Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Athens (Athens County, Ohio, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 117
493
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 117
493
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 109
475
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 83
417
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 25
74
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 24
59
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 16
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Athens (Athens County)
16 Genera with 18 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1824 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1775 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Athens (Athens County)
18 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | Southern masked chafer | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824 | | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | 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) hirsuta Knoch, 1801 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775 | Bee-like Flower Scarab | | Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Valgus seticollis Palisot de B..., 1805 | Bristly-necked Valgus |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Athens (Athens County) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
3 | 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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