Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Benton County (Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 238
1017
1454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 237
1016
1453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
971
1366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
798
1115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 47
253
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 43
216
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
28
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
28
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 21
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benton County (Iowa)
21 Genera with 24 Species #ABCDHMOPST
| Adoretus Laporte, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1787 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelonyx Harris, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1823 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1887 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichesthes Erichson, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benton County (Iowa)
24 Species | Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787 | | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Dichelonyx linearis Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823 | Three lined Hoplia | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871 | | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Pardalosus sayi Gordon, 2006 | Greater weever | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) congrua LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887 | | | Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825 | | | Serica sericea Illiger, 1802 | Onespot fringehead | | Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Benton County (Iowa) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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