Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Taunus (West Germany, Germany)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 177
645
922 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 177
645
922 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 169
628
899 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 129
494
704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 28
129
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 26
117
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Taunus
3 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Taunus
11 Genera with 12 Species | Anoplotrupes Jekel, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorcus MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupes Latreille, 1802 | Dor Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1758 | Billy witch | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllopertha Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycerus Geoffroy, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taunus
12 Species | Anoplotrupes stercorosus Scriba, 1791 | Dor Beetle | | Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Flower beetle | | Dorcus parallelipipedus Linnaeus, 1758 | Lesser stag beetle | | Geotrupes (Geotrupes) stercorarius (Marsham, 1802) | ⇒ Geotrupes spiniger Marsham, 1802 | | Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | Stag beetle | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761 | | | Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913 | | Platycerus caprea (De Geer, 1774) | ⇒ Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758 | | Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994 | | Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bug flower chafer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Taunus | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
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