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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region South Germany (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
575
4785
11639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
572
4781
11635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
518
4649
11330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
3863
9841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
96
1269
3122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1104
2626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
83
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
83
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
66
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Germany
66 Genera with 123 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1851Shining Leaf Chafer5SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1835Christmas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Bodilopsis Adám, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1862Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Coptochirus Harold, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplothece Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicometis Burmeister, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eupoecila Burmeister, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupoides Handlirsch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimus Le Peletier ..., 1758Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 01SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1832Monkey Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Lepithrix Nietner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrix Lepeletier &..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Limarus Mulsant & Rey, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Megalosoma Kirby, 1877Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1812Billy witch3SpeciesTaxom
Melolonthites Heer, 18477SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Metanastes Arrow, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Neagolius Kozhantschikov, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184317SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Parammoecius Seidlitz, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1975Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1758Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19714SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1862Bee beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Germany
123 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Agrilinus convexus Erichson, 1848
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Anomala adscita Robinson, 1941
Anomala fugax O. Heer, 1862
Anomala solida (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Anomala immatura Boheman, 1860
Anomala testaceipennis (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Anomala nitidula Blanchard, 1851
Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius anteactus Krell, 2000
Aphodius brevipennis (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Aphodius foetidus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius meyeri Heer, 1847
Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Cetonia defossa Weyenbergh, 1869
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris druidum O. Heer, 1862
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Copris subterranea O. Heer, 1862
Coptochirus brachypterus Harold, 1868
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplothece scissa A. Bode, 1953
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758Subterranean small dung beetle
Eupoecila intricata Lea, 1914Aneeko beetle
Geotrupoides lithographicus Deichmüller, 1886
Gnorimus aedilis Heer, 1862
Gnorimus nobilis Linnaeus, 1758Noble Chafer
Gymnopleurus deperditus O. Heer, 1862
Gymnopleurus rotundatus O. Heer, 1862
Gymnopleurus sisyphus O. Heer, 1847
Harmogaster intrusus
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Hoplia graminicola Fabricius, 1792
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia pollinosa (Krynicky, 1832)⇒ Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Lepithrix germanica Heer, 1862
Lepitrix germanica O. Heer, 1862
Limarus maculatus Sturm, 1800
Megalosoma canestrinii Fedrizzi, 1877
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha pectoralis (Megerle von ..., 1812)⇒ Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolonthites aciculata O. Heer, 1847
Melolonthites aciculatus Heer, 1847
Melolonthites deperdita Heer, 1847
Melolonthites deperditus Heer, 1847
Melolonthites lavateri Heer, 1847
Melolonthites obsoleta Heer, 1847
Melolonthites obsoletus Heer, 1847
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metanastes denudatus A. Bode, 1953
Neagolius montivagus Erichson, 1848
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Omaloplia nigromarginata Herbst, 1786
Oniticellus amplicollis (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Helictopleurus neoamplicollis Krell, 2000
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus bisontinus Heer, 1862
Onthophagus crassus (Heer, 1862)⇒ Parascatonomus tricornis Wiedemann, 1823
Onthophagus immundus Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus ovatulus Heer, 1847
Onthophagus prodromus Heer, 1862
Onthophagus urus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Onthophagus urusheeri Krell, 2000
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Osmoderma eremita Scopoli, 1763Hermit Beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus abax Sharp, 1875
Parammoecius gibbus Germar, 1817
Pelidnota frommeri Hardy, 1975
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Protaetia (Cetonischema) aeruginosa (Drury, 1770)⇒ Cetonischema speciossissima Scopoli, 1786
Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosissima (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Cetonischema speciossissima Scopoli, 1786
Protaetia (Eupotosia) affinis Andersch, 1797
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Protaetia (Netocia) fieberi (Kraatz, 1880)⇒ Potosia fieberi Kraatz, 1880
Protaetia acuminata Fabricius, 1775
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus cicatricosus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus longimanus Heer, 1847
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scarabaeus proserpinae O. Heer, 1862
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica minutula (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Gynaecoserica pellecta Brenske, 1896
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus seminulum (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichius amoenus Heer, 1847
Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758Bee Beetle
Trichius gallicus (Dejean, 1821)⇒ Coilodera penicillata Hope, 1831
Trichius lugubris O. Heer, 1862
Trichius rotundatus O. Heer, 1862
Trichius sexualis Bedel, 1906
Trichius unifasciatus O. Heer, 1862
Tropinota (Epicometis) hirta Poda, 1761Blossom feeder
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer
Valgus oeningensis O. Heer, 1862
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in South Germany
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
21
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
13
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
11
33
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