Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region George West (Live Oak County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 43
122
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 43
122
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
121
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 32
108
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 14
71
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 12
58
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
18
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
18
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 15
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for George West
15 Genera with 38 Species | Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archophileurus Kolbe, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805 | Tumblebug | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856 | Wall-Rockets | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haroldiellus Gordon and S..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megasoma Kirby, 1963 | Elephant beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1963 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1856 | June beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for George West
38 Species | Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809 | Surf blenny | | Archophileurus cribrosus LeConte, 1854 | | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823 | | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) probus Germar, 1824 | | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832 | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825 | | | Diplotaxis knausi Schaeffer, 1907 | | | Diplotaxis maura Fall, 1909 | | | Diplotaxis muricata Schaeffer, 1907 | Prairie grain wireworm | | Diplotaxis pubipes Schaeffer, 1907 | Prairie grain wireworm | | Diplotaxis punctata LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Diplotaxis punctipennis LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Diplotaxis simplex Blanchard, 1851 | | | Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Diplotaxis truncatula LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Euphoria kernii Haldeman, 1852 | Kern´s Flower Scarab | | Haroldiellus sallei Harold, 1863 | | | Megasoma vogti Cartwright, 1963 | Texas Elephant Beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) brevifrons (Horn, 1881) | ⇒ Onthophagus abyssinicus Gillet, 1925 | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927 | Oklahoma dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subtropicus Howden and C..., 1963 | | | Oscarinus welderi Gordon & Ske..., 2007 | Lesser weever | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847 | | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cribrosa LeConte, 1853 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ignava Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) torta LeConte, 1856 | | | Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in George West | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 4
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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 5
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
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