Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Houston (Kent County, Delaware, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 46
148
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 46
148
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
140
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 32
121
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 12
38
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 10
32
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Houston (Kent County Delaware)
10 Genera with 11 Species Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Houston (Kent County Delaware)
11 Species | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851 | | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | Dark Flower Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825 | Bearded lupine | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Houston (Kent County Delaware) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 2
2 | 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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