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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Nepal (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4294
12421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4292
12419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4206
12232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3568
11145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1568
6727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
1328
5479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
223
897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
223
897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
174
759
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
27
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nepal
27 Genera with 128 Species
#ACDEGHKLOPST
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18016SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18066SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1993Mexican dung beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Disphysema Harold, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19451SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17855SpeciesTaxom
Haroldius Boucomont, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 187513SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 191947SpeciesTaxom
Panelus Lewis, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 03SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18338SpeciesTaxom
Synapsis Forster, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
128 Species and 6 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus maculosus MacLeay, 1821
Caccobius (Caccophilus) unicornis Fabricius, 1798
Caccobius denticollis Harold, 1867
Caccobius indicus Harold, 1867
Caccobius jessoensis Harold, 1867
Caccobius scheuerni Cambefort, 1990
Caccobius vulcanus Fabricius, 1801
Catharsius birmanensis Lansberge, 1874
Catharsius granulatus Sharp, 1875
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius quadridentatus Lansberge, 1885
Catharsius sagax Quenstedt, 1806
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Copris (Copris) schoolmeestersi Ochi & Kon, 2010
Copris andrewesi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris fricator fricator
Copris imitans Felsche, 1910
Copris iris Sharp, 1875
Copris peculiariprotibialis Ochi & Kon, 2023
Copris punjabensis Gillet, 1921
Copris sacontala Redtenbacher, 1848
Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris scorpio Zelenka, 1993
Digitonthophagus bonasus Fabricius, 1775
Digitonthophagus catta Fabricius, 1787Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Disphysema candezei Harold, 1873
Eodrepanus striatulus Paulian, 1945
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Garreta dejeani Castelnau, 1840
Garreta opacus Redtenbacker, 1848
Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus gemmatus Harold, 1871
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus sinuatus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Haroldius heimi Wasmann, 1918
Haroldius lassallei Cambefort, 1986
Haroldius stevensi Arrow, 1931
Heliocopris bucephalus Fabricius, 1775
Kheper devotus Redtenbacher, 1848
Kheper sanctus Fabricius, 1798
Lepanus villosus Matthews, 1974
Liatongus gagatinus Hope, 1831
Liatongus hastatus Kral & Rejsek, 1999
Liatongus mergacerus Hope, 1831
Liatongus rhinoceros Arrow, 1931
Liatongus venator Fabricius, 1801
Oniticellus cinctus Fabricius, 1775Bordered dung beetle
Oniticellus rhadamistus Fabricius, 1775
Onitis brahma Lansberge, 1875
Onitis castaneus Redtenbacher, 1848
Onitis crassus Sharp, 1875
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis excavatus Arrow, 1931
Onitis falcatus Wulfen, 1786
Onitis lama Lansberge, 1875
Onitis naviauxi Cambefort, 1988
Onitis philemon (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis singhalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis siva Gillet, 1911
Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis virens Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) aenescens Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) arunensis Scheuern, 1995
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) dama Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) occipitalis Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) tragus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) amicus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) schoolmeestersi Ochi & Kon, 2007
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) taurinus White, 1844
Onthophagus (Macronthophagus) rubricollis Hope, 1831
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hastifer Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orientalis (Harold, 1868)⇒ Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) proletarius Harold, 1875
Onthophagus marginalis marginalis
Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) politus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) rectecornutus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) sagittarius Fabricius, 1775Sagittarius dung beetle
Onthophagus andreji Prokofiev, 2014
Onthophagus balawaicus Scheuern, 1995
Onthophagus beesoni Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus bifasciatus Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus bison Boucomont, 1919
Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus cervus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus cupreiceps Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus deflexicollis Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus ensifer Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus furcicollis (Arrow, 1931)⇒ Onthophagus hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus furcillifer Bates, 1891
Onthophagus gagates Hope, 1831
Onthophagus gangeticus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus incollaris Kabakov, 2008
Onthophagus kuluensis Bates, 1891
Onthophagus lapillus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus nasalis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus nefarius Balthasar, 1941
Onthophagus oculatus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus ohbayashii Nomura, 1939
Onthophagus productus Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus schawalleri Scheuern, 1996
Onthophagus spinifex Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus sternalis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus triceratops Arrow, 1913
Onthophagus troglodyta Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus turpidus Reitter, 1887
Onthophagus urellus Boucomont, 1919
Panelus deuvei Paulian, 1992
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus Olivier, 1789
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus assamensis Waterhouse, 1890
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus sinuatus
Phalops olivaceus Lansberge, 1883
Proagoderus pactolus Fabricius, 1787
Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus crispatus hirtus Wiedemann, 1823
Sisyphus denticrus (Fairmaire, 1886)⇒ Sisyphus neglectus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus hirtus (Gory, 1833)⇒ Sisyphus crispatus hirtus Wiedemann, 1823
Sisyphus indicus Hope, 1831
Sisyphus longipes Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus neglectus Gory, 1833
Synapsis brahminus Hope, 1831
Synapsis gilleti Arrow, 1931
Tibiodrepanus setosus Wiedemann, 1823
Tibiodrepanus sinicus Harold, 1868
Tiniocellus imbellis Bates, 1891
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Nepal
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
7
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov