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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region North India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2958
7275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
2957
7274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2903
7189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2442
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
54
899
3073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
52
759
2542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
205
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
205
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
155
616
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
29
203
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North India
29 Genera with 203 Species
#ACDEGHKLMOPST
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 180111SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18067SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1931Mexican dung beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Disphysema Harold, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 20116SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18879SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 17986SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 187512SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 179893SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 02SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Sinodrepanus Simonis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Synapsis Forster, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North India
203 Species and 8 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus maculosus MacLeay, 1821
Caccobius (Caccophilus) unicornis Fabricius, 1798
Caccobius aterrimus Fabricius, 1798
Caccobius denticollis Harold, 1867
Caccobius diminutivus Walker, 1858
Caccobius himalayanus Jekel, 1872
Caccobius indicus Harold, 1867
Caccobius meridionalis Boucomont, 1914
Caccobius pantherinus Arrow, 1931
Caccobius torticornis Arrow, 1931
Caccobius ultor Sharp, 1875
Caccobius vulcanus Fabricius, 1801
Catharsius birmanensis Lansberge, 1874
Catharsius granulatus Sharp, 1875
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius nathani Frey, 1956
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius platypus Sharp, 1875
Catharsius sagax Quenstedt, 1806
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cleptocaccobius boucomonti Cambefort, 1985
Cleptocaccobius inermis Arrow, 1931
Cleptocaccobius khatimae Cambefort, 1985
Copris andrewesi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris corpulentus Gillet, 1910
Copris cribratus Gillet, 1927
Copris delicatus Arrow, 1931
Copris excisus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris fricator fricator
Copris furciceps Felsche, 1910
Copris imitans Felsche, 1910
Copris iris Sharp, 1875
Copris numa Lansberge, 1886Braken Bat Cave meshweaver
Copris punctulatus punctulatus
Copris punjabensis Gillet, 1921
Copris repertus Walker, 1858
Copris sabinus Gillet, 1910
Copris sacontala Redtenbacher, 1848
Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris signatus Walker, 1858
Copris surdus Arrow, 1931
Delopleurus striatus Arrow, 1931
Digitonthophagus bonasus Fabricius, 1775
Digitonthophagus catta Fabricius, 1787Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus uks Génier, 2017
Disphysema candezei Harold, 1873
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus schnabeli Splichal, 1910
Garreta dejeani Castelnau, 1840
Garreta gilleti Garreta, 1914
Garreta mundus Wiedemann, 1819
Garreta opacus Redtenbacker, 1848
Garreta ruficornis Motschulsky, 1854
Garreta sylvestris Mittal, 2011
Gymnopleurus bicallosus Felsche, 1909
Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus gemmatus Harold, 1871
Gymnopleurus koenigii Fabricius, 1775
Gymnopleurus miliaris Fabricius, 1775
Gymnopleurus parvus MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Heliocopris bucephalus Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris dominus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Heliocopris midas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris tyrannus Thomson, 1859
Kheper devotus Redtenbacher, 1848
Kheper erichsoni Harold, 1867
Liatongus gagatinus Hope, 1831
Liatongus martialis Harold, 1879
Liatongus mergacerus Hope, 1831
Liatongus phanaeoides Westwood, 1839
Liatongus rhinoceros Arrow, 1931
Liatongus vertagus Fabricius, 1798
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Oniticellus cinctus Fabricius, 1775Bordered dung beetle
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 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) agnus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) dama Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) occipitalis Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) paliceps Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) quadridentatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) tragus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) amicus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) lilliputanus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) duporti Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) luridipennis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) taurinus White, 1844
Onthophagus (Macronthophagus) rubricollis Hope, 1831
Onthophagus (Micronthophagus) vigilans Boucomont, 1921
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) abacus Boucomont, 1921
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) dubernardi Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orientalis (Harold, 1868)⇒ Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) marginalis Gebler, 1817
Onthophagus marginalis marginalis
Onthophagus (Paraphanaeomorphus) carinensis Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus (Paraphanaeomorphus) vaulogeri Boucomont, 1923
Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) politus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus laevis laevis
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) rectecornutus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) sagittarius Fabricius, 1775Sagittarius dung beetle
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) dynastoides Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) tarandus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus abreui Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus agaricophilus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus arboreus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus armatus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus atropolitus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus beesoni Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus bengalensis Harold, 1886
Onthophagus bifasciatus Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus castetsi Lansberge, 1887
Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus cervus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus ceylonicus Harold, 1877
Onthophagus circulifer Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus compactus Arrow, 1933
Onthophagus concolor Sharp, 1878
Onthophagus crassicollis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus deflexicollis Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus digitatus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus ensifer Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus ephippioderus Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus expansicornis Bates, 1891
Onthophagus exquisitus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus fasciatus (Boucomont, 1914)⇒ Onthophagus fasciolatus Boucomont, 1924
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus frugivorus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus furcicollis (Arrow, 1931)⇒ Onthophagus hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus furcillifer Bates, 1891
Onthophagus fuscopunctatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus luridipennis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus gagates Hope, 1831
Onthophagus gagatoides Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus germanus Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus gratus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus griseosetosus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus gulo Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus hamaticeps Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus hindu Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus kashmirensis Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus kuluensis Bates, 1891
Onthophagus kumaonensis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus lapillus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus madoqua Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus malabarensis Boucomont, 1919
Onthophagus mirandus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus mopsus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus nasalis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus necrophagus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus oculatus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus pacificus Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus productus Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus ramosus Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus rana Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus semicinctus d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus seniculus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus senescens Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus spinifex Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus sternalis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus sutleinensis Splichal, 1910
Onthophagus tibetanus Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus troglodyta Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus unifasciatus Schaller, 1783
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus assamensis Waterhouse, 1890
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus sinuatus
Phalops cyanescens d´Orbigny, 1897
Phalops divisus Wiedemann, 1823
Phalops olivaceus Lansberge, 1883
Proagoderus amplexus Sharp, 1875
Proagoderus gladiator Arrow, 1907
Proagoderus imperator Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus pactolus Fabricius, 1787
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840
Sinodrepanus falsus Sharp, 1875
Sisyphus indicus Hope, 1831
Sisyphus moltaensis Vazirani, 1966
Sisyphus neglectus Gory, 1833
Synapsis brahminus Hope, 1831
Tibiodrepanus setosus Wiedemann, 1823
Tibiodrepanus sinicus Harold, 1868
Tiniocellus imbellis Bates, 1891
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in North India
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
8
119
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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