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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Heidelberg (Karlsruhe, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
199
831
927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
829
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
814
908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
715
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
38
207
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
182
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
24
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Heidelberg
24 Genera with 26 Species
#ACDEHMOPS
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1763Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1835Christmas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Coptochirus Harold, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicometis Burmeister, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eupoecila Burmeister, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 01SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1832Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1812Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heidelberg
26 Species
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Coptochirus brachypterus Harold, 1868
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Eupoecila intricata Lea, 1914Aneeko beetle
Harmogaster intrusus
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia pollinosa (Krynicky, 1832)⇒ Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha pectoralis (Megerle von ..., 1812)⇒ Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Heidelberg
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
6
10
Genera
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