Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Cape May County (New Jersey, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1051
1404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 241
1050
1403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 227
1013
1328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
890
1200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 49
261
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 45
192
237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
22
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
22
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 18
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape May County
18 Genera with 28 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1861 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dialytes Harold, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelonyx Harris, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1856 | June beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1830 | Lined June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1773 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape May County
28 Species | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911 | Northern masked chafer | | Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861 | Western masked chafer | | Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825 | | | Dichelonyx elongatula Schönherr, 1817 | Solf-winged flower beetles | | Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) aemula Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850 | Cranberry White Grub | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855 | Highfin blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fraterna Harris, 1842 | Bluespotted blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) glaberrima Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855 | Highfin blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) subtonsa LeConte, 1856 | | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) variolosa Hentz, 1830 | Variegated June Beetle | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837 | | | Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773 | Ox beetle | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Cape May County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 6
6 | 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 | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 5
14 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
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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