Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Inverness (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 257
1330
2176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 256
1328
2175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 245
1299
2134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 193
1151
1935 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 45
235
354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 41
182
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Inverness
14 Genera with 17 Species | Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchus Weber, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946 | Tumblebug | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1847 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strigoderma Burmeister, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Inverness
17 Species | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Alloblackburneus geomysi Cartwright, 1939 | | | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859 | | | Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843 | | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Dyscinetus picipes Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Euphoria sepulchralis (Fabricius, 1801) | ⇒ Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | | Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | | Mesontoplatys dorsalis Klug, 1855 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | Strigoderma pygmaea Fabricius, 1798 | Pygmy Chafer | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Inverness | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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