Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Terceira Island (Azores)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 206
786
1096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
781
1091 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 199
777
1085 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 133
573
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 41
243
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 38
212
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 1
11
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 1
11
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Terceira Island
11 Genera with 13 Species | Aegialia Latreille, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brindalus Landin, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1767 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodius Fallen, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Terceira Island
13 Species | Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787 | Dune sand scarab beetle | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Brindalus porcicollis Illiger, 1803 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789 | Scarab beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) illyricus Scopoli, 1763 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761 | | | Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798 | | | Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796 | Cut small dung beetle | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844 | Awkward-winged small dung beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Terceira Island | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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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