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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1563
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1347
3256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
151
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
151
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
119
517
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
26
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
26 Genera with 121 Species
#CDGHKLNOPST
Caccobius Thomson, 18017SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1858Mexican dung beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Haroldius Boucomont, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ochicanthon Vaz-de-Mello, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 178352SpeciesTaxom
Panelus Lewis, 010SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Phaedotrogus Paulian, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ponerotrogus Silvestri, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18683SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
121 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caccobius (Caccophilus) unicornis Fabricius, 1798
Caccobius aterrimus Fabricius, 1798
Caccobius diminutivus Walker, 1858
Caccobius indicus Harold, 1867
Caccobius meridionalis Boucomont, 1914
Caccobius rufipennis Motschulsky, 1858
Caccobius vulcanus Fabricius, 1801
Catharsius capucinus Fabricius, 1781
Catharsius granulatus Sharp, 1875
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Cleptocaccobius durantoni Cambefort, 1985
Cleptocaccobius inermis Arrow, 1931
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator fricator
Copris repertus Walker, 1858
Copris signatus Walker, 1858
Copris sodalis Walker, 1858
Delopleurus parvus Sharp, 1875
Digitonthophagus bonasus Fabricius, 1775
Digitonthophagus catta Fabricius, 1787Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Garreta mundus Wiedemann, 1819
Garreta smaragdifer Walker, 1858
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 herrenorum Paulian, 1985
Haroldius krali Utsunomiya &..., 2000
Heliocopris ares Moretto & Mi..., 2022
Heliocopris bucephalus Fabricius, 1775
Kheper erichsoni Harold, 1867
Kheper sanctus Fabricius, 1798
Liatongus rhadamistus Fabricius, 1775
Neosisyphus tarantula Arrow, 1909
Ochicanthon ceylonicus Cuccodoro, 2011
Ochicanthon cingalensis Arrow, 1931
Oniticellus rhadamistus Fabricius, 1775
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis philemon (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis singhalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) dama Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) occipitalis Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) quadridentatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) bonasus Fabricius, 1775Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) gazella (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) luridipennis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hastifer Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) proletarius Harold, 1875
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tritinctus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) politus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) rectecornutus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) sagittarius Fabricius, 1775Sagittarius dung beetle
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus cervus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus ceylonicus Harold, 1877
Onthophagus cryptogenus Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus difficilis (Le Guillou, 1844)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus favrei Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus frontalis Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus furculus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus fuscopunctatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus luridipennis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus gemma Sharp, 1875
Onthophagus gravis Walker, 1858
Onthophagus heterorrhinus Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus keiseri Frey, 1956
Onthophagus laevigatus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus ludio Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus martialis Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus militaris Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus modestus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus negligens Walker, 1858
Onthophagus ochreatus d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus oculatus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus pactolus Fabricius, 1787
Onthophagus parvulus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus frontalis Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus pusillus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus modestus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus pygmaeus Schaller, 1783
Onthophagus refulgens Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus regalis Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus rufulgens
Onthophagus solmani Stebnicka, 1975
Onthophagus sparsepunctatus Frey, 1956
Onthophagus spinifex Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus taprobanus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus turbatus (Walker, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus hastifer Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus unifasciatus Schaller, 1783
Panelus ceylonicus Balthasar, 1972
Panelus fallax Balthasar, 1972
Panelus horni
Panelus imitator Balthasar, 1972
Panelus pernitidus Balthasar, 1972
Panelus puncticollis Arrow, 1931
Panelus rufocuprea
Panelus setosus Arrow, 1931
Panelus whitehousei
Panelus wiebesi
Paragymnopleurus melanarius Harold, 1867
Phaedotrogus ceylonicus Balthasar, 1972
Phalops divisus Wiedemann, 1823
Proagoderus pactolus Fabricius, 1787
Scarabaeus erichsoni Harold, 1867
Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus sanctus Fabricius, 1798
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus crispatus hirtus Wiedemann, 1823
Sisyphus indicus Hope, 1831
Sisyphus longipes Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus tarantula (Arrow, 1909)⇒ Neosisyphus tarantula Arrow, 1909
Tibiodrepanus hircus Wiedemann, 1823
Tibiodrepanus setosus Wiedemann, 1823
Tibiodrepanus sinicus Harold, 1868

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
7
68
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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