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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
638
10421
42784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
634
10403
42747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
601
10265
42432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
390
8244
36333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
2925
15620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
2614
13015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
231
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
231
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
189
677
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
25
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Europe
25 Genera with 114 Species
#BCDEGLMNOPST
Bubas Mulsant, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17675SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug3SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17895SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1901Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 17907SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18219SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197754SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Europe
114 Species and 17 Subspecies
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938
Caccobius denticollis Harold, 1867
Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Caccobius mundus Ménétriés, 1838
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis haroldi Ballion, 1870
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis pamphilus Ménétriés, 1849
Cheironitis ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Copris umbilicatus Abeille de P..., 1901
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus aksumensis Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus amyntas alces Fabricius, 1792
Euonthophagus amyntas amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Euonthophagus dorbignyi Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus dorbignyi neutto Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi geoffroyi
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi virescens Müller, 1902
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821)⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis damoetas Steven, 1806
Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) velutinus Horn, 1875
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) angorensis Petrovitz, 1963
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) cruciatus (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Onthophagus lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) dellacasai Pittino & Ma..., 1981
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) eulaminicornis Pittino, 2006
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) excisus Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
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) kindermanni Harold, 1877
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) macedonicus Miksic, 1959
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) marginalis Gebler, 1817
Onthophagus marginalis marginalis
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) panici Petrovitz, 1964
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) parmatus Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) rodentium Pittino, 2004
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) sericatus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) suturellus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) tesquorum Semenov & Me..., 1927
Onthophagus truchmenus truchmenus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vitulus (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus andalusicus andalusicus
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus mexicanus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus xanthochlorus Walter & Cam..., 1977
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus abax Sharp, 1875
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) amithaon Harold, 1875
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) palliatus Sturm, 1843
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
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 indus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi boschniaki Fischer von ..., 1823
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Southeast Europe
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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