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
- Circellium Latreille, 1825
- Dicranocara Frolov and Scholtz, 2003
- Versicorpus Deschodt Davis and Scholtz, 2011
- Deltochilum
- Deltochilum valgum
- Coprini
- Copris Geoffroy, 1762
- Heliocopris
- Dichotomiini
- Dichotomius
- Eucraniini
- Eurysterini
- Gymnopleurini (sometimes included in Scarabaeini)
- Oniticellini
- Euoniticellus Janssens, 1953
- Oniticellus Serville, 1825
- Onitini
- Bubas Mulsant, 1842
- Cheironitis Lansberge, 1875
- Onitis Fabricius, 1798
- Onthophagini
- Phanaeini MacLeay, 1819
- Oxysternon
- Phanaeus
- Phanaeus changdiazi
- Phanaeus vindex
- Scarabaeini
- Scarabaeus
- Sisyphini (sometimes included in Scarabaeini)
- Neosisyphus
- Sisyphus
- Unknown tribe / Incertae sedis
- Anisocanthon
- Anomiopus
Coprini, Oniticellini, Onitini, Onthophagini and Phanaeini are sometimes separated as subfamily Coprinae.
External links
- Scarabaeinae Research Network
- photos of species from each tribe
- African Dung Beetles Online
