Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Congo (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 516
8807
39529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
8793
39506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 495
8697
39194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 324
7111
34903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 87
2906
15323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 82
2569
12997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 10
476
2888 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 10
476
2888 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Congo
10 Families width 2888 Species and 342 Subspecies | Aphodiidae Leach, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905 | Enigmatic scarab beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 92 | Species | Taxom | | Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870 | Sand-loving scarab beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 2687 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 18 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Congo | Family | Aphodiidae
Leach, 1815
| 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 | 6
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Glaresidae
Kolbe, 1905
enigmatic scarab beetle, Enigmatic scarab beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles | 12
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 10
92 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ochodaeidae ♰
Mulsant & Rey, 1870
sand-loving scarab beetle, Sand-loving scarab beetles | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Passalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg | 3
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rutelidae
MacLeay, 1819
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 435
2687 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Trogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles | 4
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
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