The Scarabaeoidea Latreille (Coleoptera) of the Madeiran Archipelago

Abstract

We present an updated checklist for Madeira Archipelago's Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802, fauna. Considerable change has been observed over the last 15 years: four alien Cetoniidae (Cetonia aurataeformis, Protaetia cuprea brancoi, P. opaca and Oxythyrea funesta) have started to breed successfully in Madeira and Porto Santo islands. The following species (based on only a few specimens) are added as new records: Geotrupes spiniger (Geotrupidae) and Oryctes nasicornis grypus (Dynastidae). Both these families are also recorded for the first time.