Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Lower Saxony (North Germany, Germany)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 408
2293
4093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 406
2290
4090 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 374
2228
3987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 245
1788
3289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 83
809
1701 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 75
708
1424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
41
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
41
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 32
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lower Saxony
32 Genera with 38 Species #ABCDLMNOPRSTV
| Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aegialia Latreille, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agoliinus Schmidt, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758 | European Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1941 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bodilopsis Adám, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1862 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplothece Bode, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limarus Mulsant & Rey, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1801 | Billy witch | 2 | Species | Taxom | Melolonthites Heer, 1847 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Metanastes Arrow, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1758 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllopertha Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1950 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1758 | Lined June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodius Fallen, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodaphodius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichius Fabricius, 1821 | Bee beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lower Saxony
38 Species | Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792 | | | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787 | Dune sand scarab beetle | | Agoliinus nemoralis Erichson, 1848 | | | Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774 | | | Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758 | Cliff Beetle | | Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845 | | Anomala adscita Robinson, 1941 | | | Aphodius (Acrossus) rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Flower beetle | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Copris subterraneus Heer, 1862 | | | Diplothece scissa ♰ A. Bode, 1953 | | | Limarus maculatus Sturm, 1800 | | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | Chestnut cockchafer | | Metanastes denudatus ♰ A. Bode, 1953 | | | Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | European rhinoceros beetle | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913 | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950 | | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840 | | Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994 | | Protaetia acuminata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Psammodius asper (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Psammodius sulcicollis Illiger, 1802 | | Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787 | | | Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bee Beetle | | Trichius gallicus (Dejean, 1821) | ⇒ Coilodera penicillata Hope, 1831 | | Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bug flower chafer | | Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Lower Saxony | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 4
6 | Genera
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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
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