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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Alps (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
399
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
399
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
399
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
81
379
774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
168
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
23
145
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
17
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alps
17 Genera with 26 Species
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Eurychelus Blanchard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18424SpeciesTaxom
Megalosoma Kirby, 1877Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Neagolius Kozhantschikov, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Parammoecius Seidlitz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Paraschizognathus Ohaus, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Podotenus Schmidt, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoheteronyx Blackburn, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Repsimus MacLeay, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Saulostomus Waterhouse, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Semanopterus Hope, 18402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alps
26 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cheiroplatys bifossus Blackburn, 1896
Cheiroplatys latipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Cryptodus piceus Germar, 1848
Diphucephala elegans Blackburn, 1892
Diphucephala pulchella Waterhouse, 1837
Eurychelus marmoratus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx dimidiata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx laeviceps Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Megalosoma canestrinii Fedrizzi, 1877
Neagolius amblyodon Daniel, 1900
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus hoplocerus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Oromus alpinus Scopoli, 1763
Parammoecius pyrenaeus Jacquelin du..., 1863
Paraschizognathus elgatus kiewarrus Carne, 1958
Podotenus suberosus Blackburn, 1904
Pseudoheteronyx creber Blackburn, 1908
Repsimus manicatus montanus Lea, 1919
Saulostomus villosus Waterhouse, 1878Hairy scarab
Scitala rorida Burmeister, 1855
Semanopterus rectangulus Blackburn, 1895
Semanopterus subcostatus Castelnau, 1840

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Alps
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov