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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Inyo County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
218
1032
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
1031
1655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
1001
1595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
855
1403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
39
242
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
33
178
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Inyo County
8 Genera with 10 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1940Anteater Scarab Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1775Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1851June beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Inyo County
10 Species
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Cremastocheilus (Macropodina) planatus LeConte, 1863
Cremastocheilus (Macropodina) puncticollis Cazier, 1940
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis haydeni LeConte, 1856
Diplotaxis sierrae Fall, 1909
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Inyo County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
3
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