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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
995
2460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
911
2272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
188
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
188
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
146
719
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
32
218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
32 Genera with 218 Species
#ACDEGHKLOPST
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Anoctus Sharp, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 180111SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18065SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1931Mexican dung beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Disphysema Harold, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18879SpeciesTaxom
Haroldius Boucomont, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 04SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Ochicanthon Vaz-de-Mello, 19319SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18759SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 1931106SpeciesTaxom
Panelus Lewis, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Parachorius Harold, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 03SpeciesTaxom
Paraphytus Harold, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopanelus Arrow, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18335SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
218 Species and 7 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus maculosus MacLeay, 1821
Allogymnopleurus spilotus MacLeay, 1821
Anoctus myrmecophilus Arrow, 1907
Caccobius tortus tortus
Caccobius (Caccophilus) unicornis Fabricius, 1798
Caccobius aterrimus Fabricius, 1798
Caccobius devagiriensis Nithya & Sabu, 2013
Caccobius diminutivus Walker, 1858
Caccobius gallinus Arrow, 1907
Caccobius indicus Harold, 1867
Caccobius meridionalis Boucomont, 1914
Caccobius rufipennis Motschulsky, 1858
Caccobius ultor Sharp, 1875
Caccobius vulcanus Fabricius, 1801
Catharsius capucinus Fabricius, 1781
Catharsius granulatus Sharp, 1875
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius sagax Quenstedt, 1806
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cleptocaccobius arrowi Cambefort, 1985
Cleptocaccobius inermis Arrow, 1931
Copris andrewesi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris cribratus Gillet, 1927
Copris davisoni Waterhouse, 1891
Copris fricator fricator
Copris furciceps Felsche, 1910
Copris imitans Felsche, 1910
Copris keralensis Gill, 1986
Copris magicus Harold, 1881
Copris neglectus Moxey, 1963
Copris repertus Walker, 1858
Copris sabinus Gillet, 1910
Copris signatus Walker, 1858
Copris spinator Harold, 1881
Copris surdus Arrow, 1931
Delopleurus parvus Sharp, 1875
Digitonthophagus bonasus Fabricius, 1775
Digitonthophagus catta Fabricius, 1787Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Disphysema candezei Harold, 1873
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Garreta dejeani Castelnau, 1840
Garreta mundus Wiedemann, 1819
Garreta smaragdifer Walker, 1858
Garreta sumptuosus Castelnau, 1840
Gymnopleurus bicallosus Felsche, 1909
Gymnopleurus bombayensis Arrow, 1931
Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus gemmatus Harold, 1871
Gymnopleurus koenigi Fabricius, 1775
Gymnopleurus koenigii Fabricius, 1775
Gymnopleurus miliaris Fabricius, 1775
Gymnopleurus parvus MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Haroldius annandalei Silvestri, 1924
Heliocopris ares Moretto & Mi..., 2022
Heliocopris bucephalus Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris dominus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Kheper erichsoni Harold, 1867
Kheper sanctus Fabricius, 1798
Liatongus femoratus Illiger, 1800
Liatongus indicus Arrow, 1908
Ochicanthon devagiriensis Sabu & Latha, 2011
Ochicanthon fernandoi Sabu & Latha, 2011
Ochicanthon gauricola Cuccodoro, 2011
Ochicanthon laetus Arrow, 1931
Ochicanthon loebli Paulian, 1980
Ochicanthon murthyi Vinod & Sabu, 2011
Ochicanthon mussardi Cuccodoro, 2011
Ochicanthon nitidus Paulian, 1980
Ochicanthon tristis Arrow, 1931
Oniticellus cinctus Fabricius, 1775Bordered dung beetle
Oniticellus rhadamistus Fabricius, 1775
Onitis brahma Lansberge, 1875
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis falcatus Wulfen, 1786
Onitis lama Lansberge, 1875
Onitis philemon (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis singhalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis siva Gillet, 1911
Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis virens Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) agnus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) dama Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) metalliceps Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) neocolobus Scheuern, 1996
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) quadridentatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) tragus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) transquadridentatus Scheuern, 1995
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) bonasus Fabricius, 1775Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) lilliputanus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) duporti Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) luridipennis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus (Macronthophagus) manipurensis Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus (Macronthophagus) nilgirensis Gillet, 1922
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hastifer Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tritinctus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) truncaticornis (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus (Paraphanaeomorphus) insignicollis Frey, 1954
Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) politus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus laevis laevis
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) rectecornutus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) tarandus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus abreui Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus amphinasus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus amphioxus Arrow, 1933
Onthophagus andrewesi Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus arboreus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus bengalensis Harold, 1886
Onthophagus bifasciatus Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus bisectus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus brevicollis Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus bronzeus Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus brutus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus caesariatus Boucomont, 1921
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus castetsi Lansberge, 1887
Onthophagus cavia Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus cervus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus ceylonicus Harold, 1877
Onthophagus circulifer Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus coeruleicollis Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus comottoi Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus coorgensis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus deflexicollis Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus devagiriensis Schoolmeeste..., 2006
Onthophagus elongatus Frey, 1954
Onthophagus ensifer Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus ephippioderus Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus falcifer Harold, 1880
Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus fasciatus (Boucomont, 1914)⇒ Onthophagus fasciolatus Boucomont, 1924
Onthophagus favrei Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus frankenbergeri Balthasar, 1933
Onthophagus furcillifer Bates, 1891
Onthophagus fuscopunctatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus luridipennis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus gemma Sharp, 1875
Onthophagus gratus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus griseosetosus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus gulo Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus hindu Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus jwalae Karimbumkara..., 2016
Onthophagus kanarensis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus kchatriya Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus keralensis Frey, 1975
Onthophagus keralicus Biswas & Cha..., 1986
Onthophagus laborans Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus laevigatus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus lemniscatus Gillet, 1924
Onthophagus ludio Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus madoqua Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus malabarensis Boucomont, 1919
Onthophagus mauritii Boucomont, 1919
Onthophagus mopsus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus negligens Walker, 1858
Onthophagus nicobaricus Biswas, Chat..., 1999
Onthophagus oculatus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus pacificus Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus parafasciatus Balthasar, 1974
Onthophagus pardalis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus parvulus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus frontalis Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus pithankithae Karimbumkara..., 2016
Onthophagus pygmaeus Schaller, 1783
Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus ramosus Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus rana Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus refulgens Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus sahai Biswas & Cha..., 1986
Onthophagus socialis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus spinifex Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus suillus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus tnai Nithya & Sabu, 2012
Onthophagus triceratops Arrow, 1913
Onthophagus turbatus (Walker, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus hastifer Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus unifasciatus Schaller, 1783
Onthophagus urellus Boucomont, 1919
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus vicinus (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus violaceotinctus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus vladimiri Frey, 1957
Onthophagus vultur Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus zebra Arrow, 1931
Panelus besucheti Paulian, 1980
Panelus keralai Paulian, 1980
Panelus mussardi Paulian, 1980
Parachorius asymmetricus Tarasov, 2017
Parachorius humeralis Arrow, 1907
Paragymnopleurus melanarius Harold, 1867
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus assamensis Waterhouse, 1890
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus sinuatus
Paraphytus andamanus Arrow, 1931
Phalops candezei Lansberge, 1883
Phalops cyanescens d´Orbigny, 1897
Phalops divisus Wiedemann, 1823
Proagoderus imperator Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus pactolus Fabricius, 1787
Pycnopanelus rotundus Arrow, 1931
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840
Sisyphus araneolus Arrow, 1927
Sisyphus crispatus hirtus Wiedemann, 1823
Sisyphus longipes Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus mendicus Arrow, 1931
Sisyphus neglectus Gory, 1833
Tibiodrepanus hircus Wiedemann, 1823
Tibiodrepanus setosus Wiedemann, 1823
Tibiodrepanus sinicus Harold, 1868
Tiniocellus imbellis Bates, 1891
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in South India
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
9
130
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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