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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Caswell County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
170
605
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
170
605
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
565
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
481
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
27
117
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
24
82
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caswell County
9 Genera with 9 Species
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1824Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caswell County
9 Species
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Hoplia (Hoplia) mucorea (Germar, 1824)⇒ Hoplia gilleti Hardy, 1977
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Strigoderma arboricola Fabricius, 1792
Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771Delta Flower Scarab

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Caswell County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
2
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
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