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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1003
1824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
867
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
30
239
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
27
179
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
55
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
55
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
46
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for United Arab Emirates
6 Genera with 12 Species
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
12 Species
Cheironitis osiridis Reiche, 1856
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus elegans Klug, 1845
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus persianus (Reitter, 1909)⇒ Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus ochreatus d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Scarabaeus acuticollis Motschulsky, 1849

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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