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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Sol Plaatjie (Frances Baard)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
417
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
417
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
416
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
353
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
28
185
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
146
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
39
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
39
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
36
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
14
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sol Plaatjie
14 Genera with 35 Species
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17783SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1901Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18578SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sol Plaatjie
35 Species
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus dedecor Wallengren, 1881
Onthophagus granulifer (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus incisus Harold, 1877
Onthophagus lugens (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus merus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus pallidipennis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus rasipennis d´Orbigny, 1908
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus inguisitus
Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Sol Plaatjie
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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