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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
2422
5011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2415
4984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2376
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
1978
4391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
715
1385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
47
623
1212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
197
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
197
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
182
572
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
43
205
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Cape
43 Genera with 205 Species
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Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Aphengoecus Péringuey, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidium Harold, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle15SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dicranocara1SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopodus Janssens, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 19878SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Frankenbergerius2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18437SpeciesTaxom
Haroldius Boucomont, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 20216SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Macroderes Westwood, 20188SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 185711SpeciesTaxom
Neateuchus Gillet, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Odontoloma Boheman, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185511SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184339SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 18409SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18676SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopanelus Arrow, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 190123SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
205 Species and 3 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Aphengoecus multiserratus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Byrrhidium convexum Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Byrrhidium ovale Harold, 1869
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Cheironitis audens Péringuey, 1901
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris anceus Olivier, 1789
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris capensis Waterhouse, 1891
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 inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Coptorhina auspicata Péringuey, 1901
Dicranocara tatasensis Deschodt & S..., 2007
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus namaquensis Génier, 2017
Drepanocerus patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Drepanopodus proximus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus aeneus Wiedemann, 1823
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Epirinus granulatus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus gratus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus obtusus Boheman, 1857
Epirinus rugosus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Epirinus scrobiculatus Harold, 1880
Epirinus striatus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Euonthophagus flavimargo Orbigny, 1902
Euonthophagus vicarius Péringuey, 1901
Frankenbergerius nanus Frolov & Sch..., 2005
Frankenbergerius nitidus Frolov & Sch..., 2005
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Gymnopleurus andreaei Ferreira, 1954
Gymnopleurus asperrimus Felsche, 1909
Gymnopleurus humanus MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Haroldius lyleae Daniel, Strü..., 2021
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Hyalonthophagus pulcher Deschodt & D..., 2019
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Kheper kalaharicus Davis, Desch..., 2011
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Macroderes amplior Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes cornutus Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes endroedyi Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes leipoldti Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes mutilans Kolbe, 1908
Macroderes mutilatus Kolbe, 1908
Macroderes nitidus Harold, 1877
Macroderes oreatus Abdalla & De..., 2018
Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
Metacatharsius marani Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Neosisyphus macrorubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Odontoloma dentinum Harold, 1868
Odontoloma pauxillum Boheman, 1857
Odontoloma pygidiale Péringuey, 1901
Odontoloma sculpturatum Harold, 1868
Odontoloma spinicaudum Howden & Sch..., 1987
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus formosus (Chevrolat, 1830)⇒ Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis longitibialis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis parainflaticollis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus albipennis Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus bovinus Péringuey, 1892
Onthophagus cameloides d´Orbigny, 1900
Onthophagus cinctipennis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus convexus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus cyaneoniger d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus dedecor Wallengren, 1881
Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ebenicolor d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus fritschi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus giraffa Hausmann, 1807
Onthophagus granulifer (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus hyaena Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus incisus Harold, 1877
Onthophagus leucopygus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus albipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus lugens (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus merus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902Common snipe fly
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus peringueyi Shipp, 1895
Onthophagus pilosus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus echinus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus probus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus semiflavus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus suturalis (Péringuey, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus tenuigraniger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pachylomera opaca Lansberge, 1874
Pachysoma bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Pachysoma denticolle Péringuey, 1888
Pachysoma gariepinum Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma gariepinus Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma glentoni Harrison, Sc..., 2003
Pachysoma hippocrates MacLeay, 1821
Pachysoma rodriguesi Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma striata
Pachysoma striatum (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Scarabaeus striatus Castelnau, 1840
Pedaria aspera Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria picea Fahraeus, 1857
Phalops bubalus Harold, 1867
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops pyroides d´Orbigny, 1908
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Pycnopanelus krikkeni Cambefort, 1978
Sarophorus bidentatus Frolov & Sch..., 2003
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Scarabaeus alienus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus basuto zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus carniphilus Davis & Desc..., 2015
Scarabaeus costatus Wiedemann, 1823
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus hippocrates MacLeay, 1821
Scarabaeus inguisitus
Scarabaeus megaparvulus Davis & Desc..., 2015
Scarabaeus pabulator Péringuey, 1908
Scarabaeus piliventris zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus proboscideus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Scarabaeus proximus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Drepanopodus proximus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus rugosus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Scarabaeus rusticus Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus schulzeae Ferreira, 1969
Scarabaeus spretus zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus vicinus (Janssens, 1940)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages adamastor Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sceliages brittoni zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages granulatus Forgie & Gre..., 2002
Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus macrorubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus macrorubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Northern Cape
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
10
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
7
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov