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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Basel (Basel-Stadt, Switzerland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
502
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
502
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
93
484
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
78
446
720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
38
308
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
37
276
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
49
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
49
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
38
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Basel
38 Genera with 53 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1775European Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1763Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aplidia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Euheptaulacus Dellacasa, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimus Le Peletier ..., 1758Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1761Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1801Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Nialus Mulsant & Rey, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17818SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Phalacronothus Motschulsky, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18424SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sigorus Mulsant & Rey, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1906Bee beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Basel
53 Species
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) assimile Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon ruficorne Fabricius, 1775
Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Euheptaulacus villosus Gyllenhal, 1806
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Gnorimus nobilis Linnaeus, 1758Noble Chafer
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Maladera (Maladera) holosericea Scopoli, 1772
Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Nialus varians Duftschmid, 1805
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Osmoderma eremita Scopoli, 1763Hermit Beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Phalacronothus biguttatus Germar, 1824
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosissima (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Cetonischema speciossissima Scopoli, 1786
Protaetia acuminata Fabricius, 1775
Psammodius asper (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Psammodius sulcicollis Illiger, 1802
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus cicatricosus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus maculicollis Villa, 1833
Rhizotrogus marginipes Mulsant, 1842
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792Mahogany Ridgeback scarab
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichius sexualis Bedel, 1906
Trichonotulus scrofa Fabricius, 1787Sow small dung beetle
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Basel
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
18
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
4
11
Genera
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