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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Edmonson County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
428
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
428
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
404
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
353
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
94
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
19
68
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
11
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
11
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
11
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Edmonson County
11 Genera with 11 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphotaenius Cartwright, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1792June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonson County
11 Species
Aphotaenius carolinus Van Dyke, 1928
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Onthophagus ferox Harold, 1867Western dung beetle
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Edmonson 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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
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