BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

SCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Family BOLBOCERATIDAE (a family of dumbledors) 1        
Species Odonteus armiger (Scopoli, 1772) (a dumbledor)         3
Family GEOTRUPIDAE (dumbledor beetles) 7        
Genus Geotrupes (dumbledors) 6 40 22 1 14
Species Typhaeus typhoeus (L., 1758) (Minotaur Beetle)   27 3 1 9
Family LUCANIDAE (stag and rhinocerus beetles) 3        
Species Dorcus parallelipipedus (L., 1758) (Lesser Stag Beetle)   18     11
Species Lucanus cervus (L., 1758) (Stag Beetle)   16   2 7
Species Sinodendron cylindricum (L., 1758) (Rhinoceros Beetle)   18 3   24
Family SCARABAEIDAE (dung and carrion beetles) 61 61 42 15 216
Family TROGIDAE (hide beetles) 3        
Genus Trox (hide beetles) 3       9

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)
van Emden, F.I., 1941 (Larvae) Larvae of British Beetles II: A key to the British Lamellicornia larvae

SCARABAEOIDEA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

SCARABAEOIDEA is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Scarabaeoidea listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with SCARABAEOIDEA:

Scarabaeoidea may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

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