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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Berkshire County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
304
1448
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1446
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
1400
1956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1152
1647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
318
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
260
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Berkshire County
13 Genera with 19 Species
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1773Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Berkshire County
19 Species
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius brevis Fall, 1930
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Ligyrus gibbosus DeGeer, 1774Carrot beetle
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773Ox beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Berkshire County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
1
2
Genus
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