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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
763
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
239
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
233
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
50
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
50
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
44
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanganyika
8 Genera with 16 Species
Afrodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Janssensantus Paulian, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18438SpeciesTaxom
Scaptocnemis Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
16 Species
Afrodrepanus impressicollis Boheman, 1857
Anachalcos procerus Gerstaecker, 1871
Digitonthophagus ulcerosus Génier, 2017
Eodrepanus parallelus Raffray, 1877
Janssensantus inexpectatus Paulian, 1976
Onthophagus binodulus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus flavolimbatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus vassei d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Scaptocnemis segregis Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus ocellatus Reiche, 1847

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Tanganyika
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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