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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
1059
2461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
924
2086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
139
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
139
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
121
273
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
18
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
18 Genera with 86 Species
Anachalcos Hope, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1901Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 04SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190247SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tomogonus d´Orbigny, 19712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
86 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anachalcos aurescens Bates, 1888
Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Caccobius auberti d´Orbigny, 1902
Caccobius callosifrons D Orbigny, 1905
Caccobius reticuliger d´Orbigny, 1904
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris truncatus Felsche, 1901
Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Diastellopalpus noctis Thomson, 1858
Diastellopalpus pluton d´Orbigny, 1902
Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus tridens (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Euoniticellus nasicornis Reiche, 1849
Euoniticellus parvus Kraatz, 1895
Garreta azureus Fabricius, 1801
Garreta laetus laetus
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus coerulescens Olivier, 1789
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris dianae (Hope, 1842)⇒ Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris eryx eryx
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875
Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus altidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus atridorsis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus bartosi Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus bimarginatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus chloroderus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus cinctifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus cribellum d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880
Onthophagus curtipilis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus cyanochlorus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus denudatus endroedii Frey, 1973
Onthophagus feai d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flaviclava d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus funestus Moretto & Gé..., 2010
Onthophagus hilaris d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus ieti Cambefort, 1984
Onthophagus intermixtus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus intricatus Moretto, 2010
Onthophagus jonathani Moretto & Gé..., 2020
Onthophagus kindianus Frey, 1953
Onthophagus latigibber d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus liberianus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus maxwellianus Moretto, 2013
Onthophagus mimus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus minutissimus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus mocquerysi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus mucronatus (Thomson, 1858)⇒ Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Onthophagus picatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pseudoaeneus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus rectorispauliani Cambefort, 1980
Onthophagus reticulatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rufonotatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rufopygus Frey, 1957
Onthophagus sellatulus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus semiviridis d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus sinuosus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus subsulcatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus tenuistriatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus triimpressus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus ugoi Moretto & Gé..., 2020
Onthophagus ulula Balthasar, 1966
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus vultuosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801
Proagoderus fastosus d´Orbigny, 1913
Pseudosaproecius comatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Sisyphus arboreus Walter, 1982
Tiniocellus setifer Kraatz, 1895
Tomogonus intortus Demange, 1971
Tomogonus subgrundus Demange, 1971

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
8
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
0
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