List of dung beetle and chafer (Scarabaeoidea) species recorded in Britain

The following is a list of the dung beetles and chafers recorded in Britain. For other beetle families, see the parent article List of beetle species recorded in Britain.

Family Lucanidae

Subfamily Syndesinae

* "Sinodendron cylindricum"

Subfamily Platycerinae

* "Platycercus caraboides"

Subfamily Lucaninae

* "Lucanus cervus" - stag beetle

Subfamily Dorcinae

* "Dorcus parallelipipedus" - lesser stag beetle

Family Trogidae

* "Trox perlatus"
* "Trox sabulosus"
* "Trox scaber"

Family Bolboceratidae

* "Odonteus armiger"

Family Geotrupidae

* "Typhaeus typhoeus" - Minotaur beetle
* "Anoplotrupes stercorosus"
* "Geotrupes mutator"
* "Geotrupes spiniger"
* "Geotrupes stercorarius"
* "Trypocopris pyrenaeus"
* "Trypocopris vernalis"

Family Scarabaeidae

ubfamily Coprinae

Tribe Coprini

*"Copris lunaris"

Tribe Onthophagini

*"Onthophagus taurus"
*"Onthophagus coenobita"
*"Onthophagus fracticornis"
*"Onthophagus joannae"
*"Onthophagus nuchicornis"
*"Onthophagus nutans"
*"Onthophagus similis"
*"Onthophagus vacca"

ubfamily Aegialiinae

*"Aegialia arenaria"
*"Aegialia rufa"
*"Psammoporus sabuleti"

ubfamily Aphodiinae

Tribe Aphodiini

*"Euheptaulacus sus"
*"Euheptaulacus villosus"
*"Heptaulacus testudinarius"
*"Oxyomus sylvestris"
*"Aphodius depressus"
*"Aphodius luridus"
*"Aphodius rufipes"
*"Aphodius lapponum"
*"Aphodius ater"
*"Aphodius constans"
*"Aphodius nemoralis"
*"Aphodius rufus"
*"Aphodius sordidus"
*"Aphodius brevis"
*"Aphodius fimetarius"
*"Aphodius foetens"
*"Aphodius foetidus"
*"Aphodius pedellus"
*"Aphodius ictericus"
*"Aphodius granarius"
*"Aphodius conspurcatus"
*"Aphodius distinctus"
*"Aphodius paykulli"
*"Aphodius erraticus"
*"Aphodius merdarius"
*"Aphodius pusillus"
*"Aphodius coenosus"
*"Aphodius subterraneus"
*"Aphodius lividus"
*"Aphodius zenkeri"
*"Aphodius niger"
*"Aphodius plagiatus"
*"Aphodius consputus"
*"Aphodius prodromus"
*"Aphodius punctatosulcatus"
*"Aphodius sphacelatus"
*"Aphodius varians"
*"Aphodius contaminatus"
*"Aphodius obliteratus"
*"Aphodius haemorrhoidalis"
*"Aphodius quadrimaculatus"
*"Aphodius putridus"
*"Aphodius borealis"
*"Aphodius fasciatus"
*"Aphodius porcus"
*"Aphodius sturmi"
*"Aphodius fossor"
*"Aphodius scrofa"
*"Aphodius sticticus"

ubfamily Eupariinae

*"Saprosites mendax"

ubfamily Psammodiinae

Tribe Psammodiini

*"Psammodius asper"
*"Brindalus porcicollis"
*"Tesarius caelatus"
*"Diastictus vulneratus"

Tribe Rhyssemini

*"Pleurophorus caesus"
*"Rhyssemus germanus"

ubfamily Melolonthinae

Tribe Melolonthini

*"Melolontha hippocastani" - northern cockchafer
*"Melolontha melolontha" - common cockchafer
*"Polyphylla fullo" - pine chafer

Tribe Rhizotrogini

*"Amphimallon ochraceum" - scarce summer chafer
*"Amphimallon solstitiale" - summer chafer

ubfamily Sericinae

*"Omaloplia ruricola"
*"Serica brunnea" - brown chafer

ubfamily Hopliinae

* "Hoplia philanthus" - Welsh chafer

ubfamily Rutelinae

*"Anisoplia agricola"
*"Anomala dubia" - dune chafer
*"Phyllopertha horticola" - garden chafer

ubfamily Trichiinae

*"Gnorimus nobilis" - noble chafer
*"Gnorimus variabilis" - variable chafer
*"Trichius fasciatus" - bee beetle
*"Trichius zonatus"

ubfamily Cetoniinae

* "Oxythyrea funesta"
* "Cetonia aurata" - rose chafer
* "Protaetia cuprea"