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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Dougherty County (Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
329
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
329
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
100
322
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
285
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
18
56
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
13
40
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
9
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
9
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dougherty County
9 Genera with 15 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1856June beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Platychelus Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dougherty County
15 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Hamonthophagus depressus Harold, 1871Scarab beetle
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fraterna Harris, 1842Bluespotted blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubiginosa LeConte, 1856
Platychelus dispar Burmeister, 1844
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Dougherty County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
1
1
Genus
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