Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 258
1491
2583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 258
1491
2583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 249
1473
2557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1198
2155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 48
463
823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 46
431
780 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
37
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
37
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 30
53 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Crete
30 Genera with 53 Species #ABCEHMOPRTV
| Adoretus Laporte, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ammoecius Mulsant, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1855 | European Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anisoplia Schönherr, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anoxia Laporte, 2022 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aplidia Hope, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchetus Bedel, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blitopertha Reitter, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetopteroplia Medvedev, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1792 | Mexican dung beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elaphocera Géné, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euonthophagus Balthasar, 1832 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Haplidia Hope, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocnemis Albers, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omaloplia Schönherr, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1767 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1914 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentodon Hope, 1789 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1933 | Lined June Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1880 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnorhynchus Hope, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tropinota Mulsant, 1783 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Crete
53 Species and 17 Subspecies | Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914 | | | Ammoecius brevis Erichson, 1848 | | | Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790 | | | Amphimallon verticale Burmeister, 1855 | | | Anisoplia (Anisoplia) flavipennis Brullé, 1832 | | | Anisoplia (Anisoplia) hebes Reitter, 1903 | | | Anoxia (Anoxia) caphtor Petrovitz, 1971 | | | Anoxia (Anoxia) cretica Kiesenwetter, 1858 | | | Anoxia (Anoxia) pasiphae Reitter, 1890 | | | Anoxia pasiphae pasiphae | | | Anoxia (Mesanoxia) reisseri Petrovitz, 1964 | | | Anoxia candiae Miessen & Sa..., 2022 | | | Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801 | | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ateuchetus variolosus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Blitopertha lineolata Fischer von ..., 1824 | | | Blitopertha lineolata lineolata | | | Cetonia asiatica Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Flower beetle | | Chaetopteroplia segetum cretia Baraud, 1993 | | | Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792 | | | Elaphocera cretica Reitter, 1902 | | | Elaphocera insularis Fairmaire, 1877 | | | Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789 | | | Euonthophagus amyntas alces Fabricius, 1792 | | | Euonthophagus atramentarius Ménétriés, 1832 | | | Haplidia transversa cretica Petrovitz, 1971 | | | Heterocnemis (Heterocnemis) graeca Brullé, 1832 | | | Maladera (Aserica) graeca Petrovitz, 1969 | | | Omaloplia (Omaloplia) erythroptera Frivaldszky, 1835 | | | Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886 | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) suturellus Brullé, 1832 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) tesquorum Semenov & Me..., 1927 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | European rhinoceros beetle | | Oryctes nasicornis kuntzeni Minck, 1914 | | | Oxythyrea cinctella Schaum, 1841 | | | Oxythyrea dulcis Reitter, 1898 | | | Pentodon algerinus (Fuessly, 1778) | ⇒ Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789 | | Pentodon algerinus algerinus (Fuessly, 1778) | ⇒ Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789 | | Pentodon algerinus dispar Baudi, 1870 | | | Pentodon bidens sulcifrons Kuster, 1848 | | | Pentodon idiota Herbst, 1789 | | | Pentodon idiota idiota Herbst, 1789 | | | Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771 | | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) albertischulzi Kuntzen, 1933 | | | Polyphylla boryi albertischultzi Kuntzen, 1933 | | | Protaetia (Netocia) afflicta Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Protaetia afflicta afflicta Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Protaetia angustata angustata Germar, 1817 | | | Protaetia (Netocia) cretica Kraatz, 1880 | | | Protaetia (Netocia) opaca (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Potosia opaca Fabricius, 1787 | | Protaetia opaca cretica Kraatz, 1880 | | | Rhizotrogus creticus (Brenske, 1891) | ⇒ Amphimallon atrum Herbst, 1790 | | Temnorhynchus (Temnorhynchus) baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856 | | | Temnorhynchus baal baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856 | | | Tropinota (Epicometis) hirta Poda, 1761 | Blossom feeder | | Tropinota hirta hirta Poda, 1761 | | | Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783 | | | Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bug flower chafer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Crete | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 9
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
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Scarabaeidae at itis.gov
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