Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
926
1767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 191
926
1767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 187
921
1760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 117
684
1377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 37
308
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 34
277
553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
10
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
10
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Samoa
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Samoa
10 Genera with 13 Species | Adoretus Laporte, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegus MacLeay, 1927 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Allophyllus Fauvel, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Figulus MacLeay, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gametis Burmeister, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neotrichiorhyssemus RakoviÄ & K..., 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1758 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1895 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Samoa
13 Species | Adoretus (Adoretus) versutus Harold, 1869 | Fijian cane root grub | | Aegus (Eubussea) dilatatus Fairmaire, 1849 | | | Aegus (Eubussea) hindenburgi Kriesche, 1920 | | | Aegus (Eubussea) tutuilensis Arrow, 1927 | | | Aegus (Eubussea) upoluensis Arrow, 1927 | | | Figulus auritus Arrow, 1927 | | | Figulus samoanus Kriesche, 1920 | | | Gametis versicolor Fabricius, 1775 | | | Neotrichiorhyssemus hirsutus Clouët, 1901 | | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 | Asiatic rhinoceros beetle | | Platytomus hawaiiensis Rakovic, 1981 | | | Xyloryctes faunus (Casey, 1895) | ⇒ Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Samoa | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 8
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
Scarabaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeoidea at itis.gov
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