Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Kanawha County (West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 241
1105
1589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 240
1104
1588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
1056
1506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 173
918
1323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 40
191
238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 36
150
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kanawha County
14 Genera with 17 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1773 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelonyx Harris, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nipponoserica Nomura, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1837 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1833 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kanawha County
17 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Copris minutus Drury, 1773 | Small Black Dung Beetle | | Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911 | Northern masked chafer | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Dichelonyx elongatula Schönherr, 1817 | Solf-winged flower beetles | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Nipponoserica peregrina Chapin, 1938 | Picture rockskipper | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837 | | | Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | Hairy Flower Scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Kanawha County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 3
5 | 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 | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
3 | 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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