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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Taveta (Taita-Taveta County, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
40
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
40
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
106
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
5
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
4
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
12
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
12
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
12
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taveta
8 Genera with 9 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taveta
9 Species
Caccobius postlulatus
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus ulcerosus Génier, 2017
Neosisyphus trochantericus Fairmaire, 1891
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Proagoderus extensus Harold, 1878
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Taveta
TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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