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Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Monmouthshire (South Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
1336
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
278
1336
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1298
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1087
1950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
394
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
53
324
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monmouthshire
3 Families width 17 Species
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monmouthshire
16 Genera with 17 Species
Acrossus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotrupes Jekel, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aphonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Sinodendron Schneider, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monmouthshire
17 Species
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Scriba, 1791Dor Beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789
Sinodendron cylindricum Linnaeus, 1758Horned Stag Beetle
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Monmouthshire
FamilyGeotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs
13
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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