Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Fayette County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 280
1336
1522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 280
1336
1522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 270
1308
1473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 190
1102
1241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 50
301
314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 46
255
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
28
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
28
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 24
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Fayette County (Texas)
24 Genera with 30 Species #ABCDPST
| Anomala Samouelle, 1787 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1843 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotalpa Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1911 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856 | Wall-Rockets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parataenius Balthasar, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1856 | Lined June Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1773 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1837 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fayette County (Texas)
30 Species | Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843 | | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758 | Goldsmith beetle | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911 | Northern masked chafer | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Diplotaxis haydeni LeConte, 1856 | | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phileurus truncatus Palisot de B..., 1807 | Triceratops Beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801 | | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823 | Ten-lined June Beetle | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773 | Ox beetle | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837 | Bee-Mimic Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Fayette County (Texas) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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