Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Sussex (Southeast England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 330
1798
2975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 328
1796
2973 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
1757
2913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 231
1552
2672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 62
443
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 56
380
575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
18
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
18
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 15
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sussex
15 Genera with 17 Species | Aegialia Latreille, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodiloides | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1758 | Billy witch | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omaloplia Schönherr, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omocrates E. Mulsant &..., 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyomus Dejean, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saprosites Redtenbacher, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scitala Erichson, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericesthis Hope, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sussex
17 Species | Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787 | Dune sand scarab beetle | | Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781 | | | Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Dull tumblebug | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849 | | Omocrates depressus Blanchard, 1850 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842 | | | Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763 | Forest small dung beetle | | Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827 | | | Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847 | | | Saprosites cascus ♰ E. B. Britton, 1960 | | | Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842 | Shiny pasture scarab | | Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, 1835 | Pruinose scarab | | Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835 | Dusky pasture scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Sussex
 | | 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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