Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Effingham County (Georgia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 150
420
465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 150
420
465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 141
399
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 102
329
357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 33
128
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 29
103
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Effingham County (Georgia)
13 Genera with 14 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphonus LeConte, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nialaphodius Kolbe, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1929 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1830 | Lined June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Effingham County (Georgia)
14 Species | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Aphonus castaneus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cupuliformis (Langston, 1924) | ⇒ Phyllophaga micans Knoch, 1801 | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mariana Fall, 1929 | | | Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796 | Cut small dung beetle | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) variolosa Hentz, 1830 | Variegated June Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Effingham County (Georgia) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
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