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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Oman (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
1139
2081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1135
2077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
1112
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
998
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
31
253
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
28
206
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
51
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
51
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
44
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oman
11 Genera with 23 Species
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 02SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 179810SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oman
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus elegans Klug, 1845
Gymnopleurus persianus (Reitter, 1909)⇒ Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Onitis ion Olivier, 1789
Onitis numida Castelnau, 1840
Onitis tumidus Gillet, 1918
Onthophagus bicolor (Raffray, 1877)⇒ Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus latipennis d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus ochreatus d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus shaykh Montanaro & ..., 2022
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Proagoderus quadriarmatus Fairmaire, 1892
Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Oman
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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