Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Covington County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 186
662
780 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 185
661
779 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
627
722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 126
535
613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 44
152
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 39
125
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 17
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Covington County (Alabama)
17 Genera with 19 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758 | Tumblebug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825 | Wall-Rockets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strigoderma Burmeister, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1775 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Covington County (Alabama)
19 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859 | | | Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Dull tumblebug | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825 | | | Diplotaxis sordida Say, 1825 | | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) polyphemi Hubbard, 1894 | Gopher Tortoise Onthophagus Beetle | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801 | | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Strigoderma pygmaea Fabricius, 1798 | Pygmy Chafer | | Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775 | Bee-like Flower Scarab | | Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Covington County (Alabama) | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
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