Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Litchfield County (Connecticut, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 270
1277
1940 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 268
1273
1936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 251
1226
1836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
1079
1644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 47
259
354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 43
212
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
30
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
30
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 20
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Litchfield County
20 Genera with 21 Species | Anomala Samouelle, 1798 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotalpa Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnorimella Casey, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1869 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 | Carrot Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trichesthes Erichson, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1833 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Litchfield County
21 Species | Anomala lucicola Fabricius, 1798 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758 | Goldsmith beetle | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992 | | | Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837 | | | Gnorimella maculosa Knoch, 1801 | Maculate flower beetle | | Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869 | Dark Hoplia | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850 | Cranberry White Grub | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855 | Highfin blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Serica sericea Illiger, 1802 | Onespot fringehead | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | Hairy Flower Scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Litchfield County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
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