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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Wallonia (Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
427
3576
7879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
424
3569
7869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
404
3517
7741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
2915
6742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
679
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
593
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
44
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
44
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
34
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wallonia
34 Genera with 55 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1790European Chafers3SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1763Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Coprimorphus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimus Le Peletier ..., 1758Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1801Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17819SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 17891SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1821Bee beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wallonia
55 Species
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon ater (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Amphimallon atrum Herbst, 1790
Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Aphodius (Acrossus) rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius (Chilothorax) sticticus (Panzer, 1798)⇒ Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798
Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Melinopterus) prodromus (Braham, 1790)⇒ Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790
Aphodius (Nimbus) contaminatus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius (Otophorus) haemorrhoidalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Chilothorax paykulli Bedel, 1907
Coprimorphus scrutator Herbst, 1789
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Gnorimus nobilis Linnaeus, 1758Noble Chafer
Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758Variable Chafer
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Mimela junii Duftschmid, 1805
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
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 (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789
Protaetia (Potosia) metallica Herbst, 1782
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758Bee Beetle
Trichius gallicus (Dejean, 1821)⇒ Coilodera penicillata Hope, 1831
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Wallonia
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
13
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
11
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