Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Gower Peninsula (Swansea, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 239
1335
2575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 238
1334
2574 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 233
1321
2554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
1171
2363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 42
305
572 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 38
255
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
22
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
22
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 18
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Gower Peninsula
18 Genera with 23 Species | Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aegialia Latreille, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1763 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1783 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bodiloides | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1775 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1758 | Billy witch | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1790 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllopertha Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiogonus Mulsant, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodius Fallen, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodaphodius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sigorus Mulsant & Rey, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gower Peninsula
23 Species | Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792 | | | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787 | Dune sand scarab beetle | | Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845 | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783 | | | Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781 | | | Chilothorax conspurcatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775 | Welsh Chafer | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790) | ⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790 | | Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913 | | Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789 | | | Psammodius asper (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Psammodius sulcicollis Illiger, 1802 | | Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787 | | | Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792 | Mahogany Ridgeback scarab | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Gower Peninsula
 | | 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
|
