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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region LaGrange County (Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
239
1127
1643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
239
1127
1643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
223
1072
1529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
926
1337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
264
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
37
212
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
31
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
31
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
25
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for LaGrange County
25 Genera with 48 Species
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Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1787Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1915Masked Chafers5SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1824June beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1825Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for LaGrange County
48 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius robustus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861Western masked chafer
Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie, 1956
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) velutinus Horn, 1875
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fervida Fabricius, 1775
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forbesi Glasgow, 1916
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inepta Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longitarsa Say, 1824
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Serica sponsa Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Tomarus relictus Say, 1825
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in LaGrange County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
7
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