Dutch species names of Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Bess Beetles)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Dutch species names of Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles, Scarab Beetles, Stag Beetles

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	592 62779 813516	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802

Family	Acanthoceridae Lacordaire, 1856 ⇒ Hybosoridae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Aclopidae Blanchard, 1850 ⇒ Scarabaeidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Aegialiidae Laporte, 1840	4 15	Genera Species
Family	Alloioscarabaeidae ♰ Bai & al., 2012	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Aphodiidae Leach, 1815	52 134	Genera Species
Family	Belohinidae Paulian, 1959 Belohina inexpectata	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Bolboceratidae Mulsant, 1842 ⇒ Bolboceratinae Dor beetle, Dor beetles	15 21	Genera Species
Family	Ceratacanthidae ⇒ Ceratocanthinae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Ceratocanthidae Cartwright & Gordon, 1971 ⇒ Hybosoridae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Cetoniidae Leach, 1815 ⇒ Scarabaeidae Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs	4 6	Genera Species
Family	Coprinisphaeridae ♰ Genise, 2004	2 1	Genera Species
Family	Diphyllostomatidae Holloway, 1972 False stag beetles	2 5	Genera Species
Family	Dynastidae MacLeay, 1819 ⇒ Dynastinae Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles	2 2	Genera Species
Family	Euchiridae Hope, 1840	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	165 2744	Genera Species
Family	Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819 Bumble bee scarab beetle, Bumble bee scarab beetles	35 805	Genera Species
Family	Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905 Enigmatic scarab beetle, Enigmatic scarab beetles	6 113	Genera Species
Family	Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 Pill scarab beetles, Scavenger scarab beetle	141 1157	Genera Species
Family	Lithoscarabaeidae ♰ Nikolajev, 1992	2 3	Genera Species
Family	Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 Stag Beetle, Stag beetles	294 5589	Genera Species
Family	Melolonthidae Leach, 1817 ⇒ Scarabaeidae Chafers, June beetles, May beetles	19 128	Genera Species
Family	Ochodaeidae ♰ Mulsant & Rey, 1870 Sand-loving scarab beetle, Sand-loving scarab beetles	26 302	Genera Species
Family	Orphnidae Orphnus mashunensis Péringuey, 1908	2 3	Genera Species
Family	Pachypodidae Erichson, 1840 ⇒ Pachypodinae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Pallichnidae ♰ Genise, 2004	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Passalidae Leach, 1815 Bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles	188 2026	Genera Species
Family	Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861 Rain beetle, Rain beetles	4 64	Genera Species
Family	Rutelidae MacLeay, 1819 ⇒ Rutelinae	46 582	Genera Species
Family	Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles	4240 75466	Genera Species
Family	Septiventeridae ♰ Bai & al., 2013	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Termitotrogidae Wasmann, 1918 ⇒ Termitotroginae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Trogidae MacLeay, 1819 ⇒ Troginae Gnawer beetles, Hide, Hide beetle, Hide beetles	22 880	Genera Species
Genus	Aliscarabaeus ♰ Hong, 1983	1	Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Scarabaeoidea

German	Blatthornkäfer
English	Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles, Scarab Beetles, Stag Beetles
Finnish	Turilasmaiset

Distribution and Species lists of Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802

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Afghanistan
10 Families  150 Genera  425 SpeciesAlbania
7 Families  105 Genera  219 SpeciesAlgeria
10 Families  161 Genera  517 SpeciesAndorra
3 Families  28 Genera  34 SpeciesAngola
9 Families  257 Genera  852 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesArgentina
12 Families  379 Genera  1586 SpeciesArmenia
9 Families  137 Genera  351 SpeciesAustralia
11 Families  561 Genera  4272 SpeciesAustria
7 Families  136 Genera  403 SpeciesAzerbaijan
9 Families  105 Genera  265 SpeciesBahamas
6 Families  51 Genera  96 SpeciesBahrain
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBangladesh
6 Families  83 Genera  178 SpeciesBarbados
3 Families  12 Genera  22 SpeciesBelarus
5 Families  83 Genera  167 SpeciesBelgium
4 Families  122 Genera  290 SpeciesBelize
5 Families  89 Genera  218 SpeciesBenin
7 Families  140 Genera  285 SpeciesBhutan
6 Families  140 Genera  377 SpeciesBolivia
10 Families  294 Genera  1259 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
5 Families  108 Genera  226 SpeciesBotswana
9 Families  188 Genera  519 SpeciesBrazil
11 Families  456 Genera  3677 SpeciesBrunei
4 Families  41 Genera  60 SpeciesBulgaria
8 Families  123 Genera  315 SpeciesBurkina Faso
7 Families  107 Genera  236 SpeciesBurundi
5 Families  95 Genera  169 SpeciesCambodia
10 Families  137 Genera  337 SpeciesCameroon
6 Families  307 Genera  1066 SpeciesCanada
12 Families  176 Genera  524 SpeciesCape Verde
6 Families  44 Genera  56 SpeciesCentral African Republic
6 Families  169 Genera  414 SpeciesChad
7 Families  126 Genera  334 SpeciesChile
10 Families  147 Genera  436 SpeciesChina
17 Families  514 Genera  4258 SpeciesColombia
10 Families  363 Genera  1985 SpeciesComoros
3 Families  45 Genera  83 SpeciesCosta Rica
9 Families  271 Genera  1352 SpeciesCroatia
6 Families  122 Genera  274 SpeciesCuba
8 Families  141 Genera  443 SpeciesCyprus
6 Families  74 Genera  149 SpeciesCzech Republic
7 Families  136 Genera  322 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
10 Families  458 Genera  2663 SpeciesDenmark
5 Families  89 Genera  202 SpeciesDjibouti
4 Families  31 Genera  49 SpeciesDominica
4 Families  26 Genera  41 SpeciesDominican Republic
8 Families  68 Genera  198 SpeciesEast Timor
3 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesEcuador
9 Families  291 Genera  1338 SpeciesEgypt
9 Families  110 Genera  253 SpeciesEl Salvador
8 Families  123 Genera  357 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
6 Families  86 Genera  162 SpeciesEritrea
5 Families  80 Genera  201 SpeciesEstonia
4 Families  81 Genera  163 SpeciesEthiopia
9 Families  254 Genera  980 SpeciesFiji
4 Families  21 Genera  29 SpeciesFinland
4 Families  98 Genera  235 SpeciesFrance
10 Families  304 Genera  869 SpeciesGabon
7 Families  176 Genera  483 SpeciesGambia
4 Families  105 Genera  215 SpeciesGeorgia
10 Families  145 Genera  347 SpeciesGermany
9 Families  195 Genera  513 SpeciesGhana
7 Families  225 Genera  651 SpeciesGreece
9 Families  194 Genera  641 SpeciesGrenada
5 Families  26 Genera  44 SpeciesGuatemala
9 Families  298 Genera  1080 SpeciesGuinea
7 Families  207 Genera  509 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
3 Families  96 Genera  208 SpeciesGuyana
7 Families  139 Genera  410 SpeciesHaiti
5 Families  30 Genera  78 SpeciesHonduras
8 Families  166 Genera  551 SpeciesHungary
7 Families  120 Genera  276 SpeciesIceland
4 Families  40 Genera  77 SpeciesIndia
11 Families  450 Genera  2984 SpeciesIndonesia
10 Families  491 Genera  4082 SpeciesIran
10 Families  172 Genera  635 SpeciesIraq
9 Families  97 Genera  216 SpeciesIreland
5 Families  100 Genera  196 SpeciesIsrael
9 Families  112 Genera  267 SpeciesItaly
8 Families  201 Genera  766 SpeciesIvory Coast
8 Families  273 Genera  881 SpeciesJamaica
4 Families  43 Genera  82 SpeciesJapan
12 Families  301 Genera  1125 SpeciesJordan
6 Families  56 Genera  117 SpeciesKazakhstan
10 Families  160 Genera  438 SpeciesKenya
10 Families  352 Genera  1421 SpeciesKiribati
1 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesKosovo
2 Families  24 Genera  30 SpeciesKuwait
3 Families  21 Genera  23 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
7 Families  98 Genera  226 SpeciesLaos
11 Families  225 Genera  909 SpeciesLatvia
4 Families  80 Genera  149 SpeciesLebanon
7 Families  81 Genera  175 SpeciesLesotho
3 Families  70 Genera  144 SpeciesLiberia
7 Families  165 Genera  413 SpeciesLibya
6 Families  86 Genera  169 SpeciesLiechtenstein
4 Families  27 Genera  36 SpeciesLithuania
5 Families  79 Genera  114 SpeciesLuxembourg
4 Families  63 Genera  131 SpeciesMadagascar
12 Families  370 Genera  2113 SpeciesMalawi
7 Families  279 Genera  876 SpeciesMalaysia
10 Families  308 Genera  1786 SpeciesMaldives
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMali
6 Families  73 Genera  132 SpeciesMalta
4 Families  59 Genera  86 SpeciesMarshall Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMauritania
3 Families  27 Genera  35 SpeciesMauritius
5 Families  37 Genera  63 SpeciesMexico
13 Families  407 Genera  3015 SpeciesMicronesia
8 Families  60 Genera  95 SpeciesMoldova
5 Families  53 Genera  81 SpeciesMonaco
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesMongolia
11 Families  135 Genera  302 SpeciesMontenegro
5 Families  82 Genera  163 SpeciesMorocco
10 Families  162 Genera  549 SpeciesMozambique
8 Families  272 Genera  877 SpeciesMyanmar
12 Families  255 Genera  1145 SpeciesNamibia
9 Families  278 Genera  952 SpeciesNauru
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNepal
8 Families  223 Genera  897 SpeciesNetherlands
8 Families  222 Genera  484 SpeciesNew Zealand
3 Families  68 Genera  292 SpeciesNicaragua
8 Families  185 Genera  629 SpeciesNiger
6 Families  104 Genera  243 SpeciesNigeria
7 Families  171 Genera  407 SpeciesNiue
1 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesNorth Korea
6 Families  44 Genera  77 SpeciesNorway
5 Families  115 Genera  298 SpeciesOman
6 Families  51 Genera  78 SpeciesPakistan
11 Families  142 Genera  401 SpeciesPalau
6 Families  22 Genera  29 SpeciesPalestine
5 Families  22 Genera  30 SpeciesPanama
8 Families  224 Genera  958 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
6 Families  170 Genera  1049 SpeciesParaguay
10 Families  193 Genera  670 SpeciesPeru
10 Families  320 Genera  1459 SpeciesPhilippines
10 Families  194 Genera  1148 SpeciesPoland
6 Families  125 Genera  286 SpeciesPortugal
7 Families  148 Genera  377 SpeciesQatar
3 Families  15 Genera  20 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
7 Families  198 Genera  475 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
13 Families  629 Genera  3493 SpeciesRomania
8 Families  121 Genera  256 SpeciesRussia
14 Families  279 Genera  916 SpeciesRwanda
7 Families  141 Genera  337 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
2 Families  10 Genera  16 SpeciesSaint Lucia
6 Families  56 Genera  96 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
6 Families  34 Genera  54 SpeciesSamoa
2 Families  10 Genera  13 SpeciesSan Marino
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
5 Families  41 Genera  67 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
6 Families  87 Genera  177 SpeciesSenegal
7 Families  220 Genera  741 SpeciesSerbia
8 Families  96 Genera  197 SpeciesSeychelles
4 Families  29 Genera  42 SpeciesSierra Leone
5 Families  139 Genera  309 SpeciesSingapore
5 Families  61 Genera  118 SpeciesSlovakia
6 Families  117 Genera  323 SpeciesSlovenia
5 Families  98 Genera  194 SpeciesSolomon Islands
7 Families  106 Genera  237 SpeciesSomalia
8 Families  164 Genera  492 SpeciesSouth Korea
9 Families  148 Genera  348 SpeciesSouth Sudan
3 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesSpain
12 Families  260 Genera  933 SpeciesSri Lanka
8 Families  151 Genera  594 SpeciesSudan
7 Families  153 Genera  399 SpeciesSuriname
6 Families  142 Genera  466 SpeciesSweden
10 Families  296 Genera  830 SpeciesSwitzerland
6 Families  161 Genera  371 SpeciesSyria
7 Families  133 Genera  404 SpeciesTaiwan
12 Families  309 Genera  1436 SpeciesTajikistan
10 Families  105 Genera  306 SpeciesTanzania
10 Families  448 Genera  2119 SpeciesThailand
13 Families  310 Genera  1613 SpeciesTogo
7 Families  153 Genera  316 SpeciesTonga
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesTransnistria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
6 Families  92 Genera  207 SpeciesTunisia
8 Families  132 Genera  356 SpeciesTurkey
11 Families  183 Genera  802 SpeciesTurkmenistan
10 Families  138 Genera  368 SpeciesTuvalu
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesUganda
7 Families  219 Genera  625 SpeciesUkraine
9 Families  135 Genera  305 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
6 Families  55 Genera  81 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
10 Families  297 Genera  747 SpeciesUruguay
9 Families  97 Genera  217 SpeciesUSA
15 Families  521 Genera  3304 SpeciesUzbekistan
10 Families  130 Genera  372 SpeciesVanuatu
4 Families  27 Genera  46 SpeciesVenezuela
7 Families  220 Genera  876 SpeciesVietnam
12 Families  310 Genera  1811 SpeciesYemen
5 Families  61 Genera  122 SpeciesZambia
8 Families  231 Genera  634 SpeciesZimbabwe
10 Families  356 Genera  1211 Species

Distribution on islands

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
4 Families  21 Genera  37 SpeciesGreen River Formation
1 Families  7 Genera  6 SpeciesLondon Clay Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMuch Wenlock Limestone Formation
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPosidonia Shale
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesRott Formation
4 Families  14 Genera  19 SpeciesTiaojishan Formation
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesWellington Formation
2 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesYixian Formation
9 Families  18 Genera  34 Species

Links, sources and further information

Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
Scarabaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeoidea at itis.gov