Scarabaeini
Tribe of beetles
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The Scarabaeini[1] are a tribe of old-world dung beetle genera,[2] erected by Pierre André Latreille.
| Scarabaeini | |
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| Scarabaeus sacer (type species) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Tribe: | Scarabaeini Latreille, 1802 |
| Synonyms | |
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Genera
BioLib[2] lists:
- Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 1940
- Garreta Janssens, 1940
- Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803
- Mnematium MacLeay, 1821
- Neosisyphus G. Müller, 1942
- Nesosisyphus Vinson, 1946
- Pachylomera Kirby, 1828
- Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 1897
- Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
- Sceliages Westwood, 1837
- Sisyphus Latreille, 1807
Note: a number of taxa including Kheper and Mnematidium are now considered subgenera of Scarabaeus.
