The Scarabaeini[1] are a tribe of old-world dung beetle genera,[2] erected by Pierre André Latreille.

Scarabaeini
Scarabaeus sacer (type species)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Scarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms
  • Gymnopleurini Lacordaire, 1856
  • Sisyphini Mulsant, 1842
  • Actinophorini Ádám, 2003
  • Gymnopleurides Lacordaire, 1856
  • Pachysomides Ferreira, 1953
  • Scarabaeïdes Latreille, 1802
  • Sisyphaires Mulsant, 1842

Genera

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Pachylomera femoralis

BioLib[2] lists:

  1. Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 1940
  2. Garreta Janssens, 1940
  3. Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803
  4. Mnematium MacLeay, 1821
  5. Neosisyphus G. Müller, 1942
  6. Nesosisyphus Vinson, 1946
  7. Pachylomera Kirby, 1828
  8. Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 1897
  9. Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
  10. Sceliages Westwood, 1837
  11. Sisyphus Latreille, 1807

Note: a number of taxa including Kheper and Mnematidium are now considered subgenera of Scarabaeus.

References

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  1. ^ Latreille PA (1802) Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Tome 3. F. Dufart, Paris.
  2. ^ a b Biolib.cz: tribus Scarabaeini Latreille, 1802 (retrieved 23 August 2021)
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