Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 145
712
1235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
612
1141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 34
246
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 32
213
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
51
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
51
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Namaqualand
3 Families width 94 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Namaqualand
51 Genera with 94 Species #ABCDEGHKLMNOPRSTX
| Adoretus Laporte, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisochelus Burmeister, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argoplia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Australaphodius Balthasar, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Beriqua Péringuey, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Burmeistoplia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidium Harold, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campulipus Kirby, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasme Serville, 1959 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1789 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Denticnema | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1844 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirinus Reiche, 1880 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eriesthis Dejean, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Globulischiza Frey, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptoglossa Brenske, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoloma Burmeister, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochelus Burmeister, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1775 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplocnemis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosorus MacLeay, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypselogenia Burmeister, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kheper Janssens, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kubousa Péringuey, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisia Lepeletier &..., 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepithrix Nietner, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Monochelus Berthold, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Neateuchus Gillet, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Omocrates E. Mulsant &..., 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 1959 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Peritrichia Burmeister, 1959 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Phoberus W. S. MacLeay, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Placodidus Péringuey, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platychelus Burmeister, 1844 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoheterochelus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinocoeta Burmeister, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarophorus Erichson, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeolus Balthasar, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1807 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sceliages Westwood, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scelophysa Burmeister, 1885 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Schizonycha Dejean, 1960 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrictes Prell, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichoschiza Moser, 1917 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trox Fabricius, 1980 | Hide Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namaqualand
94 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adoretus (Adoretus) tessulatus Burmeister, 1855 | White grub | | Anisochelus neglectus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Argoplia glaberrimus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892 | Little pasture cockchafer | | Beriqua modesta Péringuey, 1904 | | | Burmeistoplia scutellaris Burmeister, 1844 | | | Byrrhidium ovale Harold, 1869 | | | Campulipus limbatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Campulipus suturalis Waterhouse, 1885 | | | Chasme decora Wiedemann, 1823 | | | Chasme jucunda Péringuey, 1902 | | | Chasme kochi Schein, 1959 | | | Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868 | | | Copris anceus Olivier, 1789 | | | Denticnema morbillosa Burmeister, 1844 | | | Denticnema squamosa Burmeister, 1844 | | | Dichelus minutus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Dichelus sulcatus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Dichelus timidus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Dichelus villosus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Epirinus granulatus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987 | | | Epirinus obtusus Boheman, 1857 | | | Epirinus rugosus Scholtz & Ho..., 1987 | | | Epirinus scrobiculatus Harold, 1880 | | | Eriesthis guttata Burmeister, 1844 | | | Globulischiza squamosa Frey, 1974 | | | Glyptoglossa namaquensis Péringuey, 1904 | | | Gymnoloma femorata Burmeister, 1844 | | | Heterochelus striatus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775 | | | Hoplocnemis koikoina Péringuey, 1902 | | | Hybosorus ruficornis Boheman, 1857 | | | Hypselogenia perstriata | | | Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821 | | | Kubousa venusta Péringuey, 1902 | | | Lepisia ornatissima Burmeister, 1844 | | | Lepithrix forsteri Schein, 1959 | | | Lepithrix kulzeri Schein, 1959 | | | Lepithrix namaqua Péringuey, 1902 | | | Monochelus formosus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Monochelus ornatus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Omocrates axillaris Burmeister, 1844 | | | Omocrates namaquensis Schein, 1958 | | | Pachycnema abdominalis Burmeister, 1844 | | | Pachycnema alternans Burmeister, 1844 | | | Pachycnema calcarata Burmeister, 1844 | | | Pachycnema calviniana Schein, 1959 | | | Pachycnema danieli Schein, 1959 | | | Pachycnema flavolineata Burmeister, 1844 | | | Pachycnema lineola Burmeister, 1844 | | | Pachycnema namaqua Péringuey, 1902 | | | Pachycnema nubila Schein, 1959 | | | Peritrichia bicolor Schein, 1959 | | | Peritrichia hessei Schein, 1959 | | | Peritrichia hirtipes Péringuey, 1885 | | | Peritrichia pistrinaria Péringuey, 1888 | | | Peritrichia pseudopistrinaria Schein, 1959 | | | Phoberus gunki Scholtz, 1980 | | | Placodidus compransor Péringuey, 1900 | | | Platychelus anomalus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Platychelus cicatrix Burmeister, 1844 | | | Platychelus excentrus Péringuey, 1902 | | | Platychelus glabripennis Burmeister, 1844 | | | Platychelus hottentotus Péringuey, 1902 | | | Platychelus lupinus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Platychelus pugionatus Péringuey, 1902 | | | Platychelus semivirgatus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Popillia pachycnema Ohaus, 1920 | | | Pseudoheterochelus wallekraalensis Schein, 1959 | | | Rhinocoeta cornuta Fabricius, 1781 | | | Sarophorus bidentatus Frolov & Sch..., 2003 | | | Scarabaeolus canaliculatus Fairmaire, 1888 | | | Scarabaeus hippocrates MacLeay, 1821 | | | Scarabaeus rugosus (Hausmann, 1807) | ⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759 | | Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807 | | | Sceliages adamastor Lepeletier &..., 1828 | | | Scelophysa endroedyyoungai Dombrow, 1999 | | | Scelophysa militaris Gyllenhall, 1817 | | | Scelophysa pruinosa Burmeister, 1844 | | | Scelophysa scheffoldi Dombrow, 1999 | | | Scelophysa trimeni Péringuey, 1885 | Blue monkey beetle | | Schizonycha (Schizonycha) globator Fabricius, 1781 | | | Schizonycha ciliata Burmeister, 1855 | | | Schizonycha gonaqua Péringuey, 1904 | | | Schizonycha gonaquoides Pope, 1960 | | | Sparrmannia alopex Fabricius, 1787 | | | Sparrmannia flava Arrow, 1917 | | | Syrictes syrichtus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Trox (Trox) consimilis Haaf, 1953 | | | Trox (Trox) gunki Scholtz, 1980 | | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Namaqualand | Family | Hybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 48
90 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Trogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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