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Dung Beetles
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Dung Beetles

Scarabaeinae

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.

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21 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Onthophagini

tribeOnthophagini

Deltochilini

tribeDeltochilini

Coprini

tribeCoprini

Phanaeini

tribePhanaeini

Scarabaeini

tribeScarabaeini

Dichotomiini

tribeDichotomiini

Gymnopleurini

tribeGymnopleurini

Spindly-leg Dung Beetles

tribeSisyphini

Ateuchini

tribeAteuchini

Onitini

tribeOnitini

Oniticellini

tribeOniticellini

Eucraniini

tribeEucraniini

Epirinini

tribeEpirinini

Epilissini

tribeEpilissini

Ant-living Dung Beetles

genusHaroldius

Onychothecus

genusOnychothecus

Eurysternini

tribeEurysternini

Parachoriini

tribeParachoriini

Parateuchus

genusParateuchus

Endroedyolini

tribeEndroedyolini

Epactoides

genusEpactoides

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 125819.