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Checklist for Tribe Scarabaeini Latreille, 1802
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
236
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
236
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
223
1000
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
45
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
6
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 26 Species
Kheper Janssens, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Neateuchus Gillet, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 18407SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 190113SpeciesTaxom
Sceliages Westwood, 19653SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
26 Species
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pachysoma aesculapius Olivier, 1789
Pachysoma barbatus
Pachysoma endroedyi Harrison, Sc..., 2003
Pachysoma glentoni Harrison, Sc..., 2003
Pachysoma hippocrates MacLeay, 1821
Pachysoma striata
Pachysoma striatum (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Scarabaeus striatus Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus basuto zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus convexus Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus hippocrates MacLeay, 1821
Scarabaeus pabulator Péringuey, 1908
Scarabaeus piliventris zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus proboscideus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Scarabaeus ruficornis
Scarabaeus rugosus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Scarabaeus spretus zur Strassen, 1962
Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807
Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901
Sceliages adamastor Lepeletier &..., 1828
Sceliages brittoni zur Strassen, 1965
Sceliages difficilis zur Strassen, 1965


Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeini at artfakta.se