Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region La Palma (Canary Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 164
637
769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 164
637
769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 153
601
726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
501
617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 34
168
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 32
156
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
22
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
22
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 18
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for La Palma
18 Genera with 17 Species | Alocoderus Schmidt, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancognatha Erichson, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchetus Bedel, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodiloides | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1764 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirinus Reiche, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogomphus Burmeister, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Isonychus Mannerheim, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macraspis MacLeay, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megasoma Kirby, 1775 | Elephant beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ontherus Erichson, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydema Laporte, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Strategus Kirby, 1828 | Ox Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for La Palma
17 Species | Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798 | | | Ancognatha scarabaeoides Erichson, 1847 | | | Ancognatha ustulata Burmeister, 1847 | | | Ateuchetus laticollis Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821) | ⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821 | | Heterogomphus dilaticollis Burmeister, 1847 | | | Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789 | Scarab beetle | | Macraspis rufonitida Burmeister, 1844 | | | Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775 | Elephant beetle | | Ontherus lunicollis Génier, 1996 | | | Pachydema obscurella Wollaston, 1864 | | | Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803 | | Trigonopeltastes femoratus Howden, 1968 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in La Palma | 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
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | 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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