Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 411
2923
5908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 409
2920
5906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 389
2859
5790 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 286
2476
5174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 74
660
1265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 69
561
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
49
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
49
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 37
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Scottish Highlands
37 Genera with 49 Species #ABCDIMNOPRST
| Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Adoryphorus Blackburn, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegialia Latreille, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agoliinus Schmidt, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allothnonius Britton, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisonyx Latreille, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplognathus Leach, 1835 | Christmas beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchus Weber, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Campulipus Kirby, 1827 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946 | Tumblebug | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodus MacLeay, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1847 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ichnestoma Gory & Perch..., 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1801 | Billy witch | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microvalgus Kraatz, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1842 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllopertha Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdotis Burmeister, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinyptia Burmeister, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saulostomus Waterhouse, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scitala Erichson, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichius Fabricius, 1758 | Bee beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichostetha Burmeister, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Scottish Highlands
49 Species | Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792 | | | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Adoryphorus canei Carne, 1957 | | | Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787 | Dune sand scarab beetle | | Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808 | Northern Dung Beetle | | Agoliinus nemoralis Erichson, 1848 | | | Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774 | | | Alloblackburneus geomysi Cartwright, 1939 | | | Allothnonius brooksi Britton, 1978 | | | Anisonyx hilaris Péringuey, 1902 | | | Anoplognathus montanus MacLeay, 1873 | | | Anoplognathus parvulus Waterhouse, 1873 | Golden Christmas beetle | | Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Blackburneus morogoroensis Petrovitz, 1969 | | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859 | | | Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843 | | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Cryptodus piceus Germar, 1848 | | | Dyscinetus picipes Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Ichnestoma cuspidata Fabricius, 1787 | | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | Chestnut cockchafer | | Mesontoplatys dorsalis Klug, 1855 | | | Microvalgus dubius Lea, 1914 | | | Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783 | | | Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842 | | | Onthophagus capella (Kirby, 1818) | ⇒ Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891 | | Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858) | ⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867 | | Onthophagus mniszechi Harold, 1869 | Kershaw´s burying beetle | | Onthophagus pentacanthus Harold, 1867 | Five horned dung beetle | | Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913 | | Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827 | | | Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994 | | Rhabdotis semipunctata Fabricius, 1787 | | | Rhinyptia suturalis Kraatz, 1895 | | | Saulostomus villosus Waterhouse, 1878 | Hairy scarab | | Scarabaeus spretus zur Strassen, 1962 | | | Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842 | Shiny pasture scarab | | Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bee Beetle | | Trichostetha coetzeri Holm & Marais, 1988 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 7
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
4 | 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 | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
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