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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
4266
8548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
4263
8545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
491
4143
8367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
341
3543
7486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
1124
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
78
963
1880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
70
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
70
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
54
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast England
54 Genera with 82 Species
#ABCDEGLMNOPRSTV
Acrossidius Schmidt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acrossus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Adoryphorus Blackburn, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1868Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1835Christmas beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Archophileurus Kolbe, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Costelytra Given, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets5SpeciesTaxom
Euheptaulacus Dellacasa, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphana Burmeister, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Limarus Mulsant & Rey, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1876Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Omocrates E. Mulsant &..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 189411SpeciesTaxom
Orizabus Fairmaire, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxygrylius Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Paraschizognathus Ohaus, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnotites Cockerell, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pelindusia OS Vialov & ..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pericoptus Burmeister, 1775Small sand scarab2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pyronota Boisduval, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast England
82 Species
Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847Black-headed pasture cockchafer
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Adoryphorus couloni Burmeister, 1847Australian black beetle
Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787Dune sand scarab beetle
Alocoderus holdereri Reitter, 1900
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Anomala cavifrons LeConte, 1868Redeye triplefin
Anoplognathus olivieri Dalman, 1817Christmas beetle
Anoplognathus pallidicollis Blanchard, 1851Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus porosus Dalman, 1817
Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius holdereri Reitter, 1900
Archophileurus cribrosus LeConte, 1854
Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Costelytra zealandica White, 1846Grass grub
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diphucephala colaspidoides Gyllenhall, 1817Green scarab beetle
Diplotaxis atratula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis belfragei Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis cribulosa LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis mentalis Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis truncatula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Euheptaulacus sus Herbst, 1783
Euheptaulacus villosus Gyllenhal, 1806
Glycyphana bimaculata Kraatz, 1885
Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918Consobrina cane grub
Limarus zenkeri Germar, 1813
Macrodactylus uniformis Horn, 1876Western Rose Chafer
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Nimbus obliteratus Panzer, 1823
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omocrates depressus Blanchard, 1850
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) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus anisocerus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus capella (Kirby, 1818)⇒ Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus fuliginosus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus rupicapra Waterhouse, 1894
Orizabus ligyroides Horn, 1885
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxygrylius ruginasus LeConte, 1856
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Paraschizognathus prasinus Boisduval, 1835
Pelidnotites atavus T. D. A. Coc..., 1920
Pelindusia percealleni E. A. Jarzem..., 1995
Pericoptus punctatus White, 1846Small sand scarab
Pericoptus truncatus Fabricius, 1775Ngungutawa
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Pyronota edwardsi Sharp, 1876
Pyronota festiva Fabricius, 1775Kekerewai manuka chafer
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Rhopaea magnicornis Blackburn, 1888Brown Cockchafer
Saprosites cascus E. B. Britton, 1960
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, 1835Pruinose scarab
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Southeast England
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
22
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
14
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
15
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