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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
125
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
125
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
120
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
47
101
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
11
34
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
9
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Loop (Gaines County)
12 Genera with 18 Species
Ataenius Harold, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858Tumblebug3SpeciesTaxom
Chlorixanthe Bates, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Listrochelus Blanchard, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1940June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Loop (Gaines County)
18 Species
Ataenius inquisitus Horn, 1887
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Ateuchus texanus Robinson, 1948Notchfin blenny
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Chlorixanthe chapini Cartwright, 1939
Diplotaxis maura Fall, 1909
Euphoria devulsa Horn, 1880
Listrochelus pulcher Linell, 1896
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knausi Brown, 1927
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sodalis Reinhard, 1940Striated sabretooth blenny
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Loop (Gaines County)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
4
8
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