Scarabaeinae

Scarabaeinae

Copris lunaris (Coprini) ♀
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Superfamily:	Scarabaeoidea
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802
Tribes
About one dozen; see text
Synonyms
Coprinae

The scarab beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae consists of species collectively called true dung beetles. Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dung. Well-known members include the genera Scarabaeus and Sisyphus, and Phanaeus vindex.

Scarabaeinae tribes, with some selected genera and species, are:

Canthonini
- Anachalcos Hope, 1837
- Circellium Latreille, 1825
- Dicranocara Frolov and Scholtz, 2003
- Versicorpus Deschodt Davis and Scholtz, 2011
- Deltochilum
  - Deltochilum valgum
Coprini
- Copris Geoffroy, 1762
- Heliocopris
Dichotomiini
- Dichotomius
Eucraniini
Eurysterini
- Eurysternus
Gymnopleurini (sometimes included in Scarabaeini)
- Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803
Oniticellini
- Euoniticellus Janssens, 1953
- Oniticellus Serville, 1825
Onitini
- Bubas Mulsant, 1842
- Cheironitis Lansberge, 1875
- Onitis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagini
Phanaeini MacLeay, 1819
- Oxysternon
- Phanaeus
  - Phanaeus changdiazi
  - Phanaeus vindex
Scarabaeini
- Scarabaeus
Sisyphini (sometimes included in Scarabaeini)
- Neosisyphus
- Sisyphus
Unknown tribe / Incertae sedis
- Anisocanthon
- Anomiopus

Coprini, Oniticellini, Onitini, Onthophagini and Phanaeini are sometimes separated as subfamily Coprinae.

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