Information: Scarabaeus isidis, was described by Laporte de Castelnau in 1840 as Ateuchus isidis. The species is scattered throughout Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Body length: 25 - 35 mm
Peak activity: January - December (depends on region)
Remarks: Scarabaeus isidis, iis found in the south of Oman, Dhofar province on the border with Yemen. It looks for seasonal pastures where it is most active in the monsoon season.
Distribution: Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mauretania, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen, [Kenya??]
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical, Palaearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Material examined (& observation):
Sultanate of Oman 
Dhofar pr.
Jabal al Qamar
Dhalqut env.
(GPS) 
Altitude ~50-500 m a.s.l. | 20.8.2012
Our observation period: August ~ October, March ~ April
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
and in the dung
Oman
