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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region California (Moniteau County, Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
452
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
452
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
146
440
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
357
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
90
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
72
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California (Moniteau County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1825Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California (Moniteau County)
8 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Ligyrus gibbosus DeGeer, 1774Carrot beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Tomarus relictus Say, 1825

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in California (Moniteau County)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
2
2
Genera
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