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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Delaware County (Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1757
2535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
1755
2533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
298
1699
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
1489
2136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
56
378
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
50
315
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
35
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
35
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
30
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Delaware County (Ohio)
30 Genera with 40 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1847Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
CotinusSmoketree1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Parastasia Westwood, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1845June beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1837Bee-Like Flower Scarabs2SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delaware County (Ohio)
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792
Canthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cotinus nitidaGreen June Beetle
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Parastasia brevipes LeConte, 1856
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) diffinis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775Bee-like Flower Scarab
Trichiotinus viridans Kirby, 1837
Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771Delta Flower Scarab
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Delaware County (Ohio)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
4
5
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