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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Northern Isles (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
717
1148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
716
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
177
690
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
558
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
32
176
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
28
131
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Isles
7 Genera with 9 Species
Acrossus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Corynophyllus Hope, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18502SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogeniates Ohaus, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Isles
9 Species
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Corynophyllus fortnumi Hope, 1845
Liparetrus ater MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus xanthotrichus Blanchard, 1850
Onthophagus pentacanthus Harold, 1867Five horned dung beetle
Pseudogeniates intermedius Ohaus, 1914
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Northern Isles
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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