Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Kent County (Delaware, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 150
765
1068 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 150
765
1068 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 142
739
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
669
934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 38
199
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 33
159
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
25
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
25
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 21
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kent County (Delaware)
21 Genera with 29 Species #ABCDEMOPTX
| Anomala Samouelle, 1817 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758 | Tumblebug | 2 | 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 | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1825 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kent County (Delaware)
29 Species | Anomala binotata Gyllenhaal, 1817 | | | Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858) | ⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Dull tumblebug | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851 | | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | Dark Flower Scarab | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850 | Cranberry White Grub | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825 | Bearded lupine | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Tomarus relictus Say, 1825 | | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Kent County (Delaware) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 5
6 | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
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