Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Buncombe County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 222
866
1180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 221
865
1179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 205
818
1097 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 149
708
964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 34
171
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 30
126
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
17
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
17
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 16
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Buncombe County
16 Genera with 27 Species | Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1774 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchus Weber, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1773 | Mexican dung beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | Dichelonyx Harris, 1827 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1950 | June beetles | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 0 | Carrot Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichesthes Erichson, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Buncombe County
27 Species | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874 | | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787 | | | Copris minutus Drury, 1773 | Small Black Dung Beetle | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850 | Cranberry White Grub | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855 | Highfin blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792 | Northern June beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) luctuosa Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950 | | | Serica georgiana Leng, 1911 | | | Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922 | | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Tomarus quadrinotatus | | | Tomarus ventricosus | | | Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bug flower chafer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Buncombe County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 4
12 | 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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 | | 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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