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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
437
3437
6024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
435
3435
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3371
5900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2874
5170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
83
861
1570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
737
1215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
63
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
63
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
51
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Los Angeles County
51 Genera with 102 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPST
Aegialia Latreille, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Amblonoxia Reitter, 1895Dusty June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Amithao Thomson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18466SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1915Tumblebug9SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Coenonycha Horn, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1946Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1915Anteater Scarab Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1846Masked Chafers8SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets3SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Geomyphilus Gordon and S..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Golofa Hope, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphileurus Kolbe, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1952Elephant beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Mixigenus1SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18808SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxygrylius Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracotalpa Ohaus, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Paramaladera Nikolajev, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1863Burrowing Dung Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Phobetus LeConte, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19476SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1847Ox Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
102 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia (Aegialia) punctata Brown, 1931
Amblonoxia carpenteri LeConte, 1876
Amblonoxia palpalis Horn, 1880
Amblonoxia riversi Casey, 1895
Amithao erythropus Burmeister, 1842
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius californicus Horn, 1887
Ataenius desertus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ateuchus rodriguezi Preudhomme d..., 1886
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon deyrollei Harold, 1868
Canthon integricollis (Schaeffer, 1915)⇒ Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Coenonycha ampla Cazier, 1943Rippled blenny
Coenonycha dimorpha Evans & Smith, 1986Moustached rockskipper
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Copris pristinus W. D. Pierce, 1946
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cremastocheilus cribripennis (Casey, 1915)⇒ Cremastocheilus armatus Walker, 1866
Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861Western masked chafer
Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Cyclocephala robusta (LeConte, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala nigricollis Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala villosa (Blanchard, 1846)⇒ Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911
Dellacasiellus fucosus Schmidt, 1922Common sand stargazer
Deltochilum scabriusculum Bates, 1887Rockpool blenny
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824
Diplotaxis sierrae Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Euphoria kernii Haldeman, 1852Kern´s Flower Scarab
Geomyphilus ungulatus Fall, 1901
Golofa tersander (Burmeister, 1847)⇒ Mixigenus tersander Burmeister, 1847
Hemiphileurus illatus LeConte, 1854
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Megasoma punctulatum Cartwright, 1952
Mixigenus tersander Burmeister, 1847
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cyanellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus championi Bates, 1887
Onthophagus everestae Pierce, 1946
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxygrylius ruginasus LeConte, 1856
Paracotalpa ursina G. Horn, 1867Atlantic wolffish
Paramaladera alternata LeConte, 1856
Pardalosus pardalis LeConte, 1857
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) endymion Harold, 1863
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Phanaeus labreae W. D. Pierce, 1946
Phanaeus mexicanus Harold, 1863
Phanaeus sallei Harold, 1863
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Platytomus micros Bates, 1887Beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) diffracta Casey, 1891
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Serica acicula Dawson, 1932Rippled blenny
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Serica kanakoffi W. D. Pierce, 1946
Serica ligulata Dawson, 1932Rippled blenny
Serica pavonia Dawson, 1932Rippled blenny
Serica satrapa Dawson, 1947
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Strategus jugurtha Burmeister, 1847
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Los Angeles County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
14
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
10
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
11
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
31
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