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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Ben Hill County (Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
404
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
402
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
400
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
328
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
34
98
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
76
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ben Hill County
11 Genera with 12 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 1941Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ben Hill County
12 Species
Anomala adscita Robinson, 1941
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Hamonthophagus depressus Harold, 1871Scarab beetle
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) depressus Harold, 1871Flat African dung beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Valgus seticollis Palisot de B..., 1805Bristly-necked Valgus

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Ben Hill County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
2
3
Genera
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