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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region DeKalb County (Tennessee, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
113
335
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
334
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
101
311
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
278
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
20
79
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
17
66
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
13
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for DeKalb County (Tennessee)
13 Genera with 16 Species
Amphiceratodon Huchet, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1911Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1825June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for DeKalb County (Tennessee)
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphiceratodon arrowi crypticus Huchet, 2002
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874
Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Protaetia (Pachyprotaetia) ciliata Olivier, 1785

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in DeKalb County (Tennessee)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironinae
Blanchard, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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