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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1444
2230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1443
2229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
262
1410
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1176
1830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
378
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
308
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
33
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kern County
33 Genera with 39 Species
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Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Archophileurus Kolbe, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1857Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Coenonycha Horn, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1946Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1801
Anteater Scarab Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1915Masked Chafers5SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1758Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1775Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Oxygrylius Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paracotalpa Ohaus, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819
Precious Metal Scarabs0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Plectrodes Horn, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kern County
39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Archophileurus cribrosus LeConte, 1854
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Coenonycha barri Cazier, 1943Rippled blenny
Coenonycha ovatis McClay, 1943
Copris pristinus W. D. Pierce, 1946
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861Western masked chafer
Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Euphoria kernii Haldeman, 1852Kern´s Flower Scarab
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Oxygrylius ruginasus LeConte, 1856
Paracotalpa ursina G. Horn, 1867Atlantic wolffish
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Plectrodes pubescens G. Horn, 1867Eastern field wireworm
Rhyssemus californicus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Kern County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
6
5
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