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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Lower Franconia (Bavaria, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
248
1391
2363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
248
1391
2363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
238
1369
2326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
1160
2010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
52
294
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
49
256
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Franconia
13 Genera with 19 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1941Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1801Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1758Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 17891SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1906Bee beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Franconia
19 Species
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Anomala adscita Robinson, 1941
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Protaetia (Cetonischema) aeruginosa (Drury, 1770)⇒ Cetonischema speciossissima Scopoli, 1786
Protaetia (Eupotosia) affinis Andersch, 1797
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Protaetia acuminata Fabricius, 1775
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758Bee Beetle
Trichius sexualis Bedel, 1906
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Lower Franconia
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
1
1
Genus
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