Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Leicestershire (East Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 273
1538
2892 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 272
1537
2891 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 261
1516
2860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 208
1332
2616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 68
555
1142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 63
484
941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
25
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
25
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 18
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Leicestershire
18 Genera with 23 Species | Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1774 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1775 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limarus Mulsant & Rey, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1758 | Billy witch | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyomus Dejean, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiogonus Mulsant, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Leicestershire
23 Species | Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792 | | | Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Flower beetle | | Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775 | | | Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775 | Welsh Chafer | | Limarus zenkeri Germar, 1813 | | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783 | | | Nimbus obliteratus Panzer, 1823 | | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763 | Forest small dung beetle | | Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789 | | | Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827 | | | Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Leicestershire
 | | 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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