Scarabaeini Explained

The Scarabaeini[1] are a tribe of old-world dung beetle genera, erected by Pierre André Latreille.

Genera

BioLib[2] lists:

  1. Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 1940
  2. Garreta Janssens, 1940
  3. Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803
  4. Mnematium MacLeay, 1821
  5. Neosisyphus G. Müller, 1942
  6. Nesosisyphus Vinson, 1946
  7. Pachylomera Kirby, 1828
  8. Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 1897
  9. Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
  10. Sceliages Westwood, 1837
  11. Sisyphus Latreille, 1807

Note: a number of taxa including Kheper and Mnematidium are now considered subgenera of Scarabaeus.

Notes and References

  1. Latreille PA (1802) Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Tome 3. F. Dufart, Paris.
  2. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id7898/ Biolib.cz

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