Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 425
3413
8111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 425
3413
8111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3364
8028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 293
2941
7315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 86
912
2196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 77
808
1829 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
49
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
49
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 39
66 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for West Midlands
39 Genera with 66 Species #ABCDEHMNOPRSTV
| Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aegialia Latreille, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agoliinus Schmidt, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758 | European Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplognathus Leach, 1835 | Christmas beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1900 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Bisallardiana Antoine, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bodilopsis Adám, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1847 | Tumblebug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupleurus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1775 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1801 | Billy witch | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neorrhina Thomson, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1790 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllopertha Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiogonus Mulsant, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Platytomus Mulsant, 1842 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodaphodius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sigorus Mulsant & Rey, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichiotinus Casey, 1915 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Midlands
66 Species | Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792 | | | Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Aegialia sabuleti Panzer, 1797 | | | Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808 | Northern Dung Beetle | | Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774 | | | Alloblackburneus aegrotus Horn, 1870 | | | Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758 | Cliff Beetle | | Anoplognathus montanus MacLeay, 1873 | | | Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835 | | | Aphodius (Acrossus) rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Chilothorax) distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | Maculated Dung Beetle | | Aphodius (Nialus) plagiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767 | | Aphodius (Teuchestes) fossor (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius fimitarius C. Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Aphodius holdereri Reitter, 1900 | | | Ataenius cylindrus (Horn, 1871) | ⇒ Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871 | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871 | Scratchbush | | Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861 | Antarctic blennies | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Bisallardiana gymnopleura Fischer von ..., 1823 | | | Bisallardiana variabilis MacLeay, 1863 | | | Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832 | | Canthon perplexus LeConte, 1847 | | | Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Flower beetle | | Chilothorax conspurcatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Chilothorax paykulli Bedel, 1907 | | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775 | | | Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Subterranean small dung beetle | | Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775 | Welsh Chafer | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | Chestnut cockchafer | | Neorrhina punctatum Donovan, 1805 | Punctate Flower Chafer | | Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783 | | | Nimbus obliteratus Panzer, 1823 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809 | Surf blenny | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790) | ⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790 | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Phileurus truncatus Palisot de B..., 1807 | Triceratops Beetle | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913 | | Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789 | | | Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787 | | | Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792 | Mahogany Ridgeback scarab | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in West Midlands | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 22
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 2
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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