Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Palestine (West Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 190
966
1706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 190
966
1706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 185
957
1696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 120
666
1245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 29
258
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 26
139
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
22
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
22
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 16
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Palestine
16 Genera with 21 Species | Ateuchus Weber, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brancoplia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805 | Tumblebug | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocanthon Halffter, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onitis Fabricius, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1847 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1792 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strigoderma Burmeister, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1876 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palestine
21 Species | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Brancoplia leucaspis Castelnau, 1840 | | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823 | | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) puncticollis (LeConte, 1866) | ⇒ Canthon punctatus Schmidt, 1922 | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832 | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | Dark Flower Scarab | | Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823 | | | Onitis numida Castelnau, 1840 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871 | Dung beetle | | Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892 | | | Oryctes agamemnon Burmeister, 1847 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793 | Sand Chafer | | Trichiotinus texanus Horn, 1876 | | | Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771 | Delta Flower Scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Palestine | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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