Phanaeini is a tribe 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 balls, which are used as a food source or breeding cha ...

s in the family

Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...

. There are about 12 genera and 200 described species in Phanaeini. Phanaeus tridens moroni Arnaud, 2001 male (4017003886)

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the tribe Phanaeini: * ''

Bolbites ''Bolbites'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. The genus is generally considered to be monospecific, including only '' Bolbites onitoides'' Harold, 1868, a polychromatic Polychrome is the "pract ...

'' Harold, 1868 * ''

Coprophanaeus ''Coprophanaeus'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone ...

'' D'Olsoufieff, 1924 * ''

Dendropaemon ''Dendropaemon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily ...

'' Perty, 1830 * ''

Diabroctis ''Diabroctis'' is a genus of beetles of the scarab beetle family. Species * '' Diabroctis cadmus'' Harold, 1868 * '' Diabroctis mimas'' Linnaeus, 1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus ...

'' Gistel, 1857 * ''

Gromphas ''Gromphas'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and ...

'' Brullé, 1839 * '' Homalotarsus'' Janssens, 1932 * '' Megatharsis'' Waterhouse, 1891 * '' Oruscatus'' Bates, 1870 * ''

Oxysternon ''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. ...

'' Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 * '' Phanaeus'' MacLeay, 1819 (rainbow scarabs) * ''

Sulcophanaeus ''Sulcophanaeus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. This genus has a Neotropical distribution (Central and Southern America). Species ''Sulcophanaeus'' comprises five species groups (''faunus'', ''carnifex'', auricolli ...

'' Olsoufieff, 1924 * '' Tetrameira''

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* Scarabaeinae {{Scarabaeinae-stub

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