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Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Lithuania (Baltic States)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
429
2852
6615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
2846
6606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
404
2796
6500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
2305
5603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
79
646
1329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
546
927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
79
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
79
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lithuania
5 Families width 114 Species and 26 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles96SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870Sand-loving scarab beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lithuania
79 Genera with 114 Species
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Acanthobodilus Dellacasa, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Acrossus Mulsant, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Anisoplia Schönherr, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 0Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotrupes Jekel, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Bodilopsis Adám, 02SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ceruchus MacLeay, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopteroplia Medvedev, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18054SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Diastictus Mulsant, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Euheptaulacus Dellacasa, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Euorodalus Dellacasa, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupes Latreille, 1802Dor Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimus Le Peletier ..., 1758Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Heptaulacus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1832Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1801Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Nialus Mulsant & Rey, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Ochodaeus Serville, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Odonteus Samouelle, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17679SpeciesTaxom
Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1916Coconut rhinoceros beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 17632SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Planolinus Mulsant and Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1758Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Pubinus Mulsant & Rey, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Rhysothorax Bedel, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sigorus Mulsant & Rey, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Sinodendron Schneider, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Succiniplatycerus Nikolajev, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1758Bee beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Trox Fabricius, 1767Hide Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Trypocopris Motschulsky, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Typhaeus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 02SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lithuania
114 Species and 26 Subspecies
Acanthobodilus immundus Creutzer, 1799
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787Dune sand scarab beetle
Agoliinus nemoralis Erichson, 1848
Agoliinus piceus Gyllenhal, 1808
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Anisoplia (Anisoplia) agricola (Poda von Neu..., 1761)⇒ Anisoplia tempestiva Erichson, 1847
Anisoplia austriaca austriaca Herbst, 1783
Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Anomala dubia dubia
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Scriba, 1791Dor Beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783
Bodiloides ictericus ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782
Bodilopsis sordidus sordidus
Bodilus lugens Creutzer, 1799
Bodilus punctipennis Erichson, 1848
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Cetonia aurata aurata Linnaeus, 1761
Chaetopteroplia segetum segetum Herbst, 1783Flatspine triangle crab
Chilothorax conspurcatus Linnaeus, 1758
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax pictus Sturm, 1805
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Diastictus vulneratus Sturm, 1805
Dorcus parallelipipedus Linnaeus, 1758Lesser stag beetle
Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775
Esymus pusillus pusillus Herbst, 1789
Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783
Euheptaulacus carinatus carinatus Germar, 1824
Euheptaulacus sus Herbst, 1783
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euorodalus coenosus Panzer, 1798
Eupleurus subterraneus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758
Geotrupes (Geotrupes) mutator Marsham, 1802
Geotrupes (Geotrupes) spiniger Marsham, 1802Dor Beetle
Geotrupes (Geotrupes) stercorarius (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Geotrupes spiniger Marsham, 1802
Gnorimus variabilis Linnaeus, 1758Variable Chafer
Heptaulacus testudinarius Fabricius, 1775
Hoplia graminicola Fabricius, 1792
Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Labarrus lividus lividus
Liothorax niger Illiger, 1798Beaulieu dung beetle
Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767
Lucanus cervus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Maladera (Maladera) holosericea Scopoli, 1772
Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Nialus varians Duftschmid, 1805
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Ochodaeus chrysomeloides Schrank, 1781
Odonteus armiger Scopoli, 1772
Omaloplia ruricola ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus gibbulus gibbulus
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Oromus alpinus Scopoli, 1763
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes nasicornis polonicus Minck, 1916
Osmoderma barnabita (Motschulsky, 1845)⇒ Osmoderma opicum Lewis, 1887
Osmoderma eremita Scopoli, 1763Hermit Beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Planolinus fasciatus Olivier, 1789
Platycerus caprea (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosissima (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Cetonischema speciossissima Scopoli, 1786
Protaetia marmorata marmorata Fabricius, 1792
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Protaetia cuprea cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Potosia cuprea cuprea Fabricius, 1775
Protaetia cuprea metallica (Herbst, 1782)⇒ Potosia cuprea metallica Herbst, 1786
Protaetia fieberi fieberi (Kraatz, 1880)⇒ Potosia fieberi fieberi Kraatz, 1880
Protaetia acuminata Fabricius, 1775
Psammodius asper (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Psammodius sulcicollis Illiger, 1802
Psammoporus sabuleti (Panzer, 1797)⇒ Psammoporus mimicus Pittino, 2006
Pubinus tomentosus O.F.Muller, 1776
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Rhysothorax rufus Fabricius, 1792Red sand scarab beetle
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Saprosites succini R. Zang, 1905
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792Mahogany Ridgeback scarab
Sinodendron cylindricum Linnaeus, 1758Horned Stag Beetle
Succiniplatycerus berendti Zang, 1905
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758Bee Beetle
Trichonotulus scrofa Fabricius, 1787Sow small dung beetle
Tropinota (Epicometis) hirta Poda, 1761Blossom feeder
Tropinota hirta hirta Poda, 1761
Trox (Trox) hispidus (Pontoppidan, 1763)⇒ Trox perlatus Geoffroy, 1762
Trox sabulosus sabulosus fujiokai Ochi, 2000
Trox (Trox) scaber Linnaeus, 1767Hide beetle
Trypocopris (Trypocopris) vernalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Geotrupes vernalis Linnaeus, 1758
Trypocopris vernalis vernalis Linnaeus, 1758
Typhaeus (Typhaeus) typhoeus Linnaeus, 1758Minotaur Beetle
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer
Valgus hemipterus hemipterus
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Lithuania
FamilyGeotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOchodaeidae
Mulsant & Rey, 1870
sand-loving scarab beetle, Sand-loving scarab beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs
66
96
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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