Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Southern Greece (Greece)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 131
490
757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 130
489
756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 122
476
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
390
628 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 23
95
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 21
87
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
14
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
14
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Southern Greece
3 Families width 21 Species
Genera for Southern Greece
14 Genera with 21 Species | Anomala Samouelle, 1775 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocnemis Albers, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1758 | Billy witch | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1832 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1758 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentodon Hope, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1758 | Lined June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pygopleurus Motschulsky, 1832 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sisyphus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Greece
21 Species | Anomala (Anomala) vitis Fabricius, 1775 | Vine Chafer | | Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Flower beetle | | Heterocnemis (Heterocnemis) graeca Brullé, 1832 | | | Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | Stag beetle | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lemur Fabricius, 1781 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ruficapillus Brullé, 1832 | | | Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | European rhinoceros beetle | | Oxythyrea cinctella Schaum, 1841 | | | Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761 | | | Pentodon bidens Pallas, 1771 | | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840 | | Protaetia (Netocia) angustata Germar, 1817 | | | Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994 | | Pygopleurus (Pygopleurus) anemoninus Brullé, 1832 | | | Pygopleurus (Pygopleurus) diffusus Petrovitz, 1957 | | | Pygopleurus (Pygopleurus) humeralis Brullé, 1832 | | | Pygopleurus (Pygopleurus) scutellatus Brullé, 1832 | | | Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bug flower chafer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Southern Greece | Family | Glaphyridae
MacLeay, 1819
bumble bee scarab beetle, Bumble bee scarab beetles, The bumble bee scarab beetles | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 12
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
Scarabaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
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