Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Colbert County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 145
529
642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 145
529
642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
479
578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 90
415
504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 20
91
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 17
67
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Colbert County
11 Genera with 12 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotalpa Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1773 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Colbert County
12 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758 | Goldsmith beetle | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835) | ⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | | Euphoria sepulchralis (Fabricius, 1801) | ⇒ Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773 | Ox beetle | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Colbert County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 5
5 | 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 | 3
3 | 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
2 | 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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