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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
561
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
510
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
136
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
136
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
107
415
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
25
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
25 Genera with 118 Species
#CDGHKLOPST
Caccobius Thomson, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1931Mexican dung beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Disphysema Harold, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Haroldius Boucomont, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Ochicanthon Vaz-de-Mello, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18759SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 195761SpeciesTaxom
Panelus Lewis, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 02SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pycnopanelus Arrow, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
118 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caccobius aterrimus Fabricius, 1798
Caccobius gallinus Arrow, 1907
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius sagax Quenstedt, 1806
Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Cheironitis indicus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Cheironitis arrowi Janssens, 1937
Copris davisoni Waterhouse, 1891
Copris magicus Harold, 1881
Copris neglectus Moxey, 1963
Copris repertus Walker, 1858
Copris signatus Walker, 1858
Copris surdus Arrow, 1931
Delopleurus parvus Sharp, 1875
Digitonthophagus bonasus Fabricius, 1775
Digitonthophagus catta Fabricius, 1787Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Disphysema candezei Harold, 1873
Garreta mundus Wiedemann, 1819
Garreta sumptuosus Castelnau, 1840
Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus gemmatus Harold, 1871
Gymnopleurus koenigi Fabricius, 1775
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Haroldius annandalei Silvestri, 1924
Heliocopris ares Moretto & Mi..., 2022
Heliocopris bucephalus Fabricius, 1775
Kheper sanctus Fabricius, 1798
Liatongus femoratus Illiger, 1800
Liatongus indicus Arrow, 1908
Ochicanthon laetus Arrow, 1931
Ochicanthon loebli Paulian, 1980
Ochicanthon nitidus Paulian, 1980
Ochicanthon tristis Arrow, 1931
Oniticellus cinctus Fabricius, 1775Bordered dung beetle
Oniticellus rhadamistus Fabricius, 1775
Onitis brahma Lansberge, 1875
Onitis crenatus Reiche, 1847
Onitis falcatus Wulfen, 1786
Onitis lama Lansberge, 1875
Onitis philemon (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis singhalensis Lansberge, 1875
Onitis siva Gillet, 1911
Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931
Onitis virens Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) agnus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) dama Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) quadridentatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) tragus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) transquadridentatus Scheuern, 1995
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) bonasus Fabricius, 1775Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) lilliputanus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Macronthophagus) nilgirensis Gillet, 1922
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) fissicornis Stevens, 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) truncaticornis (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fissicornis Steven, 1809
Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) politus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) rectecornutus Lansberge, 1883
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) tarandus Fabricius, 1792
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus amphinasus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus amphioxus Arrow, 1933
Onthophagus andrewesi Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus bengalensis Harold, 1886
Onthophagus bisectus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus brevicollis Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus bronzeus Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus castetsi Lansberge, 1887
Onthophagus cervus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus coorgensis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus elongatus Frey, 1954
Onthophagus ensifer Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus ephippioderus Arrow, 1907
Onthophagus fasciatus (Boucomont, 1914)⇒ Onthophagus fasciolatus Boucomont, 1924
Onthophagus favrei Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus frankenbergeri Balthasar, 1933
Onthophagus furcillifer Bates, 1891
Onthophagus fuscopunctatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus luridipennis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus gemma Sharp, 1875
Onthophagus gratus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus griseosetosus Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus kchatriya Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus laevigatus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus lemniscatus Gillet, 1924
Onthophagus ludio Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus madoqua Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus negligens Walker, 1858
Onthophagus pacificus Lansberge, 1885
Onthophagus parafasciatus Balthasar, 1974
Onthophagus parvulus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus frontalis Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus pygmaeus Schaller, 1783
Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus ramosus Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus rana Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus refulgens Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus socialis Arrow, 1931
Onthophagus spinifex Fabricius, 1781
Onthophagus unifasciatus Schaller, 1783
Onthophagus urellus Boucomont, 1919
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus vicinus (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus violaceotinctus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus vladimiri Frey, 1957
Panelus besucheti Paulian, 1980
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus assamensis Waterhouse, 1890
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus sinuatus
Phalops cyanescens d´Orbigny, 1897
Phalops divisus Wiedemann, 1823
Proagoderus pactolus Fabricius, 1787
Pycnopanelus rotundus Arrow, 1931
Sisyphus araneolus Arrow, 1927
Sisyphus longipes Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus mendicus Arrow, 1931
Tibiodrepanus hircus Wiedemann, 1823
Tibiodrepanus sinicus Harold, 1868
Tiniocellus imbellis Bates, 1891

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
7
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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