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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Estelí (Nicaragua)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
224
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
224
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
211
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
185
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
90
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
87
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Estelí
13 Genera with 15 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 1851Shining Leaf Chafer3SpeciesTaxom
Cnemida Kirby, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1858Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1847Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eutheola Bates, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucothyreus MacLeay, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1888Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ptenomela Bates, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1837
Rhinoceros Beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Estelí
15 Species
Anomala amphicoma Bates, 1888
Anomala chiriquina Bates, 1888
Anomala testaceipennis (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Anomala nitidula Blanchard, 1851
Cnemida aterrima Bates, 1888
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala mafaffa Burmeister, 1847Twister
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Leucothyreus femoratus Burmeister, 1844
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Pelidnota costaricensis Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga elenans Saylor, 1938
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Ptenomela gratiosa Sharp, 1877
Strigoderma castor Newman, 1838

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Estelí
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
6
8
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