A checklist of the dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) deposited at Pakistan Museum of Natural History

The Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) holds a large number and historically valuable specimens of insects that were collected from various parts of the country before and after the independence of the Indo-Pak subcontinent (۱۹۱۷–۲۰۲۴). In this study, we examined ۶۰۵ specimens of dung beetles of subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, ۱۸۰۲, and identified ۲۶ species belonging to ۱۲ genera and seven tribes. The tribes consist of Coprini Kolbe, ۱۸۰۵ (nine species), Onthophagini Lacordaire, ۱۸۵۶ (six species), Onitini Laporte, ۱۸۴۰ (six species), Gymnopleurini Lacordaire, ۱۸۵۶ (two species), Oniticellini d´Orbigny, ۱۹۱۶ (one species), Scarabaeini Latreille, ۱۸۰۲ (one species), and Sisyphini Mulsant, ۱۸۴۲ (one species). This study adds one species to the scarabid fauna of Pakistan, Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) conspersus Reitter, ۱۸۹۳.

Keywords:

Coprini , Onthophagini , Ontini , Gymnopleurini , South Asia