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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
1110
2769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
967
2328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
219
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
219
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
194
548
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
39
196
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
39 Genera with 196 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPST
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Amietina Cambefort, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1914Mexican dung beetle25SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18918SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20175SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 18773SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17896SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 189311SpeciesTaxom
Heteroclitopus Péringuey, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Lophodonitis Janssens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 185711SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197542SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 20039SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Pinacotarsus Harold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 189511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 181812SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sukelus Branco, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Tragiscus Klug, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
196 Species and 8 Subspecies
Allogymnopleurus alluaudi Garreta, 1914
Allogymnopleurus jeanneli Garreta, 1914
Amietina cambeforti Branco, 1989
Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Anachalcos cupreus Fabricius, 1775
Caccobius ugandicus Frey, 1975
Catharsius brutus Harold, 1880
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius neptunus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius ninus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius stuhlmanni Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius ugandicus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Copris amabilis Kolbe, 1914
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris decellei Cambefort, 1992
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris gracilis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris jahi Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris laius angusticornis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris muticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris rugosus (Gillet, 1908)⇒ Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris wiesei Kolbe, 1914
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Cyptochirus decellei Simonis & Zu..., 1980
Cyptochirus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Diastellopalpus gilleti d´Orbigny, 1908
Diastellopalpus infernalis Lansberge, 1887
Diastellopalpus laevibasis d´Orbigny, 1902
Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Diastellopalpus semirubidus d´Orbigny, 1913
Diastellopalpus sulciger Kolbe, 1893
Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus tridens (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus petilus Génier, 2017
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Eodrepanus bechynei Janssens, 1953
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Eodrepanus parallelus Raffray, 1877
Euoniticellus nasicornis Reiche, 1849
Garreta azareus
Garreta azureus Fabricius, 1801
Garreta crenulatus Kolbe, 1895
Garreta laetus laetus
Garreta malleolus Kolbe, 1895
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Heliocopris felschei Kolbe, 1904
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heliocopris quinqueangulatus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Heteroclitopus foveatus Boucomont, 1923
Hyalonthophagus viridiceps Orbigny, 1910
Liatongus arrowi Boucomont, 1921
Liatongus fulvostriatus d´Orbigny, 1916
Liatongus sjostedti Felsche, 1904
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Lophodonitis carinatus Felsche, 1907
Milichus apicalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Milichus inaequalis Boucomont, 1928
Milichus inaequalis inaequalis
Milichus picticollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Milichus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904
Mimonthophagus anomalus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus basilewskyi Haaf, 1956
Neosisyphus confrater Kolbe, 1914
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis monstrosus Felsche, 1910
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775
Onitis subcrenatus Kolbe, 1897
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) viridiceps d´Orbigny, 1910
Onthophagus aeneoniger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus akamineae Moretto & Gé..., 2020
Onthophagus babaulti d´Orbigny, 1915
Onthophagus bimarginatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus biplagiatus Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus deflexus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus denticulatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus depilis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus excisiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus fuscidorsis (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus fuscatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus helciatus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus horrens d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus inermicollis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus jugicola d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835
Onthophagus laeviceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus latepunctatus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus lemekensis d´Orbigny, 1915
Onthophagus metalliger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus misellus d´Orbigny, 1907
Onthophagus mixtidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus nudatus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus nummelini Moretto & Gé..., 2020
Onthophagus orthocerus Thomson, 1858
Onthophagus perniger Boucomont, 1930
Onthophagus picatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pictipodex d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pseudosellatus Balthasar, 1964
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus quadricuspis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus rufobasalis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus rufonotatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rugosissimus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus sulcipennis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus thomsoni Bates, 1888
Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ugandaensis Dierkens, 2022
Onthophagus ugandicus Frey, 1975
Pedaria conformis Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria insularis Kolbe, 1914
Pedaria murphyi septentrionalis Josso & Prév..., 2009
Pedaria ovata Boucomont, 1922
Pedaria renwarti Cambefort, 1982
Pedaria rosemariae Josso & Prév..., 2009
Pedaria spinipennis Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria tenebrosa Balthasar, 1937
Pedaria werneri Josso & Prév..., 2003
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops djuricus Kuntzen, 1913
Phalops fimbriatus Klug, 1835
Phalops laminifrons Fairmaire, 1882
Phalops lutatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Phalops sinuaticeps d´Orbigny, 1902
Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus brucei brucei
Proagoderus elgoni d´Orbigny, 1915
Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus multicornis d´Orbigny, 1908
Proagoderus pegesimallus Marcus, 1917
Proagoderus porrectus Reiche, 1847
Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rarus Guérin-Mén..., 1829
Proagoderus subextensus Kolbe, 1895
Pseudosaproecius cylindroides d´Orbigny, 1908
Scarabaeus confusus Müller, 1942
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus montreuili montreuili
Scarabaeus satyrus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773
Sisyphus africanus orientalis Montreuil, 2017
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935
Sisyphus angulicollis (Felsche, 1909)⇒ Neosisyphus angulicollis Felsche, 1909
Sisyphus basilewskyi (Haaf, 1956)⇒ Neosisyphus basilewskyi Haaf, 1956
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus kibale Montreuil, 2016
Sisyphus ocellatus Reiche, 1847
Sisyphus ongo Montreuil, 2017
Sisyphus setiger (Roth, 1851)⇒ Neosisyphus confrater Kolbe, 1914
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Stiptopodius doriae Harold, 1871
Sukelus jessopi Branco, 1991
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Tiniocellus setifer Kraatz, 1895
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851
Tragiscus dimidiatus Klug, 1855

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Uganda
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
15
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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