Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Decatur County (Georgia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 144
460
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 143
457
535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 132
431
504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 100
361
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 32
130
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 28
103
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Decatur County (Georgia)
10 Genera with 11 Species | Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyomus Dejean, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1950 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonotulus Bedel, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Decatur County (Georgia)
11 Species | Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763 | Forest small dung beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Trichonotulus scrofa Fabricius, 1787 | Sow small dung beetle | | Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bug flower chafer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Decatur County (Georgia) | 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 | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 2
3 | Genera
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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