Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Dorsetshire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 384
1761
2991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 383
1760
2990 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 356
1704
2912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 252
1445
2552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 71
478
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 61
370
605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
20
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
20
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Dorsetshire
3 Families width 23 Species
Genera for Dorsetshire
20 Genera with 23 Species | Aegialia Latreille, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1763 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinacanthus Schmidt, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorcus MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupes Latreille, 1802 | Dor Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1758 | Billy witch | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnotites Cockerell, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllopertha Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1950 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhaeus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dorsetshire
23 Species | Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787 | Dune sand scarab beetle | | Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845 | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Flower beetle | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901 | | | Dorcus parallelipipedus Linnaeus, 1758 | Lesser stag beetle | | Geotrupes (Geotrupes) stercorarius (Marsham, 1802) | ⇒ Geotrupes spiniger Marsham, 1802 | | Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | Stag beetle | | Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792) | ⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767 | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Pelidnotites atavus ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1920 | | | Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913 | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950 | | | Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837 | | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Typhaeus (Typhaeus) typhoeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Minotaur Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Dorsetshire | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 16
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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