Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Meriwether County (Georgia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 96
366
461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 96
366
461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 85
332
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 66
284
342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 23
79
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 20
61
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 13
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Meriwether County
13 Genera with 15 Species | Anomala Samouelle, 1884 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 2 | Species | Taxom | Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchus Weber, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1773 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Meriwether County
15 Species | Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787 | | | Anomala oblivia Horn, 1884 | Pine chafer | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Copris minutus Drury, 1773 | Small Black Dung Beetle | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850 | Gibbous June beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Meriwether County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
3 | Genera
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
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov
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