Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Alamance County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 214
815
1019 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 214
815
1019 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 201
781
974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 146
651
826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 39
139
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 34
108
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 1
14
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 1
14
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 14
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alamance County
14 Genera with 13 Species | Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1875 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1827 | Anteater Scarab Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelonyx Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eutheola Bates, 1888 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alamance County
13 Species | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Anomala orientalis Waterhouse, 1875 | Oriental beetle | | Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874 | | | Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861 | Antarctic blennies | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Dull tumblebug | | Cremastocheilus harrisi Kirby, 1827 | | | Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825 | | | Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801 | Hermit Flower Beetle | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Alamance County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov
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