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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Lancaster County (Nebraska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
904
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
219
904
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
865
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
722
989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
39
199
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
35
166
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
29
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
29
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
25
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lancaster County (Nebraska)
25 Genera with 34 Species
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Anomala Samouelle, 1817Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lancaster County (Nebraska)
34 Species
Anomala binotata Gyllenhaal, 1817
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Diplotaxis haydeni LeConte, 1856
Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Lancaster County (Nebraska)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
8
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