Scarabaeinae
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Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Scarabaeinae
Tribus (12):
Ateuchini -
Coprini -
Deltochilini -
Eucraniini -
Gymnopleurini -
Oniticellini -
Onitini -
Onthophagini -
Parachoriini –
Phanaeini -
Scarabaeini -
Sisyphini
[source: Bouchard et al. (2011)]
Genera (281 + 10†): Acanthonitis – Afrodrepanus – Agamopus – Aliuscanthoniola – Allogymnopleurus – Allonitis – Alloscelus – Amietina – Amphiceratodon – Amphistomus – Anisocanthon – Anoctus – Anomiopsoides – Anomiopus – Anonychonitis – Anoplodrepanus – Aphengium – Aphengoecus – Apotolamprus – Aptenocanthon – Apterepilissus – Aptychonitis – Arachnodes – Ateuchetus – †Ateuchites – Ateuchus – Attavicinus – Aulacopris – †Avitortor – †Baisarabaeus – Baloghonthobium – Bdelyropsis – Bdelyrus – Besourenga – Bohepilissus – Bolbites – Boletoscapter – Bradypodidium – Bubas – Byrrhidium – Caccobiomorphus – Caccobius – Caeconthobium – Cambefortantus – Cambefortius – Canthidium – Canthochilum – Canthodimorpha – Canthon – Canthonella – Canthonidia – Canthonosoma – Canthotrypes – Cassolus – Catharsiocopris – Catharsius – Cephalodesmius – Chalcocopris – Chalconotus – Cheironitis – Chiron – Circellium – Cleptocaccobius – Clypeodrepanus – Copridaspidus – Copris – Coproecus – Coprophanaeus – Coptodactyla – Coptorhina – †Cretorabaeus – †Cretoscarabaeus – Cryptocanthon – Cyobius – Cyptochirus – Degallieridium – Delopleurus – Deltepilissus – Deltochilum – Deltorhinum – Demarziella – Dendropaemon – Diabroctis – Diastellopalpus – Dichotomius – Dicranocara – Digitonthophagus – Diorygopyx – Disphysema – Dorbignyolus – Drepanocerus – Drepanoplatynus – Drepanopodus – Drogo – Dwesasilvasedis – Endroedyolus – Ennearabdus – Eodrepanus – Epactoides – Epidrepanus – Epilissus – Epirinus – Escarabaeus – Eucranium – Eudinopus – Euoniticellus – Euonthophagus – Eurysternus – Eusaproecius – Eutrichillum – Falsignambia – Feeridium – Frankenbergerius – Garreta – Genieridium – Gilletellus – Glyphoderus – Gromphas – Gymnopleurus – Gyronotus – Hammondantus – Hamonthophagus – Hansreia – Haroldius – Helictopleurus – Heliocopris – Heteroclitopus – Heteronitis – Holcorobeus – Holocanthon – Holocephalus – Homalotarsus – Homocopris – Homocorpis – Hyalonthophagus – †Hybosorites – Hypocanthidium – Ignambia – Isocopris – Ixodina – Janssensantus – Janssensellus – Kheper – Kolbeellus – Krikkenius – Kurtops – Labroma – Larhodius – Latodrepanus – Leotrichillum – Lepanus – Liatongus – †Lithanomala – †Lithoscarabaeus – Litocopris – †Lobateuchus – Lobidion – Lophodonitis – Macroderes – Macropanelus – Malagoniella – Martinezidium – Matthewsius – Megalonitis – Megatharsis – Megathopa – Megathoposoma – Melanocanthon – Mentophilus – Metacatharsius – Microcopris – Milichus – Mimonthophagus – Mnematidium – Mnematium – Monoplistes – Monteithocanthon – Morettius – Namakwanus – Nanos – Nebulasilvius – Neonitis – Neosaproecius – Neosisyphus – Nesosisyphus – Nesovinsonia – Nitiocellus – Nunoidium – Ochicanthon – Odontoloma – Oficanthon – Oniticellus – Onitis – Onoreidium – Ontherus – Onthobium – Onthophagus – Onychothecus – Oruscatus – Outenikwanus – Oxysternon – Pachylomera – Pachysoma – Panelus – Paracanthon – Parachorius – Paracryptocanthon – Paragymnopleurus – Paraixodina – Paraphacosomoides – Paraphytus – Parascatonomus – Parateuchus – Paroniticellus – Paronitis – Paronthobium – Parvuhowdenius – Peckolus – Pedaria – Pedaridium – Penalus – Pereiraidium – Phaedotrogus – Phalops – Phanaeus – Pinacopodius – Pinacotarsus – Platyonitis – Pleronyx – Pleuronitis – Proagoderus – †Proteroscarabaeus – Pseudignambia – Pseudocanthon – Pseudochironitis – Pseudocopris – Pseudonthobium – Pseudopedaria – Pseudosaproecius – Pseuduroxys – Pycnopanelus – Saphobiamorpha – Saphobius – Sarophorus – Sauvagesinella – Scaptocnemis – Scaptodera – Scarabaeolus – Scarabaeus – Scatimus – Scatonomus – Scatrichus – Sceliages – Scybalocanthon – Scybalophagus – Silvaphilus – Silvinha – Sinapisoma – Sinodrepanus – Sisyphus – Stiptocnemis – Stiptopodius – Stiptotarsus – Streblopus – Sukelus – Sulcophanaeus – Sylvicanthon – Synapsis – Tanzanolus – Temnoplectron – Tesserodon – Tesserodoniella – Tetraechma – Theotimius – Thyregis – Tibiodrepanus – Tiniocellus – Tomogonus – Tragiscus – Trichillidium – Trichillum – Tropidonitis – Unidentis – Uroxys – Versicorpus – Vulcanocanthon – Walterantus – Xenocanthon – Xinidium – Yvescambefortius – Zonocopris
In synonymy[edit]
Anonthobium – Arrowianella – Caccobiomorphus
Name[edit]
Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802
References[edit]
- Latreille, P.A. 1802. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes. Ouvrage faisant suite à l’histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini, membre de plusieurs sociétés savantes. Familles naturelles des genres. Tome troisième. F. Dufart, Paris, xii + pp. 13–467 + [1 (errata)]. BHL Reference page.
- Gunter, N.L. & Weir, T.A. 2017. Two new genera of Australian dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with the description of six new species and transfer of six described species. Zootaxa 4290(2): 201–243. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4290.2.1. Reference page.
Additional references[edit]
- Aristophanous, M. 2010: Does your preservative preserve? A comparison of the efficacy of some pitfall trap solutions in preserving the internal reproductive organs of dung beetles. ZooKeys, 34: 1–16. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.34.215
- Baird, E.; Byrne, M.J.; Smolka, J.; Warrant, E.J.; Dacke M. 2012: The dung beetle dance: an orientation behaviour? PLoS ONE, 7(1): e30211 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030211
- Bezděk, A. & Hájek, J. 2011. Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Ateuchini and Canthonini. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51(1): 349–378. PDF Reference page.
- Bezděk, A. & Hájek, J. 2013. Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onitini, Onthophagini, Phanaeini, Scarabaeini and Sisyphini. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(1): 387–442. PDF Reference page.
- Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Davies, A.E., Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., Lawrence, J.F., Lyal, C.H.C., Newton, A.F., Reid, C.A.M., Schmitt, M., Ślipiński, S.A. & Smith, A.B.T. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys 88: 1–972. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807
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- Chamorro, W., Marin-Armijos, D., Asenjo, A. & Vaz-de-Mello, F.Z. 2019. Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records. Zookeys, 826: 1–343. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.826.26488 Reference page.
- Fincher, G.T. (1975) Effects of dung beetle activity on the number of nematode parasites acquired by grazing cattle. J. Parasitol. 61, 759–762.
- González-Vainer, P. 2015: Feeding, reproductive, and nesting behavior of Canthon bispinus Germar (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Coleopterists bulletin 69(1): 61–72. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-69.1.61 Reference page.
- Medina, C.A.; Molano, F.; Scholtz, C.H. 2013: Morphology and terminology of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) male genitalia. Zootaxa 3626(4): 455–476. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3626.4.3 Reference page.
- Miraldo, A.; Wirta, H.; Hanski, I. 2011: Origin and diversification of dung beetles in Madagascar. Insects 2(2): 112–127. DOI: 10.3390/insects2020112 Reference page.
- Monaghan, M.T.; Inward, D.J.G.; Hunt, T.; Vogler, A.P. 2007: A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Scarabaeinae (dung beetles). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 45(2): 674–692. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.009
- Nichols, E. et al. 2008: Ecological functions and ecosystem services provided by Scarabaeinae dung beetles. Biological conservation, 141(6): 1461–1474. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.04.011
- Sabu, T.K.; Nithya, S.; Vinod, K.V. 2011: Faunal survey, endemism and possible species loss of Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the western slopes of the moist South Western Ghats, South India. Zootaxa, 2830: 29–38. Preview PDF
- Sánchez, M.V. & Genise, J.F. 2015: The brood ball of Canthon (Canthon) lituratus Germar (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and its fossil counterpart Coprinisphaera cotiae Sánchez and Genise new ichnospecies, with a brief review of South American fossil brood balls. Coleopterists bulletin 69(1): 73-82. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-69.1.73 Reference page.
- Simmons, L.W.; Ridsdill-Smith, T.J. (eds.) 2011: Ecology and evolution of dung beetles. Blackwell. Print ISBN 9781444333152 Online ISBN 9781444342000 DOI: 10.1002/9781444342000
- Smith, A.B.T. 2006: A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections to nomenclature and a current classification. Coleopterists Society monograph, 5: 144–204. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2006)60[144:AROTFN]2.0.CO;2 PDF
- Sole, C.L.; Scholtz, C.H. 2010: Did dung beetles arise in Africa? A phylogenetic hypothesis based on five gene regions. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 56(2): 631–641. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.023
- Solís, Á.; Kohlmann, B. 2012: Checklist and distribution atlas of the Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 3482: 1–32. Preview PDF Reference page.
- Tarasov, S.I. 2017. A cybertaxonomic revision of the new dung beetle tribe Parachoriini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and its phylogenetic assessment using molecular and morphological data. Zootaxa 4329(2): 101–149. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4329.2.1. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
- Vaz-de-Mello, F.Z.; Edmonds, W.D.; Ocampo, F.C.; Schoolmeesters, P. 2011: A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Zootaxa, 2854: 1–73. Preview PDF
- Subfamily Scarabaeinae (Scarabaeidae) - atlas of scarab beetles of Russia
- A.V. Frolov Subfamily Scarabaeinae: atlas of representatives of the tribes (Scarabaeidae)
- Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 3 ed. I. Lobl, & A. Smetana, Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 2006
ISBN 87-88757-59-5, p.150
Links[edit]
Vernacular names[edit]
العربية: جعل
English: Dung beetle (part)
Esperanto: Skarabo
français: Bousier
עברית: קרנפית
Ido: Sterko-skarabeo
italiano: Scarabeo stercorario
русский: Скарабеины
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