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Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Thuringia (East Germany, Germany)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		341
2637
5799		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		340
2636
5798		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		327
2602
5733		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		241
2261
5224		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		84
1022
2558		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		78
920
2229		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
49
66		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles		4
49
66		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thuringia
4 Families width 66 Species
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles52SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thuringia
49 Genera with 66 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aesalus Fabricius, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotrupes Jekel, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Bodilopsis Adám, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupes Latreille, 1802Dor Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimus Le Peletier ..., 1758Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Limarus Mulsant & Rey, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Odonteus Samouelle, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17817SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sigorus Mulsant & Rey, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Sinodendron Schneider, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1821Bee beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trox Fabricius, 1767Hide Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trypocopris Motschulsky, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Typhaeus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thuringia
66 Species
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Aesalus scarabaeoides Panzer, 1793
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Scriba, 1791Dor Beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Bodilopsis sordidus Fabricius, 1775
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758Flower beetle
Chilothorax hieroglyphicus Klug, 1845
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Dorcus parallelipipedus Linnaeus, 1758Lesser stag beetle
Geotrupes (Geotrupes) spiniger Marsham, 1802Dor Beetle
Geotrupes (Geotrupes) stercorarius (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Geotrupes spiniger Marsham, 1802
Gnorimus nobilis Linnaeus, 1758Noble Chafer
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Limarus maculatus Sturm, 1800
Limarus zenkeri Germar, 1813
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus punctatosulcatus Sturm, 1805
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Odonteus armiger Scopoli, 1772
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) joannae Goljan, 1953
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Osmoderma eremita Scopoli, 1763Hermit Beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Platycerus caprea (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Protaetia (Cetonischema) aeruginosa (Drury, 1770)⇒ Cetonischema speciossissima Scopoli, 1786
Protaetia (Netocia) cuprea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protaetia distincta Antoine & Pa..., 1994
Protaetia acuminata Fabricius, 1775
Psammoporus mimica Pittino, 2006
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792Mahogany Ridgeback scarab
Sinodendron cylindricum Linnaeus, 1758Horned Stag Beetle
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichius fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758Bee Beetle
Trichius gallicus (Dejean, 1821)⇒ Coilodera penicillata Hope, 1831
Trox (Trox) hispidus (Pontoppidan, 1763)⇒ Trox perlatus Geoffroy, 1762
Trox (Trox) scaber Linnaeus, 1767Hide beetle
Trypocopris (Trypocopris) vernalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Geotrupes vernalis Linnaeus, 1758
Typhaeus (Typhaeus) typhoeus Linnaeus, 1758Minotaur Beetle
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Thuringia
FamilyGeotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles		5
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles		5
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs		38
52		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyTrogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom



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