Stereomerini

Stereomerini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Aphodiinae
Tribe:	Stereomerini ; Howden & Storey, 1992

Last updated January 06, 2026

Stereomerini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 10 genera and more than 20 described species in Stereomerini.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Genera

These 10 genera belong to the tribe Stereomerini:

Adebrattia Bordat & Howden, 1995 (Oriental)
Australoxenella Howden & Storey, 1992 (Australia)
Bruneixenus Howden & Storey, 1992 (Oriental)
Cheleion Vardal & Forshage, 2010 (Oriental)
Daintreeola Howden & Storey, 2000 (Australia)
Danielssonia Bordat & Howden, 1995 (Oriental)
Pseudostereomera Bordat & Howden, 1995 (Oriental)
Rhinocerotopsis Maruyama, 2009 (Oriental)
Stereomera Arrow, 1905 (Oriental)
Termitaxis Krikken, 1970 (Neotropics)

References

↑ "Stereomerini Howden & Storey, 1992". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves (2020). "Additions and corrections to Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (922): 65–139. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.922.46367 . PMC 7113323 .
↑ Dietz, Lars; Seidel, Matthias; Eberle, Jonas; Misof, Bernhard; et al. (2023). "A transcriptome-based phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea confirms the sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 48 (4): 672–686. doi: 10.1111/syen.12602 .
↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . PMC 3088472 . PMID 21594053.

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[catlife-1] "Stereomerini Howden & Storey, 1992". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

[Bouchard2020-2] Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves (2020). "Additions and corrections to Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (922): 65–139. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.922.46367 . PMC 7113323 .

[Dietz2023-3] Dietz, Lars; Seidel, Matthias; Eberle, Jonas; Misof, Bernhard; et al. (2023). "A transcriptome-based phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea confirms the sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 48 (4): 672–686. doi: 10.1111/syen.12602 .

[Bouchard2011-4] Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . PMC 3088472 . PMID 21594053.

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