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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Greenville County (South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
662
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
661
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
620
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
119
535
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
29
129
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
27
112
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
25
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
25
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
19
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greenville County
19 Genera with 23 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 1884Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1915Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1801June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1775Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greenville County
23 Species
Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787
Anomala oblivia Horn, 1884Pine chafer
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Trichiotinus bibens Fabricius, 1775
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Greenville County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
4
4
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