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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Duplin County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
483
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
483
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
467
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
412
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
26
82
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
73
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
11
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Duplin County
11 Genera with 11 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Duplin County
11 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Duplin County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
2
3
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