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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Lafayette Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
151
555
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
151
555
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
523
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
438
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
30
118
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
25
95
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
15
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lafayette Parish
15 Genera with 18 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1911Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Parastasia Westwood, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1887June beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1825Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1775Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafayette Parish
18 Species
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Euphoria sepulchralis (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801
Parastasia brevipes LeConte, 1856
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inepta Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Tomarus relictus Say, 1825
Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775Bee-like Flower Scarab
Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771Delta Flower Scarab
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Lafayette Parish
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
5
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
1
1
Genus
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