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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
99
1857
6218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
90
1677
5290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
161
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
161
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
141
339
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
24
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
24 Genera with 90 Species
#ABCDEGHKLNOPS
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Bubas Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17784SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 04SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190134SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
90 Species and 5 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus consocius Péringuey, 1901
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Garreta wahlbergi Fahraeus, 1857
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi geoffroyi
Gymnopleurus humeralis Klug, 1855
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Neosisyphus calcaratus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) melitaeus Fabricius, 1798
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) gibbulus Pallas, 1781
Onthophagus gibbulus gibbulus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) grossepunctatus Reitter, 1905
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
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) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) semicornis Panzer, 1798
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) truchmenus Kolenati, 1846
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vitulus (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) hirtus Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus interstitialis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus probus Péringuey, 1901
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) laticollis Linnaeus, 1767
Scarabaeus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus fasciculatus Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Switzerland
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
7
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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