Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Leake County (Mississippi, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
253
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
253
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
236
265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
199
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 17
54
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 15
49
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Leake County
11 Genera with 12 Species Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchus Weber, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1775 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Leake County
12 Species | Ataenius alternatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911 | | Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775 | Humpback Dung Beetle | | Diplotaxis subcostata Blanchard, 1851 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Protaetia (Pachyprotaetia) ciliata Olivier, 1785 | | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771 | Delta Flower Scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Leake County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | 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
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