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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Willowmore (Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
555
987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
111
554
987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
109
552
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
520
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
21
124
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
20
110
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
39
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
39
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
38
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
14
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Willowmore
14 Genera with 21 Species
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Willowmore
21 Species
Cheironitis audens Péringuey, 1901
Cheironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus namaquensis Génier, 2017
Epirinus obtusus Boheman, 1857
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Neosisyphus kuehni Haaf, 1955
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis confusus Boheman, 1860
Onitis minutus Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus albipennis Péringuey, 1908
Onthophagus giraffa Hausmann, 1807
Onthophagus suturalis (Péringuey, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann, 1823
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935

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

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
7
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