Scarabaeidae

Classification

Genera in Scarabaeidae

• Onthophagus — 2263 species: Onthophagus abas, Onthophagus abei, Onthophagus abeillei, Onthophagus abmisibilus, Onthophagus abreui, Onthophagus abruptus, Onthophagus absyrtus, Onthophagus abyssinicus
• Anomala — 1168 species: Anomala abraensis, Anomala accincta, Anomala achrogastra, Anomala acromialis, Anomala acusigera, Anomala acutangula, Anomala adhaerescens, Anomala adunca
• Phyllophaga — 804 species: Phyllophaga abcea, Phyllophaga abdominalis, Phyllophaga abudantuni, Phyllophaga acacoyahuana, Phyllophaga acapulca, Phyllophaga acatlanensis, Phyllophaga aceitillar, Phyllophaga acinosa
• Maladera — 679 species: Maladera affinis, Maladera ahrensi, Maladera alibagensis, Maladera allemandi, Maladera allolaterita, Maladera allonitens, Maladera allopruinosa, Maladera alloservitrita
• Adoretus — 524 species: Adoretus abdolrezagharibi, Adoretus abyssinicus, Adoretus acniceps, Adoretus aculeatus, Adoretus adustus, Adoretus aegrotus, Adoretus aeneopiceus, Adoretus aenescens
• Apogonia — 511 species: Apogonia abbreviata, Apogonia abdominalis, Apogonia abyssinica, Apogonia accepta, Apogonia acehensis, Apogonia acutangularis, Apogonia adoretoides, Apogonia aenea
• Neoserica — 398 species: Neoserica abnormis, Neoserica abnormoides, Neoserica absoluta, Neoserica acceptabilis, Neoserica aequalis, Neoserica agumbeensis, Neoserica ailaoshanica, Neoserica allobscura
• Protaetia — 372 species: Protaetia acantha, Protaetia acuminata, Protaetia acutissima, Protaetia adelpha, Protaetia adspersa, Protaetia advena, Protaetia aeneipes, Protaetia aethiessina
• Serica — 368 species: Serica abdita, Serica acicula, Serica acontia, Serica adspersa, Serica adungana, Serica adversa, Serica aemula, Serica alabama
• Plectris — 359 species: Plectris abdominalis, Plectris aberrans, Plectris abnormalis, Plectris acreensis, Plectris acutesetosa, Plectris aenea, Plectris aeneicollis, Plectris aeneofusca
• Cyclocephala — 354 species: Cyclocephala abrelata, Cyclocephala acoma, Cyclocephala aequatoria, Cyclocephala affinis, Cyclocephala alazonia, Cyclocephala alexi, Cyclocephala almitana, Cyclocephala altamontana
• Schizonycha — 336 species: Schizonycha abdicta, Schizonycha abenaba, Schizonycha abrupta, Schizonycha abscondita, Schizonycha abyssinica, Schizonycha affinis, Schizonycha africana, Schizonycha algirina
• Popillia — 321 species: Popillia acuta, Popillia adamas, Popillia aenea, Popillia aeneipennis, Popillia aenescens, Popillia albertina, Popillia amabilis, Popillia amitina
• Hoplia — 303 species: Hoplia advena, Hoplia africana, Hoplia albisparsa, Hoplia albomaculata, Hoplia amoena, Hoplia anatolica, Hoplia angulata, Hoplia argentata
• Ataenius — 295 species: Ataenius abancay, Ataenius abditus, Ataenius aciculus, Ataenius acutulus, Ataenius aequalis, Ataenius aequatorialis, Ataenius africanus, Ataenius alternatus
• Copris — 283 species: Copris 4dentatus, Copris acutidens, Copris afgoi, Copris agnus, Copris algol, Copris amabilis, Copris amazonicus, Copris amyntor
• Diplotaxis — 248 species: Diplotaxis abnormis, Diplotaxis academia, Diplotaxis aenea, Diplotaxis aequalis, Diplotaxis aereomicans, Diplotaxis alphamartinezi, Diplotaxis alutacea, Diplotaxis ambigua
• Liparetrus — 240 species: Liparetrus abnormalis, Liparetrus adelus, Liparetrus aethiops, Liparetrus albipennis, Liparetrus albohirtus, Liparetrus albosetosus, Liparetrus alienus, Liparetrus amabilis
• Heteronyx — 227 species: Heteronyx acutifrons, Heteronyx additus, Heteronyx advena, Heteronyx aequaliceps, Heteronyx aequalis, Heteronyx affinis, Heteronyx agrestis, Heteronyx agricola
• Mimela — 212 species: Mimela abdominalis, Mimela admixta, Mimela aenigma, Mimela ahrensi, Mimela amabilis, Mimela amauropyga, Mimela amphichroma, Mimela anopunctata
• Dichotomius — 207 species: Dichotomius adrastus, Dichotomius affinis, Dichotomius agenor, Dichotomius agesilaus, Dichotomius aielloae, Dichotomius alutaceus, Dichotomius alvarengai, Dichotomius alyattes
• Pelidnota — 197 species: Pelidnota abracadabra, Pelidnota acconciai, Pelidnota aeruginosa, Pelidnota agnesae, Pelidnota alliacea, Pelidnota alutacea, Pelidnota ancilla, Pelidnota angiae
• Paranomala — 195 species: Paranomala adscita, Paranomala aereiventris, Paranomala amphicoma, Paranomala antennata, Paranomala antica, Paranomala arara, Paranomala arida, Paranomala aspersa
• Trochalus — 191 species: Trochalus aeneopiceus, Trochalus aenescens, Trochalus aereus, Trochalus aeruginosa, Trochalus aethiopicus, Trochalus alternans, Trochalus angolanus, Trochalus ardoini
• Canthidium — 179 species:
• Canthon — 177 species:
• Onitis — 177 species:
• Rhyssemus — 170 species:
• Leucothyreus — 162 species:
• Maechidius — 162 species:
• Astaena — 156 species:
• Heterochelus — 154 species:
• Tetraserica — 154 species:
• Callistethus — 152 species:
• Autoserica — 146 species:
• Isonychus — 146 species:
• Microserica — 143 species:
• Lepidiota — 140 species:
• Saprosites — 137 species:
• Colpochila — 135 species:
• Chrysina — 129 species:
• Macrodactylus — 129 species:
• Dasyvalgus — 127 species:
• Proagoderus — 127 species:
• Parascatonomus — 125 species:
• Lomaptera — 124 species:
• Pachnoda — 124 species:
• Sophrops — 118 species:
• Deltochilum — 114 species:
• Orphnus — 112 species:
• Glycyphana — 110 species:
• Holotrichia — 110 species:
• Leucocelis — 109 species:
• Parastasia — 108 species:
• Caccobius — 106 species:
• Catharsius — 106 species:
• Pachydema — 104 species:
• Tanyproctus — 104 species:
• Ateuchus — 103 species:
• Liogenys — 101 species:
• Amblymelanoplia — 99 species:
• Sisyphus — 97 species:
• Pharaphodius — 95 species:
• Rhyparus — 91 species:
• Taeniodera — 91 species:
• Ischiopsopha — 89 species:
• Phanaeus — 88 species:
• Pleuraphodius — 88 species:
• Euphoresia — 86 species:
• Listrochelus — 83 species:
• Polyphylla — 83 species:
• Paratrichius — 81 species:
• Coenochilus — 80 species:
• Scarabaeus — 80 species:
• Pseudotrochalus — 79 species:
• Ceraspis — 78 species:
• Brahmina — 77 species:
• Amphimallon — 74 species:
• Lagochile — 74 species:
• Miridiba — 74 species:
• Macraspis — 71 species:
• Triodontella — 70 species:
• Diphucephala — 68 species:
• Gastroserica — 68 species:
• Melolontha — 68 species:
• Pedaria — 68 species:
• Chilothorax — 65 species:
• Metacatharsius — 65 species:
• Anomiopus — 64 species:
• Euphoria — 64 species:
• Anisoplia — 63 species:
• Clinteria — 63 species:
• Platycoelia — 63 species:
• Amiserica — 62 species:
• Cyphochilus — 62 species:
• Gymnopleurus — 62 species:
• Helictopleurus — 62 species:
• Hyposerica — 62 species:
• Ontherus — 62 species:
• Ixorida — 61 species:
• Gymnetis — 60 species:
• Gynaecoserica — 60 species:
• Hemiphileurus — 60 species:
• Uroxys — 60 species:
• Heteronychus — 59 species:
• Aulacoserica — 58 species:
• Heliocopris — 58 species:
• Lepanus — 58 species:
• Pleurophorus — 58 species:
• Lasioserica — 57 species:
• Sericoides — 57 species:
• Arachnodes — 56 species:
• Eophileurus — 56 species:
• Aphodius — 55 species:
• Bolax — 55 species:
• Cremastocheilus — 55 species:
• Peritrichia — 55 species:
• Pygora — 55 species:
• Holochelus — 54 species:
• Rhizotrogus — 54 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.