Scarabaeinae
| Scarabaeinae | |
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| Copris lunaris (Coprini) ♀ | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Scarabaeoidea |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribes | |
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About one dozen; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coprinae | |
The scarab beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae consists of species collectively called true dung beetles. Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dung. Well-known members include the genera Scarabaeus and Sisyphus, and Phanaeus vindex.
Scarabaeinae tribes, with some selected genera and species, are:
- Canthonini
- Anachalcos Hope, 1837
- Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817
- Circellium Latreille, 1825
- Dicranocara Frolov and Scholtz, 2003
- Epirinus Reiche, 1841
- Versicorpus Deschodt Davis and Scholtz, 2011
- Deltochilum
- Coprini
- Copris Geoffroy, 1762
- Heliocopris
- Metacatharsius
- Dichotomiini
- Eucraniini
- Eurysterini
- Gymnopleurini (sometimes included in Scarabaeini)
- Garreta Janssens, 1940
- Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803
- Oniticellini
- Euoniticellus Janssens, 1953
- Oniticellus Serville, 1825
- Onitini
- Onthophagini
- Phanaeini MacLeay, 1819
- Scarabaeini
- Pachylomera
- Scarabaeus
- Sisyphini (sometimes included in Scarabaeini)
- Unknown tribe / Incertae sedis
Coprini, Oniticellini, Onitini, Onthophagini and Phanaeini are sometimes separated as subfamily Coprinae.
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Copris elphenor male
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