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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Falkenberg (Halland County, Sweden)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
262
1415
2267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1413
2265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1381
2210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1219
2012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
61
382
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
330
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
28
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
28
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
23
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Falkenberg (Sweden)
23 Genera with 31 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1763Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Bodilopsis Adám, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1801Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1758Bee beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Falkenberg (Sweden)
31 Species
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787Dune sand scarab beetle
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Chilothorax conspurcatus Linnaeus, 1758
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758Bee Beetle
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Falkenberg (Sweden)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
13
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
4
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
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