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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
49
750
1766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
601
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
141
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
141
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
125
301
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
30
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
30 Genera with 134 Species
#ACDEGHKLMNOPST
Afrodrepanus Krikken, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1914Mexican dung beetle17SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 18772SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 19259SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185716SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184329SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 19399SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 181810SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
134 Species and 9 Subspecies
Afrodrepanus marshalli Boucomont, 1921
Allogymnopleurus alluaudi Garreta, 1914
Caccobius discrepans Péringuey, 1901
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius ugandicus Frey, 1975
Catharsius neptunus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris decellei Cambefort, 1992
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris gracilis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris muticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris orion overlaeti Balthasar, 1961
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris ruandanus Balthasar, 1961
Copris wiesei Kolbe, 1914
Cyptochirus decellei Simonis & Zu..., 1980
Cyptochirus distinctus Janssens, 1953
Diastellopalpus basilobatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Diastellopalpus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Eodrepanus parallelus Raffray, 1877
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus nasicornis Reiche, 1849
Garreta azureus Fabricius, 1801
Garreta crenulatus Kolbe, 1895
Garreta malleolus Kolbe, 1895
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus purpureus Garreta, 1914
Gymnopleurus ruandensis Janssens, 1938
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris felschei Kolbe, 1904
Heliocopris fischeri Schäfer, 2019
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris stroehlei Moretto, 2014
Heliocopris sylvanus Gillet, 1925
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Kheper aeratus Gerstaecker, 1871
Liatongus arrowi Boucomont, 1921
Liatongus fulvostriatus d´Orbigny, 1916
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Liatongus schoutedeni Boucomont, 1920
Liatongus spathulatus Roth, 1851
Liatongus urus Kolbe, 1914
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Litocopris ruandanus Balthasar, 1961
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus picticollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Neosisyphus astriatus Schafer & Fi..., 2001
Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Oniticellus pseudoplanatus Balthasar, 1964
Onitis adelphus Kolbe, 1914
Onitis aeneomicans Gillet, 1918
Onitis aerarius Harold, 1878
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis nemoralis Gillet, 1932
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775
Onitis subcrenatus Kolbe, 1897
Onitis sulcipennis Felsche, 1907
Onitis sulcipennis sulcipennis
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus tigrinus kageraensis Moretto, 2009
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus akamineae Moretto & Gé..., 2020
Onthophagus blanchardi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus contiguicornis d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus corniculatus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Onthophagus senegalensis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavocinctus Frey, 1975
Onthophagus insignis (Péringuey, 1896)⇒ Proagoderus fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus jugicola d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835
Onthophagus latestriatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus nigriventris d´Orbigny, 1902Black-bottom dung beetle
Onthophagus parcepictus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus quadricuspis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus ruandanus Frey, 1971
Onthophagus rufonotatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus sansibaricus Harold, 1878
Onthophagus senegalensis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus sericeicollis Boucomont, 1928
Onthophagus simplex Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus subcinctus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus subocellatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pedaria armata Raffray, 1877
Pedaria decorsei (Boucomont, 1922)⇒ Pedaria taylori Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria demeyeri Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria intermedia Boucomont, 1922
Pedaria murphyi septentrionalis Josso & Prév..., 2009
Pedaria spinosa Boucomont, 1922
Pedaria taylori Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria tuberculigera Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria wittei Janssens, 1939
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Sisyphus (Sisyphus) struwei Schafer & Fi..., 1992
Sisyphus struwei kivuensis Schafer & Fi..., 2001
Sisyphus struwei struwei
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935
Sisyphus astriatus Schafer & Fi..., 2001
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus crispatus crispatus
Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886
Sisyphus setiger (Roth, 1851)⇒ Neosisyphus confrater Kolbe, 1914
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Tiniocellus setifer Kraatz, 1895

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Rwanda
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
6
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov