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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Arkansas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
412
3140
6305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3133
6297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3048
6142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
2514
5093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
723
1250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
612
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
82
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
82
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
64
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Arkansas
64 Genera with 169 Species
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Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1787Shining Leaf Chafer3SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Aphonus LeConte, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Aphotaenius Cartwright, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18238SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Cotalpa Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 19283SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863Masked Chafers12SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19442SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets6SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Eutheola Bates, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Geomyphilus Gordon and S..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1869Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 187110SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomoides Dellacasa, D..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Paracotalpa Ohaus, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1824June beetles39SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18027SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1847Ox Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1837Bee-Like Flower Scarabs2SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arkansas
169 Species and 8 Subspecies
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Alloblackburneus lentus Horn, 1870
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Anomala binotata Gyllenhaal, 1817
Anomala flavipennis Burmeister, 1844Cloister blenny
Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphonus densicauda Casey, 1915
Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823
Aphotaenius carolinus Van Dyke, 1928
Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874
Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius oklahomensis Brown, 1930
Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius robustus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1824
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator fricator
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758Goldsmith beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cryptoscatomaseter acuminatus Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Cryptoscatomaseter haldemani Horn, 1887
Cryptoscatomaseter oklahomensis Brown, 1928
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861Western masked chafer
Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala knobelae Brown, 1934
Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala lurida lurida Bland, 1863Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala mafaffa Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala nigricollis Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Cyclocephala robusta (LeConte, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala nigricollis Burmeister, 1847
Dellacasiellus concavus Say, 1823
Dellacasiellus kirni Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dialytes truncatus Melsheimer, 1845
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis anxius LeConte, 1856
Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie, 1956
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Diplotaxis hallei Vaurie, 1958
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851
Dynastes grantii Horn, 1870Grant´s Hercules Beetle
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Euetheola rugiceps (LeConte, 1856)⇒ Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847
Euphoria discicollis Thomson, 1878
Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781
Euphoria herbacea Olivier, 1789Olive Euphoria
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Geomyphilus insolitus Brown, 1928
Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869Dark Hoplia
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Lachnosterna arkansana Schaeffer, 1906
Lachnosterna karlsioei Linell, 1897
Ligyrus gibbosus DeGeer, 1774Carrot beetle
Ligyrus relictus Say, 1825
Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Melinopterus femoralis Say, 1823
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cavernicollis Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus orpheus pseudorpheus Howden & Car..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subaeneus (Palisot de B..., 1811)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Oxyomoides sepultus Cartwright, 1944
Paracotalpa granicollis Haldeman, 1852
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus triangularis triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phileurus truncatus Palisot de B..., 1807Triceratops Beetle
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) aemula Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arkansana Schaeffer, 1906
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) balia Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) barda Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) congrua LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) delata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) diffinis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) falta LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fervida Fabricius, 1775
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forbesi Glasgow, 1916
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) karlsioei Linell, 1898
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga parvidens parvidens Theodor & Me..., 1964
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) perlonga Davis, 1920
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) praetermissa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sacoma Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sylvatica Sanderson, 1942
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) torta LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga obsoleta obsoleta
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824
Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Protaetia (Pachyprotaetia) ciliata Olivier, 1785
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Rhyssemus sonatus LeConte & Horn, 1881
Scabrostomus sepultus Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Serica arkansana Dawson, 1947
Serica aspera Dawson, 1922
Serica contorta Dawson, 1947
Serica georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica georgiana georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Stenotothorax badipes Melsheimer, 1845
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773Ox beetle
Strategus mormon Burmeister, 1847Twister
Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793Sand Chafer
Strigoderma arboricola Fabricius, 1792
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Trichesthes apicata Reinhard, 1939
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775Bee-like Flower Scarab
Trichiotinus viridans Kirby, 1837
Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771Delta Flower Scarab
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789
Valgus seticollis Palisot de B..., 1805Bristly-necked Valgus
Xyloryctes faunus (Casey, 1895)⇒ Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Arkansas
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
18
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
11
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
10
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
11
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
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