarsus Harold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 190210SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 186919SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 181811SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 19933SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
272 Species and 4 Subspecies
Afrodrepanus impressicollis Boheman, 1857
Allogymnopleurus chloris Klug, 1855
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Byrrhidium ovale Harold, 1869
Caccobius discrepans Péringuey, 1901
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius fuliginosus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Caccophilus reticuliger d´Orbigny, 1904
Caccobius histerinus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius inconspicuus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Caccophilus fuliginosus Roth, 1851
Caccobius inops Péringuey, 1901
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius reticuliger d´Orbigny, 1904
Canthidium manni Arrow, 1913
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Cleptocaccobius postlutatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Cleptocaccobius seminulum Klug, 1855
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus sanctaeluciae Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion caffer Gillet, 1908
Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Copris victorini (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris vrydaghi Ferreira, 1962
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Cyptochirus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) guaribensis Valois, Vaz-..., 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Eodrepanus parallelus Raffray, 1877
Epirinus asper Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus hilaris Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus punctatus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus pygidialis Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus relictus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus sulcipennis Boheman, 1857
Epirinus validus Péringuey, 1901
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euoniticellus zumpti Janssens, 1953
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Frankenbergerius barratti Waterhouse, 1876
Frankenbergerius gomesi Ferreira, 1954
Garreta caffer Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta fastiditus Harold, 1867
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta zumpti Frey, 1967
Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heteroclitopus remipes Péringuey, 1901
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869
Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius zuluanus Balthasar, 1965
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Mimonthophagus ambiguus Péringuey, 1901
Mimonthophagus anomalus Klug, 1855
Nebulasilvius insularis Deschodt & C..., 2008
Nebulasilvius johani Deschodt & S..., 2008
Neosisyphus confrater Kolbe, 1914
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus kuehni Haaf, 1955
Neosisyphus mirabilis Arrow, 1927
Neosisyphus rubripes Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Odontoloma doubei Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma louwi Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma pauxillum Boheman, 1857
Odontoloma peckorum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma planatum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Odontoloma sculpturatum Harold, 1868
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis minutus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis perbrincki Ferreira, 1958
Onitis perpunctatus Balthasar, 1963
Onitis sulcipennis Felsche, 1907
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Euonthophagus) carbonarius Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) depressus Harold, 1871Flat African dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcedo d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcyon (Klug, 1855)⇒ Onthophagus alcedo d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcyonides d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus aequepubens d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus ambiquus
Onthophagus apiciosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus asperulus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus beiranus Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus bovinus Péringuey, 1892
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus cinctipennis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus cineraceus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus confertus Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus coptorhinodes Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus coptorhinoides Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus crassicollis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus cribripennis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus croesulus Bates, 1888
Onthophagus cupricollis Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus cyaneoniger d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus declivicollis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus dispar Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus eberus
Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavimargo d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fritschi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus giraffa Hausmann, 1807
Onthophagus hyaena Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus insulsus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus interstitialis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lugens (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus merus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus modestus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus monodon Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus nanus (Harold, 1878)⇒ Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus naso Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus nudus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus ovigranosus Frey, 1971
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pilosus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus producticollis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus pusio (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus confertus Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus quadraticeps Harold, 1867
Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus rufovirens d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus setosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus signatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus simoni d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus suturalis (Péringuey, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus temporalis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus trinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus ursinus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Parvuhowdenius harrisoni Deschodt & C..., 2008
Peckolus parvus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Pedaria alternans Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria conformis Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria cylindrica Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria picea Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria segregis Péringuey, 1901
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops bubalus Harold, 1867
Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus aciculatus Fahraeus, 1857
Proagoderus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rectefurcatus Fairmaire, 1891
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus tersidorsis d´Orbigny, 1902
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus anderseni Waterhouse, 1890
Scarabaeus basuto zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus bornemizzai zur Strassen, 1980
Scarabaeus caffer Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus clanceyi Ferreira, 1954
Scarabaeus convexus Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus ebenus Klug, 1855
Scarabaeus fritschi Harold, 1868
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus interstitialis Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus intricatus Fabricius, 1801
Scarabaeus natalensis zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Scarabaeus rusticus Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus vicinus (Janssens, 1940)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus westwoodi (Harold, 1869)⇒ Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Sceliages difficilis zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages gagates Shipp, 1895
Sceliages hippias Westwood, 1844
Sisyphus bornemisszanus Endrödi, 1983
Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus fasciculatus Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1900
Sisyphus natalensis Balthasar, 1968
Sisyphus ocellatus nanniscus Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus sordidus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Stiptopodius singularis Péringuey, 1901
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869
Xinidium dewitzi Harold, 1878
Xinidium howdeni Cambefort, 1993

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Natal
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
8
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
12
116
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
4
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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