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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
1873
3964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1870
3961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1838
3889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1481
3302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
33
620
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
32
498
1196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
164
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
164
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
144
441
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
32
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somalia
32 Genera with 184 Species
#ACDEGHKLMNOPST
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1988Mexican dung beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Dorbignyolus Branco, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 188420SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184364SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 185113SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 190114SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
184 Species and 5 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus infranitens Fairmaire, 1887
Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius gananensis d´Orbigny, 1904
Catharsius chinai Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius latifossa Müller, 1941
Cheironitis flabellatus Boucomont, 1923
Cheironitis viridicans Gillet, 1918
Cleptocaccobius viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857
Copris afgoi Cambefort, 1992
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris mourgliai Zelenka, 1993
Copris simonettai Cambefort, 1992
Copris vankhaii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhaii vankhaii
Copris vankhalii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Digitonthophagus aksumensis Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus lusinganus Orbigny, 1905
Digitonthophagus ulcerosus Génier, 2017
Dorbignyolus mirecribratus d´Orbigny, 1913
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus maindroni d´Orbigny, 1897
Garreta lugens Fairmaire, 1891
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus laevicollis (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Gymnopleurus purpureus Garreta, 1914
Gymnopleurus plicatulus Fairmaire, 1890
Gymnopleurus purpureus Garreta, 1914
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus somaliensis Lansberge, 1882
Heliocopris beccarii Harold, 1871
Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heteronitis tricornutus Fairmaire, 1891
Hyalonthophagus viridiceps Orbigny, 1910
Kheper aegyptiorum Latreille, 1823
Kheper aegyptiorum aegyptiorum
Kheper aegyptiorum purpurascens Gerstaecker, 1871
Kheper asceticus Gillet, 1907
Kheper laevistriatus Fairmaire, 1893
Kheper venerabilis Harold, 1871
Liatongus raffrayi Lansberge, 1886
Liatongus spathulatus Roth, 1851
Metacatharsius anomalus Felsche, 1910
Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius benadirensis Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius clypeolatus Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius duplicatus Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius gardoensis Balthasar, 1941
Metacatharsius holyi Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius janssensi Frey, 1963
Metacatharsius lomii Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius minutus Lansberge, 1882
Metacatharsius nubiensis Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius ovulum Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius patrizii Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius pernitidus Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius rochai Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius tenellus Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius tuberifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Neosisyphus penicillatus Harold, 1880
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis aerarius Harold, 1878
Onitis denticoxa Müller, 1941
Onitis fractipes Boucomont, 1923
Onitis minutus Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alternans (Raffray, 1877)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) depressus Harold, 1871Flat African dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) viridiceps d´Orbigny, 1910
Onthophagus abas Balthasar, 1946
Onthophagus abeillei d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus aesopus Lansberge, 1882
Onthophagus aethiopicus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus bicavifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus bicolor (Raffray, 1877)⇒ Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus bituberculatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus brunellii Müller, 1942
Onthophagus carinifer d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus corniculatus (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Onthophagus senegalensis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus densepunctatus Frey, 1963
Onthophagus diversus Reiche, 1847
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus frontalis Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus ganalensis Gestro, 1895
Onthophagus granulifrons Frey, 1961
Onthophagus gravearmatus Balthasar, 1944
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus jugicola d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus laceratus (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus depressus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus latipennis d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus lomii Müller, 1942
Onthophagus loroi Balthasar, 1941
Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus melanocephalus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus millingeni d´Orbigny, 1900
Onthophagus nigricornis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus niloticus Harold, 1879
Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus ochreatus d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902Common snipe fly
Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus parisii (Balthasar, 1941)⇒ Onthophagus lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus pseudovinctus Tagliaferri ..., 2012
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus rufobasalis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus scaber Roth, 1851
Onthophagus secundarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus senegalensis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus somalicola Balthasar, 1941
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus stomachosus Krell, 2009
Onthophagus tersicollis Müller, 1947
Onthophagus tessulatus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus trapezicornis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus vatovai Müller, 1942
Onthophagus venzoi Balthasar, 1941
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pedaria conformis Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria minima Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria murphyi septentrionalis Josso & Prév..., 2009
Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Phalops faccai Müller, 1941
Phalops gallanus d´Orbigny, 1904
Phalops inermis Lansberge, 1883
Phalops sinuaticeps d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus albicapillus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus euchlorus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus flexicollis d´Orbigny, 1904
Proagoderus incostatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus kachowskii Olsoufief, 1900
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus nigricornis Fairmaire, 1887
Proagoderus prostans Reiche, 1847
Proagoderus pseudoflexicollis Moretto, 2004
Proagoderus quadriarmatus Fairmaire, 1892
Proagoderus revoili Lansberge, 1882
Proagoderus somalicus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus worsissa Roth, 1851
Scarabaeus ebenus Klug, 1855
Scarabaeus fraterculus Kolbe, 1895
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus janssensi Balthasar, 1940
Scarabaeus karlwerneri Nicolas & Mo..., 2002
Scarabaeus laevifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Scarabaeus nitidicollis Lansberge, 1882
Scarabaeus opacipennis Fairmaire, 1884
Scarabaeus planifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Scarabaeus scholtzi Mostert & Holm, 1982
Scarabaeus tonckeri Boucomont, 1923
Scarabaeus venerabilis Harold, 1871
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus ethiopicus Montreuil, 2017
Sisyphus moorei Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus nodifer Gerstaecker, 1871
Sisyphus penicillatus Harold, 1880
Stiptopodius doriae Harold, 1871
Stiptopodius glabricollis Müller, 1942
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Somalia
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
11
97
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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