Scientific name Scarabaeinae Rank Subfamily | Higher classification Scarabs | |
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Lower classifications Scarabaeus, Phanaeus, Black dung beetles, Anomiopus | ||
Dnkbnmfvm | image =Copris lunaris. MHNT.jpg | image_caption = Copris lunaris (Coprini) ♀ | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Coleoptera | superfamilia = Scarabaeoidea | familia = Scarabaeidae | subfamilia = Scarabaeinae | subfamilia_authority = Latreille, 1802 | subdivision_ranks = Tribes | subdivision = About one dozen; see text | synonyms = 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.
Contents
- Taxonomy
- Tribes with a global distribution
- Predominantly Old World New World presence likely represents rather recent dispersal
- Old World
- New World
- References
Taxonomy
The subfamily is split into 12 tribes. These can be grouped by their distribution.
Tribes with a global distribution
Predominantly Old World (New World presence likely represents rather recent dispersal)
Old World
New World
References
Scarabaeinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA