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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Somerset (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
383
2600
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
2597
4664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
362
2559
4609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2262
4221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
621
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
528
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
80
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
80
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
68
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somerset
68 Genera with 116 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Amphiceratodon Huchet, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anisorrhina Westwood, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Australaphodius Balthasar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1891Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 18446SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1880Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocnemis1SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lepithrix Nietner, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Listrochelus Blanchard, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Macroderes Westwood, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Mausoleopsis Lansberge, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197717SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1775Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomoides Dellacasa, D..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Paramaladera Nikolajev, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Phobetus LeConte, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Platychelus Burmeister, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1914Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeolus Balthasar, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Trichostetha Burmeister, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 18701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset
116 Species
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Alloblackburneus tenuistriatus Horn, 1887
Amphiceratodon argonautes Huchet, 2002
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Anisorrhina flavomaculata Fabricius, 1798
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892Little pasture cockchafer
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris capensis Waterhouse, 1891
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Diaplochelus longipes Fabricius, 1787
Dichelus acanthopus Burmeister, 1844
Dichelus dentipes Fabricius, 1781
Dichelus expansus Péringuey, 1902
Dichelus holosericeus Burmeister, 1844
Dichelus luctuosus Péringuey, 1902
Dichelus villosus Burmeister, 1844
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Diplotaxis texana LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Epirinus obtusus Boheman, 1857
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Gymnopleurus humanus MacLeay, 1821
Harmogaster exarata Harold, 1861
Heterochelus viridicollis Blanchard, 1850
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia (Hoplia) dispar LeConte, 1880
Hoplocnemis auriventris Burmeister, 1844
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepithrix ornatella Péringuey, 1902
Lepithrix stigma DeGeer, 1778
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Listrochelus pulcher Linell, 1896
Macroderes nitidus Harold, 1877
Macroderes politulus (Preudhomme d..., 1880)⇒ Macroderes bias Olivier, 1789
Mausoleopsis amabilis Schaum, 1844
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus conspicuus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus incanus MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus mjobergi Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus perpilosus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus vilis Harold, 1877
Onthophagus xanthochlorus Walter & Cam..., 1977
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Oxyomoides sepultus Cartwright, 1944
Pachysoma aesculapius Olivier, 1789
Paramaladera alternata LeConte, 1856
Peritrichia abdominalis Burmeister, 1844
Peritrichia nigrita Blanchard, 1850
Phalops bubalus Harold, 1867
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sequoiana Saylor, 1936Olive blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sodalis Reinhard, 1940Striated sabretooth blenny
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Platychelus hoploides Burmeister, 1844
Platychelus pyropygus Burmeister, 1844
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) nigra Casey, 1914
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) sobrina Casey, 1914
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Sarophorus tuberculatus Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeolus intricatus Fabricius, 1801
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807
Schizonycha capensis Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha fartula Péringuey, 1904
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica falcata Dawson, 1933
Serica serotina LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Stenotothorax gentilis Horn, 1887
Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793Sand Chafer
Temnorhynchus retusus Fabricius, 1781Plate-faced beetle
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichonotulus pilosellus Schmidt, 1907
Trichostetha fascicularis Donovan, 1805
Trichostetha signata Fabricius, 1775
Uroxys tuberculatus Lansberge, 1874
Valgus californicus Horn, 1870Kaston sac spider

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Somerset
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
13
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironinae
Blanchard, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
19
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
22
48
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