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Scarabaeini
The ScarabaeiniLatreille PA (1802) ''Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Tome 3.'' F. Dufart, Paris. are a tribe of old-world dung beetle genera, erected by Pierre André Latreille. Genera ''BioLib''Biolib.cz tribus Scarabaeini Latreille, 1802 (retrieved 23 August 2021) lists: # '''' Janssens, 1940 # '' Garreta'' Janssens, 1940 # '''' Illiger, 1803 # '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. However, some may feed on decomposing matter including carrion, decaying fruits and fungi. Dung beetles can be placed into three structural guilds based on their method of dung processing namely rollers, dwellers and tunnelers Dung removal and burial by dung beetles result in ecological benefits such as soil aeration and fertilization; improved nutrient cycling and uptake by plants, increase in Pasture quality, biological control of pest flies and intestinal parasites and secondary seed dispersal. Well-known members include the genera '' Scarabaeus'' and ''Sisyphus'', and ''Phanaeus vindex''. Description Adult dung beetles have modified mouth parts which are adapted to feeding on dung. The clypeus is expanded and covers the mouth parts. The elytra, which cover the wings, expose the pygidium. They also have a space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisyphini
Sisyphini is a tribe of scarab beetles, in the dung beetle subfamily ( Scarabaeinae), but it may now be combined with the Scarabaeini. tribus Scarabaeini Latreille, 1802 (retrieved 23 August 2021) The middle and hind legs are very long; the relatively short body is laterally compressed and has flattened sides. Relative to other dung beetles they are of small to moderate size (7–10 mm long). Ecology All species fly during the day (diurnal). They are all ball-rollers: a ball is fashioned from the dung, and rolled away from it by a pair of beetles; the male pushes with the back legs and the female pulls with the front legs. A short tunnel is dug in the soil, and the ball is buried at the end of it. After reworking the ball, the female lays an egg in it. The brood is then abandoned; after hatching, l ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kheper
''Kheper'' is a subgenus of '' Scarabaeus'': the typical genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Scarabaeini. The genus name honors the god Khepri in the ancient Egyptian religion, who is depicted as having a scarab for a head. ''Kheper'' can be found on the border between Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa in the arid sand dunes. This genus of scarab beetles share a family with the oldest and most revered scarab beetles, the ''Scarabaeus sacer ''Scarabaeus sacer'', common name sacred scarab, is the type species of dung beetles in its genus and the family Scarabaeidae. Taxonomy ''Scarabaeus sacer'' was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the st ...''. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15636032 Scarabaeinae Insect subgenera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnopleurini
Gymnopleurini is a tribe of scarab beetles, in the dung beetle subfamily ( Scarabaeinae), but it may now be combined with the Scarabaeini. tribus Scarabaeini Latreille, 1802 (retrieved 23 August 2021) The side edge of each elytron (hardened fore-wing protecting the hind-wing) has a characteristic shape that exposed the underlying pleural sclerites (side plates of the abdomen). Relative to other dung beetles they are of moderate size (10–18 mm long). Ecology All species fly during the day (diurnal). They are probably all ball-rollers: a ball is fashioned from the dung, and rolled away from it, either by a single beetle or a pair of beetles ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachylomera
''Pachylomera''Kirby W (1828) A description of some Coleopterous insects in the collection of the Rev. F.W.Hope. ''Zoological Journal'' 3: 520-525. is a genus of dung beetle from the family Scarabaeidae and tribe Scarabaeini, with records from Africa south of the equator. Species and Description ''BioLib''Biolib.cz genus ''Pachylomera'' Kirby, 1828 (retrieved 23 August 2021) lists: # '' Pachylomera femoralis'' Kirby, 1828 - type species # '' Pachylomera opaca'' Lansberge, 1874 ''P. femoralis'' is the largest flying, ball-rolling dung beetle in the world. The front legs are particularly strong, with the flattene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sceliages
''Sceliages'', Westwood, ('σκέλος' = leg), is a sub-genus of the ''Scarabaeus'' dung beetles, and are obligate predators of spirostreptid, spirobolid and julid millipedes, having renounced the coprophagy for which they were named. The genus is near-endemic to Southern Africa, ''Sceliages augias'' exceptionally ranging as far north as the Democratic Republic of Congo. Taxonomy Currently seven species are recognised * ''Sceliages adamastor'' LePeletier & Serville, 1828 - Cape, Orange Free State * ''Sceliages augias'' Gillet, 1908 - Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo * ''Sceliages brittoni'' Zur Strassen, 1965 - Cape * ''Sceliages difficilis'' Zur Strassen, 1965 - Zimbabwe, Natal, Transvaal, Gauteng * ''Sceliages gagates'' Shipp, 1895 - Mozambique, Natal, Eastern Cape, Eswatini * ''Sceliages granulatus'' Forgie & Grebennikov & Scholtz, 2002 - Northern Cape, Botswana * ''Sceliages hippias'' Westwood, 1844 - Natal, Transvaal, Mpumalanga The sacred scarab, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeus
The genus ''Scarabaeus'' consists of a number of Old World dung beetle species, including the "sacred scarab beetle", ''Scarabaeus sacer'' and typical of the tribe Scarabaeini. These beetles feed exclusively on dung, which they accomplish by rolling a piece of dung some distance from where it was deposited, and burying it in order to feed on it underground. They also prepare food for their larvae by excavating an underground chamber, and filling it with balls that have eggs laid in them. The growing larva feeds upon the dung ball, pupates, and eventually emerges as an adult. A "scarabaeus" is also a now outdated term (OED 2) for an object in the form of a scarab beetle in art. The scarab was a popular form of amulet in Ancient Egypt, and in ancient Greek art engraved gems were often carved as scarabs on the rest of the stone behind the main flattish face, which was used for sealing documents. A creature identified as Scarabaeus appears in "The Gold-Bug" by Edgar Allan Poe, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paragymnopleurus
''Paragymnopleurus''Shipp JW (1897) On the genus Gymnopleurus Illiger, with a list of species and descriptions of two new genera. ''The Entomologist'' 30:62-66; 131-135; 166-168. is a genus of Asian dung beetles in the tribe Scarabaeini The ScarabaeiniLatreille PA (1802) ''Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Tome 3.'' F. Dufart, Paris. are a tribe of old-world dung beetle genera, erected by Pierre André Latreille. Genera ''BioLib' .... Species have been recorded from Asia.GBIF ''Paragymnopleurus'' Shipp, 1897 (retrieved 23 August 2021) Description ''Paragymnopleurus'' are medium-sized, powerful scarab beetles, often black with a metallic lustre. The head is broad and shovel-shaped, the body short and broad. The[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeus Sacer
''Scarabaeus sacer'', common name sacred scarab, is the type species of dung beetles in its genus and the family Scarabaeidae. Taxonomy ''Scarabaeus sacer'' was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of zoological nomenclature. It is considered the type species of the genus '' Scarabaeus'', despite some controversy surrounding Latreille's 1810 type designation, which was resolved by a ruling of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature in 2014, to accept Hope's 1837 designation of ''S. sacer'' as the type rather than Latreille's 1810 designation (of ''Dynastes hercules''). Distribution and habitat ''Scarabaeus sacer'' occurs in coastal dunes and marshes around the Mediterranean Basin. It can be found across North Africa, southern Europe and parts of Asia (Afghanistan, Corsica, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Iran, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Sudan and Syria). In the Camargue, ''Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisyphus (beetle)
''Sisyphus'' is a genus of dung beetles comprising more than 90 species. Adults are characterised by their long hind legs. Distribution Africa, Eurasia, Asia, Central America and Australia. Habits Adults separate balls of dung from droppings and roll them some distance over the soil surface before burying them. Eggs are laid in the buried dung; this provides a source of food for the larvae once they hatch. Species One common species is ''Sisyphus schaefferi ''Sisyphus schaefferi'' is a species of dung beetle Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night. Many dung beetles, known as ''rollers'', roll dung into round ...'' (Linnaeus, 1758). References Scarabaeinae {{Scarabaeinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
