Scarabaeus

Scarabaeus spretus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Scarabaeinae
Tribus: Scarabaeini
Genus: Scarabaeus
Subgenera: Pachylosoma – Scarabaeus

Invalid subgenera: Escarabaeus – Kheper – Scarabaeolus – Sceliages

Species (59): S. acuticollis – S. aegyptiacus – S. alienus – S. ambiguus – S. babori – S. basuto – S. bornemizzai – S. caffer – S. cancer – S. carinatus (Gebler) – S. cognatus – S. confusus – S. convexus – S. deludens – S. dioscoridis – S. fraterculus – S. funebris – S. galenus – S. gangeticus – S. geminogalenus – S. goryi – S. heqvisti – S. irakensis – S. isidis – S. jalof – S. janssensi – S. karae – S. karlwerneri – S. krutai – S. licitus – S. nitidicollis – S. piliventris – S. pius – S. planifrons – S. plausibilis – S. poggei – S. proboscideus – S. radama – S. rixosus – S. rugosus – S. rusticus – S. sacer – S. schulzeae – S. sevoistra – S. spretus – S. sulcipennis – S. suri – S. tonckeri – S. transcaspicus – S. typhon – S. vethi – S. viator – S. vicinus – S. viettei – S. westwoodi – S. wilsoni – S. winkleri – S. zagrosensis – S. zambesianus

Unaccepted names: S. erichsoni – S. fabulosus – S. inquistus – S. palemo – S. sanctus – S. sennaariensis – S. sepicola – S. vansoni – S. xavieri

Name

Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758

Type species: Scarabaeus sacer Linnaeus, 1758 by Subsequent designation by Hope, 1837.

Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by ICZN (2014)
ZooBank: D7804480-1E79-41D5-9373-9B1387EA2E9E

Synonymy

Species:

Scarabaeus auratus Linnaeus, 1758 = Cetonia aurata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scarabaeus quadriguttatus Olivier, 1789 = Canthon quadriguttatus (Olivier, 1789)

References

Primary references

ICZN 2014: Opinion 2344 (Case 3590): Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758, Dynastes MacLeay, 1819, SCARABAEINAE Latreille, 1802 and DYNASTINAE MacLeay, 1819 (Insecta, Coleoptera, SCARABAEOIDEA): usage conserved. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 71(4): 257–258. Abstract Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 345. Reference page.

Additional references

Davis, A.L.V.; Chown, S.L.; McGeoch, M.A.; Scholtz, C.H. 2000: A comparative analysis of metabolic rate in six Scarabaeus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from southern Africa: further caveats when inferring adaptation. Journal of insect physiology, 46: 553–562. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00141-9
Deschodt, C.M., Davis, A.L.V. & Scholtz, C.M. 2015. Status changes, new synonymies, key and descriptions of seven new species in the subgenus Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) Balthasar 1965 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Zootaxa 3931(4): 505–527. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.4.3 Reference page.
Forgie, S.A., Philips, T.K. & Scholtz, C.H. 2005. Evolution of the Scarabaeini (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Systematic Entomology 30(1): 60–96. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2004.00273.x Reference page.
Nicolas, J.-L.; Moretto, P. 2002: [Description of two new African Scarabaeidae belonging to the genera Allogymnopleurus Janssens and Scarabaeus Linne.] Entomologia africana, 7(2): 3–10.
Sole, C.L., Wirta, H., Forgie, S.A. & Scholtz, C.H. 2011: Origin of Madagascan Scarabaeini dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): dispersal from Africa. Insect Systematics & Evolution 42(1): 29-40. DOI: 10.1163/187631211X552800 Reference page.
Zídek, J. & Pokorný, S. 2004: Checklist of the genus Scarabaeus Linné. animma.x, (5): 1-30. full issue (PDF) Reference page.
Zídek, J. & Pokorný, S. 2005: Supplemental comments on Scarabaeus Linné. animma.x, (9): 1-12. full issue (PDF) Reference page.
Zídek, J. & Pokorný, S. 2008: Illustrated keys to Palearctic Scarabaeus Linné (Scarabaeidae). animma.x, (27): 1-28. full issue (PDF) Reference page.
Zídek, J. & Pokorný, S. 2011: Replacement name for a subgenus of Scarabaeus Linné, and remarks on Scarabaeus isidis. Klapalekiana 47: 89–90. full article (PDF) Reference page.

Links

Schoolmeesters, P. 2017. Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database (version Jul 2016). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 30th January 2017. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. Reference page. [accessed on April 7, 2017]

Vernacular names

беларуская: Скарабеі

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