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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Mercer County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
281
1377
1980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1377
1980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1309
1835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1140
1603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
334
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
49
275
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
39
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
39
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
32
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mercer County (Pennsylvania)
32 Genera with 46 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1884Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1826Anteater Scarab Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers4SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1801June beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1773Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1833Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercer County (Pennsylvania)
46 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787
Anomala oblivia Horn, 1884Pine chafer
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) canaliculatus Kirby, 1827Imitator blenny
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) castaneae (Knoch, 1801)⇒ 
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) variolosus Kirby, 1826Bowman stygobromid
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Dichelonyx elongatula Schönherr, 1817Solf-winged flower beetles
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fervida Fabricius, 1775
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773Ox beetle
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833Hairy Flower Scarab
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Mercer County (Pennsylvania)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
5
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