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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Hatfield forest (Colchester, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
236
1069
1735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1069
1735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
229
1053
1715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
929
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
369
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
321
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
15
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hatfield forest
15 Genera with 19 Species
Acrossus Mulsant, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hatfield forest
19 Species
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Nimbus obliteratus Panzer, 1823
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Hatfield forest
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
13
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
1
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