Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Madison County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 121
345
403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 121
345
403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
324
377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 82
273
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 36
144
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 33
128
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
19
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
19
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 16
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Madison County (Kentucky)
16 Genera with 20 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825 | Wall-Rockets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parastasia Westwood, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1823 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1851 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichesthes Erichson, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Madison County (Kentucky)
20 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775 | Humpback Dung Beetle | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie, 1956 | | | Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825 | | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Parastasia brevipes LeConte, 1856 | | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823 | | | Phileurus truncatus Palisot de B..., 1807 | Triceratops Beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851 | | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Valgus seticollis Palisot de B..., 1805 | Bristly-necked Valgus |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Madison County (Kentucky) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
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