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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
1807
3318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
375
1797
3306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
1717
3172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
224
1264
2441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
585
1018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
513
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
51
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
51
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
35
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Neogene
35 Genera with 75 Species
#ACEGHLMOPRSTVZ
Adoretus Laporte, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1994Shining Leaf Chafer13SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Calcitoryctes Krell, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Canthochilum Chapin, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Cheirotonus Hope, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1862Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Elytridium Heer, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Genonota Zhang, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimus Le Peletier ..., 1862Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrix Lepeletier &..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Macronota Hoffmansegg, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Magniscarabaeus Hong, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1878Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Melolonthites Heer, 18478SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Mioserica Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 20007SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Paleotrichius Poinar, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Petraeianus Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Petulantis Zhang & al., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Scelocopris Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1862Bee beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Zhangsunia Krell, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neogene
75 Species
Adoretus recticlypeus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Adoretus rhinus J. Zhang, 1994
Anachalcos mfwangani R. Paulian, 1976
Anomala amblobelia J. F. Zhang, 1989
Anomala brachytarsia J. Zhang, 1994
Anomala endoxa J. Zhang, 1994
Anomala eversa J. F. Zhang, 1989
Anomala fugax O. Heer, 1862
Anomala furva Y. C. Hong, 1983
Anomala lochmocola J. F. Zhang, 1989
Anomala orcina J. Zhang, 1994
Anomala palaeobrunnea Hong, 1985
Anomala punctulata J. F. Zhang, 1989
Anomala scia J. F. Zhang, 1989
Anomala synemosyna J. F. Zhang, 1989
Anomala ursa J. Zhang, 1994
Aphodius (Acrossus) rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius anteactus Krell, 2000
Aphodius bosniaskii A. Handlirsch, 1907
Aphodius brevipennis (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Aphodius foetidus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius meyeri Heer, 1847
Calcitoryctes magnificus F. T. Krell, 2011
Canthochilum alleni Tarasov & Va..., 2016
Canthochilum philipsivieorum Tarasov & Va..., 2016
Cheirotonus otai K. Ueda, 1989
Copris (Copris) kartlinus O. N. Kabakov, 1988
Copris druidum O. Heer, 1862
Copris leakeyorum R. Paulian, 1976
Copris subterranea O. Heer, 1862
Genonota mochthera J. F. Zhang, 1989
Genonota scola J. F. Zhang, 1989
Gnorimus aedilis Heer, 1862
Gymnopleurus deperditus O. Heer, 1862
Gymnopleurus rotundatus O. Heer, 1862
Gymnopleurus sisyphus O. Heer, 1847
Heliocopris antiquus I. Fujiyama, 1968
Holotrichia cressona J. Zhang, 1994
Holotrichia spatha J. F. Zhang, 1989
Lepitrix germanica O. Heer, 1862
Macronota shandongiana J. F. Zhang, 1989
Magniscarabaeus furvus Hong, 1988
Melolontha solitaria O. Novák, 1878
Melolonthites aciculata O. Heer, 1847
Melolonthites deperdita Heer, 1847
Melolonthites interemtus Cockerell, 1926
Melolonthites kollari Heer, 1847
Melolonthites laterosinuatus Piton, 1935
Melolonthites lavateri Heer, 1847
Melolonthites obsoleta Heer, 1847
Melolonthites parschlugiana Heer, 1847
Metacatharsius rusingae R. Paulian, 1976
Mioserica margelis J. F. Zhang, 1989
Oniticellus amplicollis (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Helictopleurus neoamplicollis Krell, 2000
Onthophagus bisontinus Heer, 1862
Onthophagus crassus (Heer, 1862)⇒ Parascatonomus tricornis Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus ovatulus Heer, 1847
Onthophagus prodromus Heer, 1862
Onthophagus spitsbergeniensis Krell, 2010
Onthophagus urus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus urusheeri Krell, 2000
Onthophagus urusheeri Krell, 2000
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Paleotrichius dominicanus G. Poinar, 2011
Petraeianus ruderatus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Petulantis yimengensis J. Zhang, 1994
Rhizotrogus longimanus Heer, 1847
Scarabaeus proserpinae O. Heer, 1862
Scelocopris enertheus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Serica minutula (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Gynaecoserica pellecta Brenske, 1896
Trichius aedilis O. Heer, 1862
Trichius amoenus Heer, 1847
Trichius lugubris O. Heer, 1862
Trichius rotundatus O. Heer, 1862
Trichius unifasciatus O. Heer, 1862
Valgus oeningensis O. Heer, 1862
Zhangsunia extumida J. Zhang, 1994

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Neogene
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuchirinae
Hope, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
11
22
Genera
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