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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
291
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
291
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
82
270
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
240
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
26
78
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
24
73
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Menard County (Texas)
11 Genera with 18 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1906Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cotalpa Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1939June beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17872SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Menard County (Texas)
18 Species
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Copris arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906
Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758Goldsmith beetle
Diplotaxis chiricahuae Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis thoracica Fall, 1909
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) glabricula LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hamata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ignava Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubiginosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824
Phyllophaga suttonana Reinhard, 1939
Trichesthes antennata Smith, 1889
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Menard County (Texas)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
4
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