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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Amador County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
931
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
930
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
906
1174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
785
1037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
198
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
31
151
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amador County
8 Genera with 12 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1880Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1850June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amador County
12 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia (Hoplia) dispar LeConte, 1880
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Stenotothorax washtucna Robinson, 1938Black swallowers
Stenotothorax woodleyi Gordon, 2006
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Amador County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
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