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Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Gwynedd (North Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
240
1260
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
1258
2148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
229
1241
2124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1112
1957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
254
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
41
206
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gwynedd
12 Genera with 15 Species
Acrossus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gwynedd
15 Species
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Nimbus obliteratus Panzer, 1823
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Gwynedd
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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