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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
2357
3808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
2356
3807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
2312
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2021
3396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
53
827
1337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
666
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
167
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
167
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
156
365
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
49
201
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Zimbabwe
49 Genera with 201 Species
#ACDEGHKLMNOPST
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 06SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1868Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 177811SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle21SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Eusaproecius Branco, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18436SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17987SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Megalonitis Janssens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Megaponerophilus Janssens, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Neonitis Péringuey, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Odontoloma Boheman, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 188628SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184333SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 190110SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19018SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Tragiscus Klug, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Zimbabwe
201 Species
Allogymnopleurus chloris Klug, 1855
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Caccobius castaneus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Caccocnemus castaneus Klug, 1855
Caccobius convexifrons (Raffray, 1877)⇒ Caccophilus convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius inops Péringuey, 1901
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Caccobius postlulatus
Canthidium muticum Boheman, 1858
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Canthon dives Harold, 1868
Catharsius bradshawi Lansberge, 1887
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius dubius (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius rhinoceros Klug, 1855
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
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 elpheneroides Felsche, 1910
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris laiiformis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris subsidens Péringuey, 1901
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptorhina auspicata Péringuey, 1901
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Delopleurus pubescens Frolov, 2014
Delopleurus pullus Boheman, 1857
Diastellopalpus infernalis Lansberge, 1887
Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Diastellopalpus quinquedens Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Eusaproecius optatus Péringuey, 1901
Garreta azareus
Garreta caffer Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta malleolus Kolbe, 1895
Garreta matabelensis Janssens, 1938
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus thelwalli Waterhouse, 1890
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris marshalli Péringuey, 1901
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
Kheper clericus Boheman, 1857
Kheper festivus Harold, 1868
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Megalonitis bohemanni Lansberge, 1875
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Mimonthophagus ambiguus Péringuey, 1901
Mimonthophagus anomalus Klug, 1855
Neonitis rhodesiae Gillet, 1918
Neosisyphus calcaratus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1901
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Odontoloma pauxillum Boheman, 1857
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis abyssinicus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855
Onitis adriani Ferreira, 1976
Onitis aerarius Harold, 1878
Onitis aeruginosus Klug, 1855
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis autumnalis Davis, 1986
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis dispar Péringuey, 1896
Onitis fabricii Roth, 1851
Onitis fractipes Boucomont, 1923
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis pseudosetosus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis setosus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus aguatus
Onthophagus auriculatus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Onthophagus latestriatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus axillaris (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus criniger d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus discretus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ditus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus fungicola d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus emeritus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus granulifrons Frey, 1961
Onthophagus henus
Onthophagus herus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus illotus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus insignis (Péringuey, 1896)⇒ Proagoderus fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lugens (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus suffusus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus talpa Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pedaria brancoi Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria taylori Waterhouse, 1890
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
Proagoderus aciculatus Fahraeus, 1857
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus furcifer Boheman, 1860
Proagoderus gemmatus Péringuey, 1901
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus panoplus Bates, 1888
Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rectefurcatus Fairmaire, 1891
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Sarophorus cicatricosus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus basuto zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus licitus Ferreira, 1954
Scarabaeus poggei Waterhouse, 1890
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages difficilis zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages gagates Shipp, 1895
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Stiptopodius singularis Péringuey, 1901
Tiniocellus dolosus Branco, 2010
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Tragiscus dimidiatus Klug, 1855

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in North Zimbabwe
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
6
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
5
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
14
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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