Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Shropshire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2394
5181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 355
2394
5181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 338
2360
5125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 260
2033
4603 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 73
596
1181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 67
524
970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
24
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
24
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 18
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Shropshire
18 Genera with 24 Species | Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplognathus Leach, 1835 | Christmas beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bisallardiana Antoine, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1775 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1801 | Billy witch | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neorrhina Thomson, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1790 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllopertha Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shropshire
24 Species | Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792 | | | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774 | | | Anoplognathus montanus MacLeay, 1873 | | | Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Bisallardiana gymnopleura Fischer von ..., 1823 | | | Bisallardiana variabilis MacLeay, 1863 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Flower beetle | | Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775 | | | Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775 | Welsh Chafer | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | Chestnut cockchafer | | Neorrhina punctatum Donovan, 1805 | Punctate Flower Chafer | | Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790) | ⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790 | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913 | | Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Shropshire | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 1
2 | Genus
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
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov
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