Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Brazoria County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 237
1231
1578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 236
1228
1575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
1194
1519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 157
1058
1382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 47
220
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 44
196
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
29
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
29
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 27
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Brazoria County
27 Genera with 34 Species #ABCDEGHLOPSX
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1887 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelonyx Harris, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Geopsammodius Gordon & Pit..., 1992 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Haroldiellus Gordon and S..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liatongus Reitter, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1856 | June beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | Strigoderma Burmeister, 1844 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brazoria County
34 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874 | | | Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861 | Antarctic blennies | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874 | | | Ataenius wenzeli Horn, 1887 | | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Dull tumblebug | | Dichelonyx elongatula Schönherr, 1817 | Solf-winged flower beetles | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825 | | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Haroldiellus sallei Harold, 1863 | | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840 | Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus brucei cyanopterus (d´Orbigny, 1905) | ⇒ Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905 | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855 | Highfin blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) torta LeConte, 1856 | | | Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948 | Horned blenny | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847 | | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Brazoria County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 6
7 | 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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