| Scarabaeinae | |
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| Female Horned Dung Beetle (Copris lunaris) of the Coprini | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Superorder: | Endopterygota |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Superfamily: | Scarabaeoidea |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Tribes | |
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About one dozen, see text |
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| Synonyms | |
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Coprinae |
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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
- Coprini
- Copris Geoffroy, 1762
- Dichotomiini
- Eucraniini
- Eurysterini
- Gymnopleurini (sometimes included in Scarabaeini)
- Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803
- Oniticellini
- Euoniticellus Janssens, 1953
- Oniticellus Serville, 1825
- Onitini
- Onthophagini
- Phanaeini MacLeay, 1819
- Oxysternon
- Phanaeus
- Scarabaeini
- Sisyphini (sometimes included in Scarabaeini)
Coprini, Oniticellini, Onitini, Onthophagini and Phanaeini are sometimes separated as subfamily Coprinae.
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- Scarabaeinae Research Network - resources on taxonomy, ecology and conservation of Scarabaeinae
- photos of species from each tribe
- African Dung Beetles Online
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