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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Upper Eocene (Eocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
502
2714
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
2709
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
471
2646
5393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
2090
4419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
749
1241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
689
1131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
28
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
28
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
17
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Upper Eocene
17 Genera with 34 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 1914Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Anomalites Fritsch, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 200010SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1912Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1914Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Listrochelus Blanchard, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1912Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Miolachnosterna Wickham, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1916June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1914Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoscelis Bates, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Eocene
34 Species
Anomala exterranea H. F. Wickham, 1914
Anomala scudderi H. F. Wickham, 1914
Anomalites fugitivus A. Frič, 1885
Aphodius aboriginalis H. F. Wickham, 1912
Aphodius florissantensis H. F. Wickham, 1911
Aphodius granarioides H. F. Wickham, 1913
Aphodius inundatus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Aphodius laminicola H. F. Wickham, 1910
Aphodius mediaevus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Aphodius praeemptor H. F. Wickham, 1913
Aphodius senex H. F. Wickham, 1914
Aphodius shoshonis H. F. Wickham, 1912
Aphodius theobaldi Krell, 2000
Ataenius europaeus G. Quiel, 1911
Ataenius patescens S. H. Scudder, 1900
Ataenius restructus H. F. Wickham, 1912
Diplotaxis aurora H. F. Wickham, 1913
Diplotaxis simplicipes H. F. Wickham, 1912
Hoplia striatipennis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Ligyrus compositus H. F. Wickham, 1911
Ligyrus effetus (H. F. Wickham, 1914)⇒ Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774
Listrochelus puerilis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Macrodactylus pluto H. F. Wickham, 1912
Macrodactylus propheticus H. F. Wickham, 1912
Miolachnosterna tristoides Wickham, 1914
Oxyomus nearcticus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Phyllophaga disrupta T. D. A. Coc..., 1927
Phyllophaga extincta H. F. Wickham, 1916
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Saprosites succini R. Zang, 1905
Serica antediluviana H. F. Wickham, 1912
Serica cockerelli H. F. Wickham, 1914
Strategus cessatus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Trichoscelis patefacta Melander, 1949

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Upper Eocene
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
2
Genus
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