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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
26
253
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
221
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
84
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
34
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
34 Genera with 87 Species
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Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17987SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185711SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184311SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
87 Species
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Diastellopalpus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper zurstrasseni Davis, 1986
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis picticollis Boheman, 1857
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus croesulus Bates, 1888
Onthophagus deterrens Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus ebenus Péringuey, 1888
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus merus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages hippias Westwood, 1844
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935
Sisyphus fortuitus Péringuey, 1900
Sisyphus umbraphilus Daniel & Davis, 2016
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Pretoria
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov