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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6472
18489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
511
6460
18472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
490
6393
18333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
5175
15651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
1952
6655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
87
1717
5502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
135
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
135
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
119
290
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
13
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Italy
13 Genera with 47 Species
Bubas Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chironitis Lansberge, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 188621SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17737SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Italy
47 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Chironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Chironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris howdeni Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920Pearl blenny
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Onitis ion Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) baraudi Nicolas, 1964
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) grossepunctatus Reitter, 1905
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) andalusicus Waltl, 1835
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) maki Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) laticollis Linnaeus, 1767
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
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in South Italy
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
7
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