Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Harris County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
914
1187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
913
1186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 190
880
1135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 136
762
1005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 44
250
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 40
208
267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
23
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
23
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 17
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Harris County (Texas)
17 Genera with 43 Species Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1874 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946 | Tumblebug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1789 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851 | Wall-Rockets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1870 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1961 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1887 | June beetles | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Harris County (Texas)
43 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848 | | | Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874 | | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857 | | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861 | Western masked chafer | | Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | Southern masked chafer | | Dellacasiellus fucosus Schmidt, 1922 | Common sand stargazer | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825 | | | Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851 | | | Dynastes grantii Horn, 1870 | Grant´s Hercules Beetle | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Euphoria herbacea Olivier, 1789 | Olive Euphoria | | Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | Dark Flower Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus brucei cyanopterus (d´Orbigny, 1905) | ⇒ Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905 | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) affabilis Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) congrua LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855 | Highfin blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825 | Bearded lupine | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) karlsioei Linell, 1898 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) praetermissa Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubiginosa LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sylvatica Sanderson, 1942 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887 | | | Platytomus micros Bates, 1887 | Beetle | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Harris County (Texas) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
7 | 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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