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Checklist for Tribe Scarabaeini Latreille, 1802
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
1596
21098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
1236
15677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
1048
10177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
1048
10177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
977
9733
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
119
2516
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
7
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
7 Genera with 137 Species
Drepanopodus Janssens, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 198630SpeciesTaxom
Mnematidium Ritsema, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 195317SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 190186SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 18447SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
137 Species and 8 Subspecies
Drepanopodus costatus Wiedemann, 1823
Drepanopodus proximus Péringuey, 1901
Kheper aegyptiorum Latreille, 1823
Kheper aegyptiorum aegyptiorum
Kheper aegyptiorum purpurascens Gerstaecker, 1871
Kheper aeratus Gerstaecker, 1871
Kheper asceticus Gillet, 1907
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Kheper clericus Boheman, 1857
Kheper cupreus Castelnau, 1840
Kheper cuvieri MacLeay, 1821
Kheper festivus Harold, 1868
Kheper festivus festivus
Kheper festivus nicolasi Moretto, 1998
Kheper festivus simoni Moretto, 1998
Kheper festivus wellsi Moretto, 1998
Kheper intermedius Gillet, 1909
Kheper kalaharicus Davis, Desch..., 2011
Kheper laevistriatus Fairmaire, 1893
Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, 1821
Kheper nigroaeneus Boheman, 1857
Kheper paganus Harold, 1878
Kheper platynotus Bates, 1888
Kheper porosus Bates, 1888
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Kheper pustulosus Gerstaecker, 1871
Kheper rolciki Pokorný & Zí..., 2015
Kheper subaeneus Harold, 1869
Kheper vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886
Kheper venerabilis Harold, 1871
Kheper vethi Lansberge, 1886
Kheper zurstrasseni Davis, 1986
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pachylomera opaca Lansberge, 1874
Pachysoma aesculapius Olivier, 1789
Pachysoma bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Pachysoma denticolle Péringuey, 1888
Pachysoma denticollis Péringuey, 1888
Pachysoma endroedyi Harrison, Sc..., 2003
Pachysoma fitzsimonsi Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma gariepinum Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma gariepinus Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma glentoni Harrison, Sc..., 2003
Pachysoma hippocrates MacLeay, 1821
Pachysoma rodriguesi Ferreira, 1953
Pachysoma rotundigena (Felsche, 1907)⇒ Scarabaeus rotundigenus Felsche, 1907
Pachysoma rotundigenus Felsche, 1907
Pachysoma schinzi Fairmaire, 1888
Pachysoma striatum (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Scarabaeus striatus Castelnau, 1840
Pachysoma striatus Castelnau, 1840
Pachysoma valeflorae Ferreira, 1953
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus alienus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus anderseni Waterhouse, 1890
Scarabaeus andreaei zur Strassen, 1963
Scarabaeus basuto zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus bohemani Harold, 1868
Scarabaeus bornemisszai zur Strassen, 1980
Scarabaeus bornemizzai zur Strassen, 1980
Scarabaeus caffer Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus canaliculatus Fairmaire, 1888
Scarabaeus cancer Arrow, 1919
Scarabaeus clanceyi Ferreira, 1954
Scarabaeus cognatus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus confusus Müller, 1942
Scarabaeus convexus Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus costatus Wiedemann, 1823
Scarabaeus damarensis Janssens, 1940
Scarabaeus deludens zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus dioscoridis Petrovitz, 1962
Scarabaeus ebenus Klug, 1855
Scarabaeus flavicornis Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus fraterculus Kolbe, 1895
Scarabaeus fritschi Harold, 1868
Scarabaeus funebris Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus gangeticus Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus geminogalenus Davis & Desc..., 2017
Scarabaeus gilleti Janssens, 1940
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus gracai Ferreira, 1952
Scarabaeus heqvisti zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus hottentorum Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus inoportunus Ferreira, 1953
Scarabaeus inquisitus Péringuey, 1908
Scarabaeus interstitialis Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus intricatus Fabricius, 1801
Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus jalof Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus janssensi Balthasar, 1940
Scarabaeus karae Davis & Desc..., 2016
Scarabaeus karlwerneri Nicolas & Mo..., 2002
Scarabaeus karrooensis zur Strassen, 1961
Scarabaeus knobeli Ferreira, 1958
Scarabaeus kochi Ferreira, 1952
Scarabaeus kwiluensis Janssens, 1940
Scarabaeus laevifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Scarabaeus laevigatus (Kolbe, 1887)⇒ Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus licitus Ferreira, 1954
Scarabaeus lucidulus Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus montreuili meridionalis Moretto, 2023
Scarabaeus montreuili montreuili
Scarabaeus natalensis zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus nepos (Fairmaire, 1884)⇒ Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus nitidicollis Lansberge, 1882
Scarabaeus obsoletepunctatus Balthasar, 1940
Scarabaeus opacipennis Fairmaire, 1884
Scarabaeus osiridis Moretto, 2023
Scarabaeus pabulator Péringuey, 1908
Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Scarabaeus parvulus Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus piliventris zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus planifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Scarabaeus plausibilis Péringuey, 1892
Scarabaeus poggei Waterhouse, 1890
Scarabaeus proboscideus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Scarabaeus profanus Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus proximus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Drepanopodus proximus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus rixosus Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus rubripennis Boheman, 1860
Scarabaeus rugosus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Scarabaeus rusticus Boheman, 1857
Scarabaeus scholtzi Mostert & Holm, 1982
Scarabaeus schulzeae Ferreira, 1969
Scarabaeus spretus zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus sulcipennis Quedenfeldt, 1888
Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus tonckeri Boucomont, 1923
Scarabaeus vansoni Ferreira, 1958
Scarabaeus vethi Lansberge, 1886
Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901
Scarabaeus vicinus (Janssens, 1940)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus westwoodi (Harold, 1869)⇒ Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1847
Scarabaeus xavieri Ferreira, 1968
Scarabaeus zambesianus Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages adamastor Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sceliages augias Gillet, 1908
Sceliages brittoni zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages difficilis zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages gagates Shipp, 1895
Sceliages granulatus Forgie & Gre..., 2002
Sceliages hippias Westwood, 1844


Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeini at artfakta.se