Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Gregg County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 146
630
809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 146
630
809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 133
599
768 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 101
534
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 26
116
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 23
92
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Gregg County
15 Genera with 18 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817 | Tumblebug | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1824 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1847 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichesthes Erichson, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1876 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gregg County
18 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius oklahomensis Brown, 1930 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911 | Northern masked chafer | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851 | | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824 | | | Serica contorta Dawson, 1947 | | | Strategus mormon Burmeister, 1847 | Twister | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Trichiotinus texanus Horn, 1876 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Gregg County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 3
4 | 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
|
