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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Syria (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1880
4416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1879
4415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1857
4381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1526
3835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
60
875
2575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
757
2059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
133
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
133
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
112
345
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
16
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Syria
16 Genera with 95 Species
Bubas Mulsant, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17674SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1792Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19067SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 182110SpeciesTaxom
Mnematidium Ritsema, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Mnematium MacLeay, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17715SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 199056SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 20068SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Syria
95 Species and 13 Subspecies
Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Caccobius mundus Ménétriés, 1838
Caccobius pulicarius Harold, 1875
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Cheironitis moeris Pallas, 1781
Cheironitis pamphilus Ménétriés, 1849
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus amyntas alces Fabricius, 1792
Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Euonthophagus bedeli Reitter, 1891
Euonthophagus dorbignyi Olsoufieff, 1900
Euonthophagus gibbosus Scriba, 1790
Euonthophagus tissoni Reitter, 1906
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus asperatus Motschulsky, 1849
Gymnopleurus flagellatus calignosus Balthasar, 1934
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus geoffroyi Fuessly, 1775
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus persianus (Reitter, 1909)⇒ Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus qurosh Montreuil, 2011
Gymnopleurus serratus (Fischer von ..., 1821)⇒ Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Mnematidium multidentatum (Klug, 1845)⇒ Scarabaeus multidentatum Klug, 1845
Mnematidium multidentatus Klug, 1845
Mnematium silenus Gray, 1832
Oniticellus tessellatus Harold, 1879
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis damoetas Steven, 1806
Onitis ezechias Reiche, 1856
Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) falzonii Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus (Euonthophagus) amyntas (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Onthophagus (Euonthophagus) atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) angorensis Petrovitz, 1963
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) cruciatus (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Onthophagus lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) excisus Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) furciceps Marseul, 1869
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) gibbulus Pallas, 1781
Onthophagus gibbulus gibbulus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) marginalis Gebler, 1817
Onthophagus marginalis marginalis
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) muelleri (Lansberge, 1883)⇒ Onthophagus statzi Krell, 1990
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) novaki Boucomont, 1927
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) parmatus Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus ruficapillus ruficapillus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) sericatus Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) strabo Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) suturellus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) truchmenus Kolenati, 1846
Onthophagus truchmenus truchmenus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus aleppensis Redtenbacher, 1843
Onthophagus aleppensis aleppensis
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus basipustulatus Heyden, 1879
Onthophagus carpanetoi Pittino, 1982
Onthophagus circulator Reitter, 1891
Onthophagus fissinasus Fairmaire, 1895
Onthophagus formaneki Reitter, 1897
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus hermonensis Baraud, 1982
Onthophagus heydeni Harold, 1875
Onthophagus lemuroides d´Orbigny, 1898
Onthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864
Onthophagus orcas (Ménétriés, 1838)⇒ Onthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus osellai Pittino, 1982
Onthophagus pictus (Reitter, 1893)⇒ Oniticellus tessellatus Harold, 1879
Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus simius Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus statzi Krell, 1990
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) puncticollis (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Geotrupes spiniger Marsham, 1802
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 (Scarabaeus) winkleri Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus acuticollis Motschulsky, 1849
Scarabaeus irakensis Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus zagrosensis Montreuil, 2006
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Syria
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
3
11
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