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Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
328
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
328
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
320
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
311
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
8
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
6
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lubumbashi
3 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Passalidae Leach, 1815Bess beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lubumbashi
3 Genera with 4 Species
Didimus Kaup, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lubumbashi
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Didimus africanus Percheron, 1844
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Nigidius delegorguei meruensis Boileau, 1909
Nigidius perforatus Harold, 1878

Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Lubumbashi
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPassalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
Scarabaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeoidea at itis.gov