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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Loudoun County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1177
1631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
245
1177
1631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
224
1114
1529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
944
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
255
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
39
200
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
17
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Loudoun County
17 Genera with 22 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 1817Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1880Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1850June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Loudoun County
22 Species
Anomala binotata Gyllenhaal, 1817
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Cyclocephala robusta (LeConte, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala nigricollis Burmeister, 1847
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Hoplia (Hoplia) dispar LeConte, 1880
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771Delta Flower Scarab

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Loudoun County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
1
4
Genus
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