Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Mercer County (West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
685
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
685
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 159
640
848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
563
751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 33
91
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 29
73
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 15
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mercer County (West Virginia)
15 Genera with 17 Species | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1775 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1856 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1775 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mercer County (West Virginia)
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801 | Hermit Flower Beetle | | Osmoderma scabra (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805 | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) marginalis LeConte, 1856 | Sand stargazer | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775 | Bee-like Flower Scarab | | Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Valgus seticollis Palisot de B..., 1805 | Bristly-necked Valgus | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Mercer County (West Virginia) | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 2
2 | 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
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov
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