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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Mediterranean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
134
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
133
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
126
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
92
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
5
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
5
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
10
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
10
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mediterranean Sea
10 Genera with 14 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 1790Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Nobiellus1SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Potosia Mulsant & Rey, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mediterranean Sea
14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Anomala (Anomala) ausonia Erichson, 1847
Anomala (Dichomala) devota Rossi, 1790
Calamosternus trucidatus Harold, 1863
Cetonia aurata pallida Drury, 1770
Cetonia delagrangei Boucard, 1893
Cetonia delagrangei delagrangei Boucard, 1893
Melinopterus tingens Reitter, 1892
Nobiellus bonnairei Reitter, 1892
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Potosia opaca Fabricius, 1787
Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosissima (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Cetonischema speciossissima Scopoli, 1786
Protaetia (Netocia) afflicta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Protaetia (Netocia) opaca (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Potosia opaca Fabricius, 1787
Protaetia trojana ephesia Tauzin, 1993
Tropinota hirta suturalis Reitter, 1913

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Mediterranean Sea
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
2
Genus
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