Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 896
35668
239021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 524
27533
203737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 146
11745
86825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 125
10691
74394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 15
1621
14333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 15
1621
14333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Africa
15 Families width 14333 Species and 1283 Subspecies | Aphodiidae Leach, 1815 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Belohinidae Paulian, 1959 | Belohina inexpectata | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cetoniidae (Leach, 1815) | Flower beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 176 | Species | Taxom | | Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819 | Bumble bee scarab beetle | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905 | Enigmatic scarab beetle | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 226 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 248 | Species | Taxom | | Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817) | Chafers | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870 | Sand-loving scarab beetle | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861 | Rain beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819) | | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 13254 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 188 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Africa | Family | Aphodiidae
Leach, 1815
| 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Belohinidae
Paulian, 1959
Belohina inexpectata | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cetoniidae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers, Rose chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 35
176 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Glaphyridae
MacLeay, 1819
bumble bee scarab beetle, Bumble bee scarab beetles, The bumble bee scarab beetles | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Glaresidae
Kolbe, 1905
enigmatic scarab beetle, Enigmatic scarab beetles | 1
32 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles | 37
226 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 38
248 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Melolonthidae
Leach, 1817
Chafers, June beetles, May beetles | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ochodaeidae ♰
Mulsant & Rey, 1870
sand-loving scarab beetle, Sand-loving scarab beetles | 9
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Passalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg | 21
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pleocomidae
LeConte, 1861
rain beetle, Rain beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rutelidae
MacLeay, 1819
| 17
76 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 1437
13254 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Trogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles | 6
188 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
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