Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab beetles)

Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Matter Pillenwälzer

Synonyms and other combinations:

Scarabaeus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758 | Copris arachnoides Fourcroy, 1785 | Scarabaeus longipes Scopoli, 1763 | Sisyphus capensis Gory, 1833 | Sisyphus schaefferi minutus Seabra, 1907 | Sisyphus schaefferi subemarginatus Mulsant, 1842 | Sisyphus schaefferi subinermis Mulsant, 1842 | Sisyphus tauscheri Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 |

  • Sisyphus schaefferi 3893
    Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Matter Pillenwälzer   
    Sisyphus schaefferi, conf. David
    BG, Russalka; 2010-08-16 10:46:11
    Image number: 3893

    BG, Russalka
    2010-08-16 10:46:11
    conf. David
  • Sisyphus schaefferi 3894
    Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Matter Pillenwälzer   
    Sisyphus schaefferi, conf. David
    BG, Russalka; 2010-08-16 10:47:41
    Image number: 3894

    BG, Russalka
    2010-08-16 10:47:41
    conf. David

Classification:
Sisyphus schaefferi belongs to the subfamily Scarabaeinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Schoolmeesters P. (2019). Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database (version Jan 2019). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & KG, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-440-07682-2.
  4. UK Beetles
  5. Wikipedia: Matter Pillenwälzer