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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region South Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
783
15064
73730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
779
15035
73567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
729
14837
73064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
12033
63593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
128
4263
26507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
113
3739
22219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
12
334
1390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
12
334
1390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
272
1191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
39
177
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
39 Genera with 177 Species
#ABCDEGIMOPSTU
Ateuchus Weber, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Bdelyropsis Pereira, Vul..., 19761SpeciesTaxom
Bubas Mulsant, 18113SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1953Tumblebug9SpeciesTaxom
Canthonella Chapin, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17896SpeciesTaxom
Chironitis Lansberge, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1901Mexican dung beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dendropaemon Perty, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18678SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Disphysema Harold, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 17907SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Gromphas Brullé, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18218SpeciesTaxom
Isocopris Pereira & Ma..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197280SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1887Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 177812SpeciesTaxom
Scybalocanthon Martínez, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Sinodrepanus Simonis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicanthon Halffter & M..., 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichillum Harold, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
177 Species and 16 Subspecies
Ateuchus aeneomicans Harold, 1868
Ateuchus pygidialis Harold, 1868
Ateuchus rodriguezi Preudhomme d..., 1886
Bdelyropsis venezuelensis Howden, 1976
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Canthidium ardens Bates, 1887
Canthidium hespenheidei Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium perceptibile Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium subdopuncticolle Howden & Young, 1981
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) femoralis Chevrolat, 1834
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Canthon deyrollei Harold, 1868
Canthon euryscelis Bates, 1887
Canthon fulgidus Redtenbacher, 1867
Canthon leechi Martinez, Ha..., 1964
Canthon semiopacus Harold, 1868
Canthon simulans Martínez, 1950
Canthon staigi Pereira, 1953
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Cheironitis ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus irroratus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Chironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Chironitis hungaricus (Herbst, 1789)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Chironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris howdeni Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Copris umbilicatus Abeille de P..., 1901
Coprophanaeus boucardi Nevinson, 1891
Coprophanaeus corythus Harold, 1863
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Deltochilum lobipes Bates, 1887
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) centralis Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) schiffleri Vaz-de-Mello..., 2001
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) yucatanus Bates, 1887
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius melzeri Luederwaldt, 1922
Dichotomius robustus Luederwaldt, 1935Apex mesh weaver
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Disphysema candezei Harold, 1873
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus inaequalis Reiche, 1850
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus amyntas amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus crocatus Mulsant & Go..., 1870
Euonthophagus crocatus crocatus
Euonthophagus dorbignyi Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus dorbignyi neutto Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Eurysternus arnaudi Génier, 2009
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus hirtellus Dalman, 1824
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Gromphas aeruginosa Perty, 1830
Gymnopleurus coriarius (Herbst, 1789)⇒ Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821)⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Isocopris imitator Felsche, 1901
Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920Pearl blenny
Oniticellus falsus (Sharp, 1875)⇒ Sinodrepanus falsus Sharp, 1875
Oniticellus pallipes (Fairmaire, 1887)⇒ Euoniticellus inaequalis Reiche, 1850
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis belial Fabricius, 1798
Onitis ion Olivier, 1789
Ontherus carinifrons Luederwaldt, 1930
Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) melitaeus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Euonthophagus) amyntas (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Micronthophagus) quaestus Sharp, 1875
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) albarracinus Baraud, 1979
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) baraudi Nicolas, 1964
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) gibbulus Pallas, 1781
Onthophagus gibbulus gibbulus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) grossepunctatus Reitter, 1905
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) latigena d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) marginalis Gebler, 1817
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) massai Baraud, 1975
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) merdarius Chevrolat, 1865
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) stylocerus Graells, 1851
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) trigibber Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vitulus (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) andalusicus Waltl, 1835
Onthophagus andalusicus andalusicus
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) baraudi Nicolas, 1964
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) gibbulus Pallas, 1781
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) grossepunctatus Reitter, 1905
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) massai Baraud, 1975
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) opacicollis Pierotti, 1959
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) verticicornis Laicharting, 1781
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vitulus Fabricius, 1776
Onthophagus (Parentius) emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Parentius) hispanicus Baraud, 1963
Onthophagus (Parentius) punctatus Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus brucei cyanopterus (d´Orbigny, 1905)⇒ Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) emarginatus (Mulsant, 1842)⇒ Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) nigellus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) punctatus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Onthophagus emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) hirtus Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) maki Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus championi Bates, 1887
Onthophagus fletcheri Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus gangulu Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus guatemalensis (Bates, 1887)⇒ Onthophagus medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus lebasi Boucomont, 1932
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus perpilosus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus schatzmayri (Pierotti, 1959)⇒ Onthophagus opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus wakelbura Matthews, 1972
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus abax Sharp, 1875
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Pseudocanthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1846
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) cicatricosus (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) laticollis Linnaeus, 1767
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) puncticollis (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Geotrupes spiniger Marsham, 1802
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
Scarabaeus aegaeon Drury, 1773
Scarabaeus indus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Scarabaeus rufus (DeGeer, 1778)⇒ Rhysothorax rufus Fabricius, 1792
Scybalocanthon sexspilotus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Sinodrepanus falsus Sharp, 1875
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Uroxys micros Bates, 1887

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in South Europe
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
5
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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