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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Somerset (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
383
2600
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
2597
4664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
362
2559
4609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2262
4221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
621
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
528
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
80
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
80
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
68
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
22
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somerset
22 Genera with 48 Species
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Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Circellium Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1891Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Macroderes Westwood, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197717SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Sarophorus Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset
48 Species
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781Flightless dung beetle
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris capensis Waterhouse, 1891
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Epirinus obtusus Boheman, 1857
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
Gymnopleurus humanus MacLeay, 1821
Kheper bonellii MacLeay, 1821
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Macroderes nitidus Harold, 1877
Macroderes politulus (Preudhomme d..., 1880)⇒ Macroderes bias Olivier, 1789
Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus conspicuus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus incanus MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
Onthophagus mjobergi Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus perpilosus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus vilis Harold, 1877
Onthophagus xanthochlorus Walter & Cam..., 1977
Pachysoma aesculapius Olivier, 1789
Phalops bubalus Harold, 1867
Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
Sarophorus tuberculatus Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus ambiguus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus suri Hausmann, 1807
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Uroxys tuberculatus Lansberge, 1874

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Somerset
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov