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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
1507
4774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1337
3814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
82
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
82
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
70
149
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
70 Genera with 149 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPSTX
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 193111SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 191814SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1789European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1912Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Caligodorus Gordon and S..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1823Tumblebug4SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1874Anteater Scarab Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyptochirus Lesne, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Dialytodius Gordon and S..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 08SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909Wall-Rockets5SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1880Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Leucocelis Burmeister, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Micraegialia Brown, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18437SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Phobetus LeConte, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Phycoides1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1866June beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18574SpeciesTaxom
Planolinus Mulsant and Rey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Polybaphes Kirby, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1823Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18025SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tesarius Rakovič, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1837Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
149 Species and 9 Subspecies
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Aegialia (Aegialia) blanchardi Horn, 1887
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia conferta conferta
Aegialia (Aegialia) crassa LeConte, 1857
Aegialia (Psammoporus) criddlei Brown, 1931
Aegialia (Psammoporus) cylindrica Eschscholtz, 1822
Aegialia (Psammoporus) lacustris LeConte, 1850
Aegialia (Psammoporus) opaca Brown, 1931
Aegialia (Psammoporus) terminalis Brown, 1931
Aegialia cylindricus Eschscholtz, 1822
Aegialia opacus Brown, 1931
Agoliinus albertanus Brown, 1928
Agoliinus aleutus Eschscholtz, 1822
Agoliinus anthracus Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Agoliinus aquilonarius Brown, 1928
Agoliinus bidentatus Schmidt, 1906Spotted weever
Agoliinus canadensis Garnett, 1920Streaked weeverfish
Agoliinus congregatus Mannerheim, 1853
Agoliinus corruptor Brown, 1929
Agoliinus guttatus Eschscholtz, 1823
Agoliinus hatchi Hatch, 2007Lesser weever
Agoliinus incommunis Fall, 1932
Agoliinus leopardus Horn, 1870
Agoliinus piceatus Robinson, 1946Goby duckbill
Agoliinus sigmoideus Van Dyke, 1918
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Anomala bruchomorpha Arrow, 1912
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Boreocanthon praticola LeConte, 1859
Boreocanthon simplex LeConte, 1857
Caccobius obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Caelius montanus Brown, 1931
Caelius rufescens Horn, 1887
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Caligodorus opacus LeConte, 1872Sand divers
Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Canthon ebeneus Say, 1823
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Cinacanthus hirsutus Brown, 1928
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Cremastocheilus (Myrmecotonus) armatus Walker, 1866Mahogany milkweed
Cremastocheilus armatus armatus Walker, 1866
Cremastocheilus (Myrmecotonus) crinitus LeConte, 1874
Cremastocheilus crinitus crinitus LeConte, 1874
Cryptoscatomaseter browni Hinton, 1934Sand stargazers
Cryptoscatomaseter gambrinus Skelley & Go..., 2001Warteye stargazer
Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828)⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Dialytodius decipiens Horn, 1887
Dialytodius rogersi Hatch, 1971
Diapterna hamata Say, 1824
Diapterna hyperborea LeConte, 1850
Diapterna omissa LeConte, 1850
Diapterna pinguella Brown, 1929
Dichelonyx backi Kirby, 1837Green rose chafer
Dichelonyx backii backii
Dichelonyx fulgida LeConte, 1856
Dichelonyx truncata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dichelonyx vicina columbiana Hopping, 1931
Dichelonyx vicinus Fall, 1901
Dichelonyx vicinus columbiana Hopping, 1931
Dichelonyx vicinus vicinus
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis consequens Walker, 1866
Diplotaxis obscura LeConte, 1859
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis tenebrosa Fall, 1909
Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828
Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851
Eodrepanus fastiditus Péringuey, 1901
Epirinus asper Péringuey, 1901
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia (Hoplia) sackenii LeConte, 1880
Isonychus phlaeopterus Blanchard, 1850
Leucocelis rubra Gory & Perch..., 1833
Liothorax alternatus Horn, 1870
Liothorax subaeneus LeConte, 1857
Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Melinopterus guillebeaui Reitter, 1892
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Micraegialia pusilla G. Horn, 1887
Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818Grey dungball roller
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis perpunctatus Balthasar, 1963
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus interstitialis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
Onthophagus naso Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Pardalosus pardalis LeConte, 1857
Phobetus comatus LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Phobetus testaceus LeConte, 1861
Phycoides campestris
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga tristis tristis Fabricius, 1781
Phyllophaga nigropicea Walker, 1866
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Planolinoides duplex LeConte, 1878
Planolinoides pectoralis LeConte, 1857
Planolinus tenellus Say, 1823
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) crinita LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
Psammoporus criddlei Brown, 1931
Psammoporus cylindricus Eschscholtz, 1822
Psammoporus lacustris LeConte, 1850
Psammoporus opacus Brown, 1931
Psammoporus terminalis Brown, 1931
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Serica anthracina LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica contorta Dawson, 1947
Serica curvata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sisyphus goryi (Harold, 1859)⇒ Sisyphus caffer goryi Harold, 1859
Stenotothorax cribratulus Schmidt, 1916Common sand stargazer
Tesarius caelatus LeConte, 1857
Tesarius oregonensis Cartwright, 1955
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichiorhyssemus riparius G. Horn, 1871
Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837Bee-Mimic Beetle
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in British Columbia
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
30
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
10
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
18
36
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
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