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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
442
4789
12162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
439
4779
12141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
4738
12061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
3753
9814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1591
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
77
1415
4008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
121
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
121
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
105
275
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
13
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sicily
13 Genera with 44 Species
Bubas Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Chironitis Lansberge, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184522SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
44 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Chironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Chironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus amyntas amyntas Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Onitis ion Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) grossepunctatus Reitter, 1905
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) massai Baraud, 1975
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) andalusicus Waltl, 1835
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Parentius) emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) punctatus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Onthophagus emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) laticollis Linnaeus, 1767
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) semipunctatus Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) variolosus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Ateuchetus semipunctatus Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) typhon (Fischer von ..., 1823)⇒ Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Sicily
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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