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Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Southern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
449
11411
41055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
125
4718
16774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
115
4346
14993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
13
497
2619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
13
497
2619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
13 Families width 2619 Species and 170 Subspecies
Coprinisphaeridae Genise, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Dynastidae (MacLeay, 1819)Horn beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles78SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819Bumble bee scarab beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905Enigmatic scarab beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847Pill scarab beetles67SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle126SpeciesTaxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870Sand-loving scarab beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815Bess beetle82SpeciesTaxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)45SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles2142SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)Gnawer beetles55SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Southern South America
FamilyCoprinisphaeridae ♰
Genise, 2004
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDynastidae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles
15
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlaphyridae
MacLeay, 1819
bumble bee scarab beetle, Bumble bee scarab beetles, The bumble bee scarab beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlaresidae
Kolbe, 1905
enigmatic scarab beetle, Enigmatic scarab beetles
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles
15
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
28
126
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMelolonthidae
Leach, 1817
Chafers, June beetles, May beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOchodaeidae ♰
Mulsant & Rey, 1870
sand-loving scarab beetle, Sand-loving scarab beetles
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPassalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg
15
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRutelidae
MacLeay, 1819
8
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs
401
2142
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles
4
55
Genera
Species

Taxom



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