Family SCARABAEIDAE: Species Pictures
The better known scarabs

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Subfamily Aphodiinae (Small dung scarabs)

Aphodiinae: Aganocrossus vestitus (lent by Transvaal Museum)
Aganocrossus
vestitus
Aphodiinae: Neocolobopterus maculicollis
Neocolobopterus
maculicollis
Aphodiinae: Teuchestes analis
Teuchestes
analis

Subfamily Scarabaeinae (Large dung scarabs)

Scarabaeinae: Proagoderus rangifer
Proagoderus
rangifer
Scarabaeinae: Scarabaeus aegyptiorum
Scarabaeus
aegyptiorum
Scarabaeinae: Sisyphus mirabilis
Sisyphus
mirabilis

Subfamily Melolonthinae (Leaf chafers)

Melolonthinae: Aipepiopsis hirticollis (lent by Transvaal Museum)
Aipepiopsis
hirticollis
Melolonthinae: Anisonyx sp
Anisonyx
sp.
Melolonthinae: Sparrmannia transvaalica (lent by Transvaal Museum)
Sparrmannia
transvaalica

Subfamily Rutelinae (Flower chafers)

Rutelinae: Adoretus varigatus (lent by Transvaal Museum)
Adoretus
varigatus
Rutelinae: Nannopopillia basalis (lent by Transvaal Museum)
Nannopopillia
basalis
Rutelinae: Popillia bipunctata (lent by Transvaal Museum)
Popillia
bipunctata

Subfamily Dynastinae (Rhino beetles)

Dynastinae: Cyphonistes vallatus vallatus (lent by Transvaal Museum)
Cyphonistes
vallatus
Dynastinae: Hyboschema contractum sobrinum (lent by Transvaal Museum)
Hyboschema
contractum sobrinum
Dynastinae: Syrichthodontus spurius (lent by Transvaal Museum)
Syrichthodontus
spurius

Subfamily Cetoniinae (Fruit chafers)

Cetoniinae: Atrichelaphinis nigropunctulata
Atrichelaphinis
nigropunctulata
Cetoniinae: Mechynorrhina passerinii
Mechynorrhina
passerinii
Cetoniinae: Odontorrhina pubescens
Odontorrhina
pubescens


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