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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Central Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
466
3890
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
465
3889
7182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3790
6958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3221
6084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
83
875
1665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
77
754
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
54
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
54
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
42
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Ontario
42 Genera with 62 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Aphonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858Tumblebug3SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1787Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1842
Green June Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1827Anteater Scarab Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Mitracamenta Brenske, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1824June beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1775Bee-Like Flower Scarabs3SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Ontario
62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia (Aegialia) opifex Horn, 1887
Alloblackburneus lentus Horn, 1870
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Caelius montanus Brown, 1931
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) canaliculatus Kirby, 1827Imitator blenny
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Dellacasiellus kirni Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Diapterna hamata Say, 1824
Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824
Diplotaxis sordida Say, 1825
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Mitracamenta adelpha Kolbe, 1914
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus transisthmius Howden & Young, 1956
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fervida Fabricius, 1775
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Serica georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793Sand Chafer
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833Hairy Flower Scarab
Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837Bee-Mimic Beetle
Trichiotinus bibens Fabricius, 1775
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Central Ontario
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
18
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
16
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
3
9
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