Scarab Collection

Chrysina limbata, silver chafer beetle
Silver chafer beetle specimen. The beetles have a base pigment covered by several colourless microscopically thin layers called laminae

Scarab beetles
The largest shown here, (Scarabaeus sacer), was regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt. Today the species are important to agriculture for their dung burying activities

Mt. Egypt, Lakes Scarab and Egypt, Haiduk Mountain and Lake and Mt. Ball, situated between Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Date: circa 1920s

BOOK OF THE DEAD/10
1. Cat cuts off serpent head 2. Ani and his wife, Tutu, adoring the scarab-headed god Khepera on the Solar Bark 3. The god Atum in Solar Bark 4. Couchant lion on pedestal

Ground beetle, scarab and cockchafer
Dytiscus bimaculatus 1, scarab 2, cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha 3, Cantharis beetle 4, Carabus sexpunciatus 5 and Omophron limbatum 6

Weevils and beetles
Weevils: Eudomychus striata 1, Calandra hemiptera 2, pleasing fungus beetle, Erotylus species 3, Chrysomela striata 4, Acalymma vittatum 5, Chrysomela arcuata 6 and Eumorphus marginata 7

Ancient Egyptian chair or throne decorated with bull, sphinx, scarab, and hieroglyphs, from the Borgia Museum in Velletri

Eastern Hercules and jewel scarab beetle
Eastern Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus (Scarabaeus hyllus), and jewel scarab, Chrysina macropus (Chrysophora macropa). Handcolored engraving by Sebin after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d

Exotic scarab beetles
Giant dung beetle, Heliocopris gigas (Copris isidis) 1, giant Amazonian carrion scarab beetle, Coprophanaeus lancifer (Phanaeus lancifer) 2, Egyptian scarab beetle

Typhon beetle, Scarabaeus typhon. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany

Scarab and dung beetles: Onitis belial 1, Phanaeus ensifer 2, Copris lunaris 3, Lethrus cephalotes 4, Geotrupes stercorarius 5, and Agaocephala latreillii 6

Cretan scar-fish and beetles
Rhinoceros scarab beetle, Golofa porteri 1, Cretan scar-fish, Scarus creticus 2, and Scarites buparius beetle 3. Scarabee, Scare, Scarite

Bamboo fungus, scarab beetles and wombat
Bamboo fungus, Phallus indusiatus 1, scarab dung beetles, Coprophanaeus ensifer 2 and Diabroctis mimas 3, and common wombat, Vombatus ursinus 4. Phallus, phanee, phascolome

Gentian, clavaria, centipede and scarab beetle
Stemless gentian, Gentiana acaulis 1, Clavaria ophioglossoides 2, centipede, Geophilus walckenaerii 3 and scarab beetle, Geotrupes momus 4. Gentiane, Geoglosse, Geophile, Geotrupe

Exotic hornets, wasps and bees
Oriental hornet, Vespa orientalis 1, scarab hunter wasp, Campsomeris quadrimaculata 2, hairy footed flower bee, Anthophora plumipes 3, steel-blue wasp, Chalybion caeruleum 4, preying mantis

Scarab beetles: Copris sulcatus 1, Carolina copris, Dichotomius carolinus 2, rainbow scarab beetle, Phanaeus carnifex 3, male 4, female 5, small black dung beetle, Copris minutus 6

Exotic Chinese insects
Chinese insects: milkweed locust, Phymateus morbillosus morbillosus 1, jewel beetles, Chrysochroa vittata 2, Chrysochroa ocellata 3, Chinese scarab beetle, Scarabaeus chinensis 4

Curtis British Entomology Plate 259
Coleoptera: Bolboceras mobilicornis = Odontaeus armiger (Many-horned Scarab) [Plant: Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird?s-foot Clover)] Date: 1824-39

Dynastes hercules, hercules beetle
Hercules beetles are from Central and South America are among the longest beetles with males reaching 190 mm (7.5 inches) in length

Aphodius niger, Beaulieu dung beetle
A mounted specimen of a Beaulieu dung beetle (Aphodius niger) this beetle has only ever been found in the New Forest, Hampshire

Copris fallaciosus, Kenyan dung beetle
Dung beetle specimen from the family Scarabaeidae, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Mellissius eudoxus, scarab beetle
A species of scarab beetle from St. Helena, from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)

Titanus giganteus (left), Dynastes hercules (right)
The South American longhorn beetle (left) at 160 mm long and the hercules beetle (right) 170 mm long. Two of the largest beetles in the world

Heteronychus arator, black beetle
A species of black beetle from St. Helena, from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)

Ancient Egyptian pectoral from Tutankhamuns tomb
A pectoral from the tomb of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC). It is composed of a winged scarab, flanked by the goddesses Nephtys (left) and Isis (right) kneeling. Date: circa 1925

Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322
Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral with solar and lunar emblem and Scarab. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322 BC. New Kingdom of Egypt. Egyptian Museum Cairo

Egypt. Head of a cat with amber eyes. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Magical wand. Egypt
Magical wand of ivory of hippopotamus tusk with images depicting deities and protective spirits to ward off evil spirits. To provide magical protection for mother and child. 1750 BC. 12th Dynasty

Dynastes hercules, hercules beetle
A specimen of the hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), 12 cms long, from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department. This species can be found in Central and South America

Anomala sp. chafer beetle
A shining leaf chafer beetle photographed in Sri Lanka. These beetles feed on leaves, flowers, or flower parts

Noble Chafer

Scarabs. Egypt
Egypt. Scarabs. Symbol of Sun God. Used as amulet or seal. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Picture No. 11024243
Egyptian art. Beetle-shaped amulet symbol of Khepri, god of sunrise

Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Egyptian Art. Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Imenhetep III). Represents Khepri, god of sunrise. Sacred Lake. Temple of Karnak. Around Luxor. Dynasty XVIII. New Kingdom

Necklace pendants and earrings 1929
Sapphire and diamond necklace pendants and long drop earrings, products for Harrods catalogue jewellery department. Date: 1929

Goliathus goliatus, goliath beetle
An x-ray image of the goliath beetle, Goliathus goliatus, showing shotgun wounds

Various Scarabaeus sp
Watercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1822 Date: 1822

Wallaces Long armed beetle
Euchirus longimanus, a long armed scarab beetle collected by Wallace in Amboyna, the Molucca Islands, Indonesia

Flower chafer (scarab beetle), Dicronorrhina micans.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt - The Sacred Scarab Date: circa 1930s

The first Supermarine Scarab for Spain M-NSa
The first Supermarine Scarab for Spain, M-NSa

Warner Super Scarab seven-cylinder air-cooled radial
Warner Super Scarab seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial (front quarter)

Warner Super Scarab seven-cylinder 145hp air-cooled radial
Warner Super Scarab seven-cylinder, 145hp, air-cooled radial (rear quarter)

Warner Scarab Junior five-cylinder 90hp air-cooled radial
Warner Scarab Junior five-cylinder, 90hp, air-cooled radial

Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi, scarab beetle
A scarab beetle (Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi) from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Goliathus goliathus, goliath beetle
The goliath beetle is a member of the family (Scarabaeidae; Cetoniinae). They are the largest species of beetle reaching lengths of up to 15cm and derive from Africa

Scarabaeus rusticus, dung beetle
This species has characteristic orange red antennae and can be seen rolling a worked sphere of dung. Specimen collected on elephant dung in South Africa

Phanaeus vindex (Macleay), dung beetle
Top, lateral and underside views of a female dung beetle also called a tumble dung beetle by John Abbot

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