Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Ames (Story County, Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 189
792
1071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 189
792
1071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 179
772
1046 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
590
797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 43
230
333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 40
187
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
32
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
32
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 20
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ames (Story County)
20 Genera with 34 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1906 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1801 | Anteater Scarab Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dichelonyx Harris, 1827 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851 | Wall-Rockets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1961 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1887 | June beetles | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagolius Schmidt, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1802 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenotothorax Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strigoderma Burmeister, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichesthes Erichson, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1833 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ames (Story County)
34 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Copris arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906 | | | Dellacasiellus concavus Say, 1823 | | | Diplotaxis atlantis Fall, 1909 | | | Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie, 1956 | | | Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851 | | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) velutinus Horn, 1875 | | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850 | Cranberry White Grub | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) balia Say, 1825 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792 | Northern June beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850 | Gibbous June beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inversa Horn, 1887 | Southern June beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nitida LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845 | Rugose June beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) spreta Horn, 1887 | | | Pseudagolius bicolor Say, 1823 | | | Serica campestris Dawson, 1919 | Mottled blenny | | Serica sericea Illiger, 1802 | Onespot fringehead | | Stenotothorax badipes Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793 | Sand Chafer | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | Hairy Flower Scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Ames (Story County) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 5
18 | 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 | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
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