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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Shinyanga Region (Northwest Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
24
46
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
24
46
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
23
45
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
16
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
3
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
2
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
10
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
10
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shinyanga Region
9 Genera with 12 Species
Catharsius Hope, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1907Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shinyanga Region
12 Species
Catharsius chinai Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius furcillatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Euoniticellus inaequalis Reiche, 1850
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Onitis laminosus Ferreira, 1976
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Shinyanga Region
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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