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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
377
3790
6134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
375
3787
6132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3727
6031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
247
3167
5276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1272
1904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1100
1614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
157
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
157
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
129
281
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
23
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Spain
23 Genera with 72 Species
#ABCDEGOPSU
Ateuchus Weber, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Bdelyropsis Pereira, Vul..., 19761SpeciesTaxom
Bubas Mulsant, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1887Tumblebug4SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dendropaemon Perty, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18676SpeciesTaxom
Disphysema Harold, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 188726SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1887Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Spain
72 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ateuchus aeneomicans Harold, 1868
Ateuchus rodriguezi Preudhomme d..., 1886
Bdelyropsis venezuelensis Howden, 1976
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
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
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Coprophanaeus boucardi Nevinson, 1891
Coprophanaeus corythus Harold, 1863
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Deltochilum lobipes Bates, 1887
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) centralis Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) yucatanus Bates, 1887
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Disphysema candezei Harold, 1873
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821)⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis belial Fabricius, 1798
Onitis ion Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) melitaeus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) marginalis Gebler, 1817
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) merdarius Chevrolat, 1865
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
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 carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus championi Bates, 1887
Onthophagus guatemalensis (Bates, 1887)⇒ Onthophagus medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus lebasi Boucomont, 1932
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) typhon (Fischer von ..., 1823)⇒ Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Uroxys micros Bates, 1887

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in South Spain
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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