Scarabaeidae 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

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)

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

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

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

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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