Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Leon (Riverside County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 86
246
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 86
246
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 83
239
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 67
211
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 28
89
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 26
73
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 14
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Leon (Riverside County)
14 Genera with 18 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1846 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817 | Tumblebug | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1883 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megasoma Kirby, 1775 | Elephant beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichesthes Erichson, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tropinota Mulsant, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Leon (Riverside County)
18 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880 | | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883 | Fig beetle | | Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911 | | Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789 | Scarab beetle | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775 | Elephant beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Leon (Riverside County) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 5
9 | 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
4 | 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
2 | 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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