Scarabaeus sacer

Taxonavigation

Scarabaeus sacer

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
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Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Scarabaeinae
Tribus: Scarabaeini
Genus: Scarabaeus
Subgenus: Scarabaeus
Species: Scarabaeus sacer

Name

• Scarabaeus sacer Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

• Scarabaeus crenatus De Geer, 1778
• Ateuchus impius Fabricius, 1801
• Scarabaeus degeeri MacLeay, 1821
• Scarabaeus dufresneri Macleay, 1821
• Scarabaeus spencei MacLeay, 1821
• Scarabaeus platychilus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823
• Ateuchus retusus Brullé, 1832
• Scarabaeus edentulus Mulsant, 1842
• Scarabaeus inermis Mulsant, 1842
• Scarabaeus europaeus Motschulsky, 1849
• Scarabaeus peregrinus Kolbe, 1886
• Scarabaeus rufipes Seabra, 1907
• Scarabaeus confluidens Fleischer, 1925

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp : page 347. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542

Selected references

• Lobo, J.M.; Guéorguiev, B.V.; Chehlarov, E.I. 2011: The species of Scarabaeus Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Bulgaria and adjacent regions: faunal review and potential distribution. Entomologica fennica, 21(4): 202-220. abstract and full article (PDF) reference page 
• Zídek, J.; Pokorný, S. 2008: Illustrated keys to Palearctic Scarabaeus Linné (Scarabaeidae). animma.x, (27): 1-28. full issue (PDF) reference page 
• Fleischer 1925: Coleopterologicke vyzkumy. Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechoslovenicae, 22 1925: pp. 20-21.
• Scarabaeus sacer L., 1758 (Scarabaeidae, Col.) from deity to realty.
• Identification of the cues used in the host finding behavior during the phoretic association Ceroptera rufitarsis (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae) and dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).
• [A surprising finding of a species of dung beetle in The Netherlands.]
• Evidence of Different Thermoregulatory Mechanisms between Two Sympatric Scarabaeus Species Using Infrared Thermography and Micro-Computer Tomography.
• New record of Eviphis cultratellus (Acari: Eviphididae) associated with Scarabaeus sacer L. (Col.: Scarabaeidae) from Iran.
• Notes on the layer-moustached of the Armenian SSR fauna (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae).
• Faunistic records from the Carpathian Basin (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea).
• Supplemental comments on Scarabaeus Linne (Scarabaeinae: Scarabaeini).

Selected links

• AnimalBase
• image of adult
• Lifedesks
• Scarabaeus sacer Taxon details on Fauna Europaea

Vernacular names

български: Свещен скарабей
česky: Vruboun posvátný
Deutsch: Heiliger Pillendreher
English: sacred scarab
español: Escarabajo sacer
euskara: Kakalardo sakratu
français: Bousier sacré
हिन्दी: गोबरैला
Nederlands: Heilige pillenkever, heilige pillendraaier
português: Escaravelho-sagrado
русский: Священный скарабей
slovenčina: Skarabeus posvätný