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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
807
1244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
667
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
247
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
20
232
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
127
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
127
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
120
316
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
42
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North West
42 Genera with 187 Species
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Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185711SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Frankenbergerius1SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18437SpeciesTaxom
Haroldius Boucomont, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17987SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Megalonitis Janssens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18579SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185715SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 186738SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18677SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19019SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 19747SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North West
187 Species and 5 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus consocius Péringuey, 1901
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Caccobius cavatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vansoni Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus transvaalensis Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptorhina auspicata Péringuey, 1901
Coptorhina excavata Frolov, Akhm..., 2008
Coptorhina klugii Hope, 1833
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus gratus Péringuey, 1901
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Frankenbergerius forcipatus Harold, 1880
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta wahlbergi Fahraeus, 1857
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Gymnopleurus bicolor (Latreille, 1823)⇒ Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus pumilus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Haroldius convexus Philips & Sc..., 2000
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
Hyalonthophagus alcyonides Orbigny, 1913
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Kheper subaeneus Harold, 1869
Kheper zurstrasseni Davis, 1986
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Megalonitis bohemanni Lansberge, 1875
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius freyi Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pseudoopacus Ferreira, 1965
Metacatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Mimonthophagus anomalus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus macrorubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1942
Onitis perpunctatus Balthasar, 1963
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus apiciosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus bovinus Péringuey, 1892
Onthophagus convexus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus cribripennis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus discretus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ebenicolor d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus granulifer (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus hyaena Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pauxillus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pilosus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus producticollis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus stellio Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus talpa Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus tricorniger Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus virescens Harold, 1867
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pedaria conformis Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria cylindrica Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria picea Fahraeus, 1857
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
Proagoderus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus brucei brucei
Proagoderus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
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 costatus Wiedemann, 1823
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus proboscideus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Scarabaeus rusticus Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus vicinus (Janssens, 1940)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages difficilis zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages granulatus Forgie & Gre..., 2002
Sceliages hippias Westwood, 1844
Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus calcaratus (Boucomont, 1937)⇒ Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1900
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus macrorubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus macrorubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Sisyphus rubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Tiniocellus eurypygus eurypygus

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
6
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
11
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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