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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Larimer County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
2182
3628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
326
2181
3627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
310
2129
3541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1690
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
54
391
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
49
318
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
30
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
30
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
27
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Larimer County
27 Genera with 33 Species
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Anomala Samouelle, 1817Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1915Anteater Scarab Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1870Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxygrylius Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819
Precious Metal Scarabs0SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1824June beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1837Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Larimer County
33 Species
Anomala binotata Gyllenhaal, 1817
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cremastocheilus incisus (Casey, 1915)⇒ Cremastocheilus retractus LeConte, 1874
Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dynastes grantii Horn, 1870Grant´s Hercules Beetle
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxygrylius ruginasus LeConte, 1856
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793Sand Chafer
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837Bee-Mimic Beetle
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Larimer County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
2
4
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