Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Gordon County (Georgia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 156
619
727 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 156
619
727 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
570
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 98
493
568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 35
118
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 31
98
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 16
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Gordon County
16 Genera with 21 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphonus LeConte, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchus Weber, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1961 | | 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 | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1773 | Ox Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 | Carrot Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gordon County
21 Species | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823 | | | Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858) | ⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | Dark Flower Scarab | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855 | Highfin blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801 | | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773 | Ox beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Gordon County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
2 | 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 | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 5
5 | 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
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov
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