Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Athens (Attica, Greece)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 234
997
1328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 234
997
1328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 218
962
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
822
1110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 44
223
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 38
179
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
30
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
30
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Athens
5 Families width 35 Species
Genera for Athens
30 Genera with 35 Species #ACDEGOPSTV
| Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1824 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geohowdenius Zunino, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupes Latreille, 1775 | Dor Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | Odonteus Samouelle, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omorgus Erichson, 1775 | Hastate Hide Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pygopleurus Motschulsky, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 | Carrot Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1775 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trox Fabricius, 1805 | Hide Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Athens
35 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832 | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | Southern masked chafer | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824 | | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Geohowdenius egeriei Germar, 1824 | | | Geotrupes splendidus Fabricius, 1775 | Golden scarab | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus Fabricius, 1775 | Hide beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850 | Cranberry White Grub | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847 | | | Pygopleurus (Pygopleurus) hirsutus Brullé, 1832 | | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910 | | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Tomarus neglectus LeConte, 1847 | | | Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775 | Bee-like Flower Scarab | | Trox (Trox) unistriatus Pallisot de ..., 1805 | Longnosed weedfish | | Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Valgus seticollis Palisot de B..., 1805 | Bristly-necked Valgus |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Athens | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Glaphyridae
MacLeay, 1819
bumble bee scarab beetle, Bumble bee scarab beetles, The bumble bee scarab beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Passalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 23
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Trogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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