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Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Piedmont (North Italy, Italy)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		253
1523
2765		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		252
1521
2763		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		240
1488
2695		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		175
1270
2403		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		49
413
915		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		46
317
549		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
42
55		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles		3
42
55		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Piedmont
3 Families width 55 Species
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles45SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae (Latreille, 1804)Stag Beetle3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Piedmont
42 Genera with 55 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Agolius Mulsant & Rey, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Amadotrogus Amadotrogus, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1775Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotrupes Jekel, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Aplidia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1758Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euheptaulacus Dellacasa, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupes Latreille, 1802Dor Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimus Le Peletier ..., 1758Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1761Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1801Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1887June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1758Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1821Bee beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Trypocopris Motschulsky, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Typhaeus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piedmont
55 Species
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Agoliinus satyrus Reitter, 1892
Agolius abdominalis Bonelli, 1812
Amadotrogus insubricus Burmeister, 1855
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Anomala (Anomala) vitis Fabricius, 1775Vine Chafer
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Scriba, 1791Dor Beetle
Anoxia (Anoxia) scutellaris Mulsant, 1842
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Dellacasiellus fucosus Schmidt, 1922Common sand stargazer
Dorcus parallelipipedus Linnaeus, 1758Lesser stag beetle
Euheptaulacus carinatus Germar, 1824
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Geotrupes (Geotrupes) spiniger Marsham, 1802Dor Beetle
Geotrupes (Geotrupes) stercorarius (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Geotrupes spiniger Marsham, 1802
Gnorimus nobilis Linnaeus, 1758Noble Chafer
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Lucanus (Lucanus) tetraodon (Thunberg, 1806)⇒ Lucanus ibericus Motschulsky, 1845
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Mimela junii Duftschmid, 1805
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Oromus alpinus Scopoli, 1763
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Osmoderma eremita Scopoli, 1763Hermit Beetle
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Pardalosus pardalis LeConte, 1857
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) delata Horn, 1887
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Protaetia (Cetonischema) speciosissima (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Cetonischema speciossissima Scopoli, 1786
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Protaetia (Netocia) morio (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Netocia morio Fabricius, 1781
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758Bee Beetle
Trichius gallicus (Dejean, 1821)⇒ Coilodera penicillata Hope, 1831
Tropinota (Epicometis) hirta Poda, 1761Blossom feeder
Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783
Trypocopris (Trypocopris) alpinus Sturm & Hage..., 1825
Trypocopris (Trypocopris) pyrenaeus Charpentier, 1825
Trypocopris (Trypocopris) vernalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Geotrupes vernalis Linnaeus, 1758
Typhaeus (Typhaeus) typhoeus Linnaeus, 1758Minotaur Beetle
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer

Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Piedmont
FamilyGeotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles		4
7		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs		36
45		Genera
Species
Taxom



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