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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Ionian Islands (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
295
1748
2780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
294
1747
2779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1696
2681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1482
2355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
445
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
50
360
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
28
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ionian Islands
28 Genera with 38 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1775Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Heterocnemis Albers, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1889June beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1758Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1833Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ionian Islands
38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Anomala (Anomala) vitis Fabricius, 1775Vine Chafer
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824
Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Haplidia graeca Kraatz, 1882
Heterocnemis (Heterocnemis) graeca Brullé, 1832
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Oxythyrea cinctella Schaum, 1841
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Pentodon bidens Pallas, 1771
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longispina Smith, 1889
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Protaetia (Netocia) angustata Germar, 1817
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Serica evidens Blatchley, 1919
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Serica vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833Hairy Flower Scarab
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
16
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
2
2
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