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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
53
1092
2610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
914
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
231
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
231
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
214
597
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
50
288
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
50 Genera with 288 Species
#ACDEGHJKLMNOPST
Acanthonitis Janssens, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Afrodrepanus Krikken, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 201412SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1868Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 200916SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Copridaspidus Bloucomont, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1987Mexican dung beetle17SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Delopleurus Erichson, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 18772SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Eusaproecius Branco, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Gilletellus Janssens, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 189315SpeciesTaxom
Heteroclitopus Péringuey, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Heteronitis Gillet, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonthophagus Palestrini &..., 20213SpeciesTaxom
Janssensantus Paulian, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Latodrepanus Krikken, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 201218SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 202274SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 200317SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 20036SpeciesTaxom
Pinacotarsus Harold, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 190114SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocopris Ferreira, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scaptocnemis Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 201516SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
288 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acanthonitis nicolasi Cambefort, 1995
Acanthonitis spissus Josso, 2012
Afrodrepanus impressicollis Boheman, 1857
Allogymnopleurus splendidus Bertoloni, 1849
Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Anachalcos procerus Gerstaecker, 1871
Caccobius auberti d´Orbigny, 1902
Caccobius cavatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius globaticeps d´Orbigny, 1905
Caccobius inconspicuus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Caccophilus fuliginosus Roth, 1851
Caccobius inops Péringuey, 1901
Caccobius longipennis d´Orbigny, 1904
Caccobius nigritulus Klug, 1855
Caccobius pentagonus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius pseudocorniceps Josso, 2018
Caccobius tuberifrons d´Orbigny, 1902
Caccobius zambiensis Walter, 2014
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Canthon dives Harold, 1868
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius brittoni Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius coptorhinaformis Josso & Prév..., 2009
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius folicornis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius juheli Josso, 2011
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius pallas Génier, 2017
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius stricticornis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius takanoi Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius tridens Josso & Prév..., 2009
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Cleptocaccobius schaedlei d´Orbigny, 1902
Copridaspidus peregrinus Harold, 1878
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris kasanka Josso & Prév..., 2016
Copris mesacanthus mesacanthus
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris prevosti Josso, 2011
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris serius Nguyen-phung, 1987
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptorhina auspicata Péringuey, 1901
Coptorhina davidi Janssens, 1939
Coptorhina nitidipennis Boheman, 1857
Delopleurus darrenmanni Frolov, 2014
Delopleurus gilletti Janssens, 1939
Diastellopalpus ikelenge Josso & Pré..., 2014
Diastellopalpus infernalis Lansberge, 1887
Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Diastellopalpus quinquedens Bates, 1888
Diastellopalpus walteri Josso & Pré..., 2000
Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Eodrepanus bechynei Janssens, 1953
Eodrepanus parallelus Raffray, 1877
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Euonthophagus consobrinus Péringuey, 1901
Eusaproecius magnigena d´Orbigny, 1913
Eusaproecius tinantae Boucomont, 1923
Garreta azareus
Garreta dejeani Castelnau, 1840
Garreta laetus olivaceus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Garreta malleolus Kolbe, 1895
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Garreta unicolor Fahraeus, 1857
Gilletellus collarti Janssens, 1937
Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Gymnopleurus virens Erichson, 1843
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris biimpressus Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris eryx ikelenge Moretto, 2017
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris kolbei Felsche, 1901
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris marshalli Péringuey, 1901
Heliocopris minos Gillet, 1907
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris samson Harold, 1878
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Heteroclitopus foveolatus Branco & Josso, 2007
Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
Hyalonthophagus alcedo Orbigny, 1913
Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
Hyalonthophagus novalcedo Josso, 2021
Janssensantus alatus Josso, 2022
Kheper festivus Harold, 1868
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Kheper vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886
Latodrepanus caelatus Gerstaecker, 1871
Latodrepanus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
Latodrepanus nicolasi Barbero, Pal..., 2009
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Milichus dudleyae Cambefort, 1996
Milichus jugatus d´Orbigny, 1907
Neosisyphus calcaratus Klug, 1855
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Onitis albertcollarti Génier & Mor..., 2019
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis alexis alexis
Onitis brucemillerorum Josso & Mont..., 2017
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis deceptor Péringuey, 1901
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis kasanka Josso, 2012
Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855
Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918
Onitis perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Onitis pseudosetosus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis robustus Boheman, 1857
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886
Onitis zambiensis Josso, 2012
Onthophagus (Afrostrandius) plebejus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus (Euonthophagus) consobrinus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) alcedo d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus (Proagoderus) aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus aequatus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851
Onthophagus alainmonforti Josso, 2022
Onthophagus aliceae Josso, 2019
Onthophagus apiciosus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus atrosplendens Frey, 1961
Onthophagus axillaris (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Onthophagus criniger d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus bifidus Reiche, 1849
Onthophagus bituberifrons Josso, 2018
Onthophagus bufonidius Josso, 2019
Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus convexipennis Dierkens, 2022
Onthophagus corniculiger d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus delahayei Josso, 2011
Onthophagus dudleyianus Josso, 2019
Onthophagus ebenicolor d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus emeritus Péringuey, 1901
Onthophagus estelleae Josso, 2022
Onthophagus extraneus Josso, 2021
Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus flexifrons d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus francoisi Josso, 2013
Onthophagus geminatus d´Orbigny, 1907
Onthophagus granulifer (Harold, 1886)⇒ Onthophagus ponticus Harold, 1883
Onthophagus granulifrons Frey, 1961
Onthophagus horridus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus ikelengeensis Josso, 2018
Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus inermicollis d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus insignis (Péringuey, 1896)⇒ Proagoderus fossidorsis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus jugicola d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus juniperensis Josso, 2019
Onthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835
Onthophagus kaomaensis Josso, 2022
Onthophagus kapangaensis Dierkens, 2022
Onthophagus katangensis Frey, 1961
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus lamelliger (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus laminidorsis d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus latestriatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus marginipennis Josso, 2018
Onthophagus minans d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus minettianus Josso, 2019
Onthophagus mixticeps d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus mwenseensis Dierkens, 2022
Onthophagus nchilaensis Josso, 2022
Onthophagus nigroflavus Josso, 2022
Onthophagus nyikaensis Josso, 2018
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus ochropygus d´Orbigny, 1902Common snipe fly
Onthophagus okahandjanus Balthasar, 1974
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus picatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pronocarinatus Josso, 2019
Onthophagus pseudocribripennis Josso, 2019
Onthophagus pullus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Onthophagus parenthesis Boucomont, 1913
Onthophagus rojkoffianus Josso, 2018
Onthophagus rufobasalis Fairmaire, 1887
Onthophagus simplex Raffray, 1877
Onthophagus splendidoides Josso, 2013
Onthophagus subdivisus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus valentineae Josso, 2019
Onthophagus variatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus verae Josso, 2013
Onthophagus verticalis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus praedatus Harold, 1862
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Onthophagus zambundaticeps Josso, 2022
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pachylomera opaca Lansberge, 1874
Pedaria armata Raffray, 1877
Pedaria catherinae Josso & Prév..., 2009
Pedaria conformis Péringuey, 1901
Pedaria cylindrica Fahraeus, 1857
Pedaria decorsei (Boucomont, 1922)⇒ Pedaria taylori Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria demeyeri Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria dudleyi Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria hanae Balthasar, 1963
Pedaria montreuili Josso & Prév..., 2015
Pedaria murphyi Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria murphyi murphyi
Pedaria puncticollis Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria rohani Boucomont, 1922
Pedaria sudrei Josso & Prév..., 2003
Pedaria taylori Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria tenebrosa Balthasar, 1937
Pedaria werneri Josso & Prév..., 2003
Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
Phalops laminifrons Fairmaire, 1882
Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
Phalops zuninoi Barbero & Pa..., 2003
Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
Pleuronitis minettii Josso, 2011
Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
Proagoderus brucei (d´Orbigny, 1902)⇒ Onthophagus chalcostolus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus brucei brucei
Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905
Proagoderus dives Harold, 1877
Proagoderus edithae Josso, 2014
Proagoderus gemmatus Péringuey, 1901
Proagoderus gibbiramus d´Orbigny, 1902
Proagoderus kafueensis Josso, 2014
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
Proagoderus louisi Josso, 2014
Proagoderus pyramidalis Klug, 1855
Proagoderus rectefurcatus Fairmaire, 1891
Proagoderus sapphirinus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Onthophagus aureiceps d´Orbigny, 1902
Pseudocopris lunaticeps Gillet, 1910
Pseudocopris tubericollis Felsche, 1910
Sarophorus cicatricosus Péringuey, 1901
Scaptocnemis segregis Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus ermienae Deschodt & D..., 2015
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus profanus Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus sulcipennis Quedenfeldt, 1888
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages augias Gillet, 1908
Sisyphus (Sisyphus) struwei Schafer & Fi..., 1992
Sisyphus alveatus Boucomont, 1935
Sisyphus bicuariensis Daniel & Davis, 2018
Sisyphus calcaratus (Boucomont, 1937)⇒ Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Sisyphus impressipennis Lansberge, 1886
Sisyphus infuscatus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus jossoi Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus juheli Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus morettoi Montreuil, 2015
Sisyphus nanniscus Péringuey, 1901
Sisyphus rubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Sisyphus trichodichromicus Montreuil, 2015
Stiptopodius granulosus Branco, 2009
Stiptopodius singularis Péringuey, 1901
Tiniocellus dolosus Branco, 2010
Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Zambia
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
4
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
8
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
14
127
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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