SCARABAEIDAE Latreille, 1802
(scarab, dung and carrion beetles)

Interactions where SCARABAEIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is endoparasitised by larva Sarcophaga albiceps a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga albiceps/Sarcophaga albicepsa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Scarabaeidaescarab, dung and carrion beetles larva endoparasitises
larva is taken to the nest of UK/Ireland Tiphia femorata a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tiphiidae/Tiphia femorata/Tiphia femorataa solitary wasp Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Scarabaeidaescarab, dung and carrion beetleslarva stocks nest with larva
larva is taken to the nest of UK/Ireland Tiphia minuta The Small Tiphia Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tiphiidae/Tiphia minuta/Tiphia minutathe small tiphia Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Scarabaeidaescarab, dung and carrion beetleslarva stocks nest with larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

SCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

SCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
AEGIALIINAE
a subfamily of scarab beetles
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Aegialia
a genus of scarab beetles
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
APHODIINAE
a subfamily of dung beetles
Subfamily 47 subtaxa 184 trophisms 13 references
CETONIINAE
a subfamily of chafers
Subfamily 5 subtaxa 15 trophisms 4 references
MELOLONTHINAE
cockchafers
Subfamily 5 subtaxa 12 trophisms 8 references
RUTELINAE
a subfamily of beetles
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 9 trophisms 2 references
SCARABAEINAE
a subfamily of beetles
Subfamily 4 subtaxa 10 trophisms 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Paulian, R. 1941 *** Coléoptères Scarabéides ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 38, 240pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
in the field () Team DUMP Dung beetle UK mapping project dungbeetlemap.wordpress.com/

SCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Beynon, S.A., Peck, M., Mann, D.J. & Lewis, O.T. 2012 Consequences of alternative and conventional endoparasite control in cattle for dung-associated invertebrates and ecosystem functioning Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment Vol 162: 36-44.

Conservation

McCracken, D & Bignal, E, 1991 Chemical alternatives to treatment of cattle with Ivermectin

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to SCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 150 images of SCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
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