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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Liberty County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1130
1514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1130
1514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
210
1100
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
924
1253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
277
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
221
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
34
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
34
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
22
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberty County (Texas)
22 Genera with 46 Species
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Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Pachystethus Blanchard, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1887June beetles18SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagolius Schmidt, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1876Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberty County (Texas)
46 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Cyclocephala robusta (LeConte, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala nigricollis Burmeister, 1847
Dellacasiellus concavus Say, 1823
Dellacasiellus ruficlarus Fall, 1932
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie, 1956
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) velutinus Horn, 1875
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arcta Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) congrua LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inversa Horn, 1887Southern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mariana Fall, 1929
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) praetermissa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Pseudagolius bicolor Say, 1823
Serica campestris Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793Sand Chafer
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichiotinus texanus Horn, 1876

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Liberty County (Texas)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
6
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