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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Eastern Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
4160
8046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
474
4158
8044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
451
4058
7780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
3472
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
83
944
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
76
806
1362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
55
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
55
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
48
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Ontario
48 Genera with 80 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Aphonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchetus Bedel, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Bubas Mulsant, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug3SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1764Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1842
Green June Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197710SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18052SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1824June beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18025SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1825Carrot Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1775Bee-Like Flower Scarabs2SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Ontario
80 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Aegialia (Aegialia) crassa LeConte, 1857
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ateuchetus cicatricosus Lucas, 1846
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Caelius montanus Brown, 1931
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Dialytes truncatus Melsheimer, 1845
Diplotaxis atlantis Fall, 1909
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Onitis belial Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) marginalis Gebler, 1817
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) punctatus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Onthophagus emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) maki Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus xanthochlorus Walter & Cam..., 1977
Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Osmoderma scabra (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837
Serica georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793Sand Chafer
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Tomarus relictus Say, 1825
Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837Bee-Mimic Beetle
Trichiotinus bibens Fabricius, 1775
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Eastern Ontario
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
17
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
20
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