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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Floyd County (Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
287
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
287
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
267
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
245
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
20
58
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
18
44
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Floyd County (Georgia)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1815Christmas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1851June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Floyd County (Georgia)
10 Species
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Anoplognathus viriditarsis Leach, 1815
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Floyd County (Georgia)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
5
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
1
Genus
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