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Bodenheimer (Animal Life in Palestine, 1935) has this to say:
The life-history of the richly represented genera Polyphaga and Heterogamodes is still little known. The observer has the impression that they generally develop into the adult form in April/May but we cannot be certain as to whether their development follows a fixed annual cycle. The wingless females are concealed in the soil during the day. Many species (H. dumonti. H. ursina, H. cerverae) are restricted to sandy soil, but the most common species, the black P. aegyptiaca and the red-brownH. africana may occur elsewhere. The last mentioned species, especially, is found on heavy soils and on the stony mountains. P. aegyptiaca may be found in family groups in small caves in the mountain district.
| Species | Reference source | Collection |
| Arenivaga cerverae (Bolivar, 1886) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Sergeev and Dubatolov |
SZM |
| Arenivaga hebraica | Kugler, 1989 Shaham, 2002 |
Bet Dagan |
| Arenivaga marismortui Janson | Bodenheimer, 1937 Kugler, 1989 |
Bet Dagan |
| Heterogamodes africana Linnaeus | Bodenheimer, 1937 | Bet Dagan |
| Heterogamodes dumonti Chopard | Bodenheimer, 1937 | |
| Heterogamodes oblonga Chopard | Bodenheimer, 1937 | |
| Heterogamodes simillima Chopard | Bodenheimer, 1937 | |
| Heterogamodes ursina (Burmeister, 1838) | Bodenheimer, 1937 | |
| Polyphaga aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bodenheimer, 1937 | Bet Dagan |
| Polyphaga saussurei (Dohrn, 1888) | Bodenheimer, 1937 |
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