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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Sudan (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
2845
6248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
326
2842
6245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
312
2802
6154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1977
4576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
50
685
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
573
1196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
153
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
153
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
136
362
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
28
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sudan
28 Genera with 121 Species
#ACDEGHKLMOPST
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 0Mexican dung beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20176SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 184310SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 02SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 19609SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17895SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190238SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18837SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopanelus Arrow, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17896SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sudan
121 Species and 6 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus anthracinus Klug, 1845
Allogymnopleurus signaticollis Waterhouse, 1890
Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius polygonus d´Orbigny, 1911
Caccobius punctatissimus Harold, 1867
Catharsius africanus Ferreira, 1960
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856
Cleptocaccobius signaticollis d´Orbigny, 1902
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius angusticornis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris laius laius
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus tridens (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus aksumensis Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus lusinganus Orbigny, 1905
Digitonthophagus petilus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Euonthophagus maindroni d´Orbigny, 1897
Garreta crenulatus Kolbe, 1895
Garreta rutilans Castelnau, 1840
Gymnopleurus aeruginosus Harold, 1867
Gymnopleurus bicolor (Latreille, 1823)⇒ Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus coerulescens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus laevicollis (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Gymnopleurus purpureus Garreta, 1914
Gymnopleurus leei Fabricius, 1792
Gymnopleurus puncticollis (Gillet, 1909)⇒ Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Gymnopleurus purpureus Garreta, 1914
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Kheper aegyptiorum aegyptiorum
Kheper vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius darfurensis Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius holyi Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius minutus Lansberge, 1882
Metacatharsius nubiensis Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius renaudi Frey, 1960
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis guineensis Gillet, 1918
Onitis laticollis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis mraci Moretto, 2021
Onitis unguiculatus Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) margaritifer d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus (Strandius) obliquus Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus aeneopiceus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus aerestriatus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus arcifer d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus atrovittatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus bicolor (Raffray, 1877)⇒ Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus bituberculatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus blanchardi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus guttiger d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus heteroclitus d´Orbigny, 1911
Onthophagus melanocephalus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus mocquerysi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus nilicola d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus niloticus Harold, 1879
Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus paravinctus Tagliaferri ..., 2012
Onthophagus pullatus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus reticulatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus scaber Roth, 1851
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus semivirescens d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus sericeicollis Boucomont, 1928
Onthophagus subdivisus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus subulifer d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus trinominatus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus viridicatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Pedaria criberrima Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria nigra Laporte, 1832
Pedaria tuberculigera Waterhouse, 1890
Phalops barbicornis Lansberge, 1883
Phalops beccarii Harold, 1875
Phalops djuricus Kuntzen, 1913
Phalops fimbriatus Klug, 1835
Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789
Phalops princeps d´Orbigny, 1908
Phalops sulcatus Lansberge, 1883
Proagoderus multicornis d´Orbigny, 1908
Proagoderus patinatus Marcus, 1917
Proagoderus quadrispinosus d´Orbigny, 1908
Proagoderus worsissa Roth, 1851
Pseudosaproecius portentosus Felsche, 1907
Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Pycnopanelus parvicollis d´Orbigny, 1913
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus jalof Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus crispatus crispatus
Stiptopodius doriae Harold, 1871
Stiptopodius glaber Branco, 1992
Tiniocellus setifer Kraatz, 1895

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Sudan
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
11
68
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
8
Genera
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