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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Michigan (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6375
18835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
6372
18831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
508
6260
18511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
5406
16528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
1423
3765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1268
3047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
94
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
94
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
70
185
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Michigan
70 Genera with 185 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 19316SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Aidophus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1789European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1884Shining Leaf Chafer6SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Aphonus LeConte, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18238SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopris White, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858Tumblebug4SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cotalpa Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 0Anteater Scarab Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers6SpeciesTaxom
Dialytellus Brown, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 18177SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837Wall-Rockets3SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eremoplia1SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimella Casey, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 186713SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18053SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1856June beetles26SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagolius Schmidt, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhysothorax Bedel, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 181718SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1825Carrot Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1837Bee-Like Flower Scarabs6SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 18054SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Michigan
185 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acrossus rubripennis Horn, 1870
Aegialia (Aegialia) blanchardi Horn, 1887
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia (Aegialia) latispina LeConte, 1878
Aegialia (Aegialia) opifex Horn, 1887
Aegialia (Aegialia) punctata Brown, 1931
Aegialia (Psammoporus) criddlei Brown, 1931
Agoliinus leopardus Horn, 1870
Aidophus parcus Horn, 1887
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Anomala binotata Gyllenhaal, 1817
Anomala bruchomorpha Arrow, 1912
Anomala flavipennis Burmeister, 1844Cloister blenny
Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787
Anomala lucicola Fabricius, 1798
Anomala oblivia Horn, 1884Pine chafer
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphonus densicauda Casey, 1915
Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius fattigi Cartwright, 1948
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Aulacopris reichei White, 1859
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Caelius rufescens Horn, 1887
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator fricator
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758Goldsmith beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) castaneae (Knoch, 1801)⇒ 
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) variolosus Kirby, 1826Bowman stygobromid
Cremastocheilus harrisi Kirby, 1827
Cremastocheilus knochi knochi
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala lurida lurida Bland, 1863Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala seditiosa LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Dialytellus humeralis LeConte, 1868
Dialytellus tragicus Schmidt, 1916
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Dialytes truncatus Melsheimer, 1845
Dialytes ulkei Horn, 1875
Diapterna hamata Say, 1824
Dichelonyx backi Kirby, 1837Green rose chafer
Dichelonyx canadensis Horn, 1876
Dichelonyx diluta Fall, 1901
Dichelonyx elongata Fabricius, 1792
Dichelonyx elongatula Schönherr, 1817Solf-winged flower beetles
Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dichelonyx linearis Gyllenhal, 1817
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis sordida Say, 1825
Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Eremoplia inaequalis Kolbe, 1914
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781
Euphoria herbacea Olivier, 1789Olive Euphoria
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Euphoria pilipennis Kraatz, 1883Roughhead blenny
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Gnorimella maculosa Knoch, 1801Maculate flower beetle
Hoplia (Hoplia) modesta Haldemann, 1843
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869Dark Hoplia
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Lachnosterna longispina Smith, 1889
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Ligyrus gibbosus DeGeer, 1774Carrot beetle
Ligyrus relictus Say, 1825
Liothorax alternatus Horn, 1870
Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Melinopterus femoralis Say, 1823
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus canadensis Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus mniszechi Harold, 1869Kershaw´s burying beetle
Onthophagus pentacanthus Harold, 1867Five horned dung beetle
Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Osmoderma scabra (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805
Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) albina Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) balia Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fervida Fabricius, 1775
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fraterna Harris, 1842Bluespotted blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inversa Horn, 1887Southern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longispina Smith, 1889
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) marginalis LeConte, 1856Sand stargazer
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nitida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pleroma Reinhard, 1940Striated sabretooth blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubiginosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vilifrons LeConte, 1856
Platytomus atlanticus Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Protaetia (Pachyprotaetia) ciliata Olivier, 1785
Psammoporus lacustris LeConte, 1850
Pseudagolius bicolor Say, 1823
Rhysothorax rufa Fabricius, 1792
Rhysothorax rufus Fabricius, 1792Red sand scarab beetle
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837
Serica campestris Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Serica evidens Blatchley, 1919
Serica georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica georgiana lecontei Dawson, 1921
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica iricolor Say, 1824
Serica loxia Dawson, 1920Pallid rockskipper
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922
Serica opposita Dawson, 1921
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Serica sponsa Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Serica tristis LeConte, 1850Small leafchafer
Serica trociformis (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Serica blatchleyi Dawson, 1932
Serica vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817
Serica vespertina vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817
Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793Sand Chafer
Strigoderma arboricola Fabricius, 1792
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Tomarus relictus Say, 1825
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833Hairy Flower Scarab
Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837Bee-Mimic Beetle
Trichiotinus bibens Fabricius, 1775
Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775Bee-like Flower Scarab
Trichiotinus ventricosus (Casey, 1915)⇒ Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833
Trichiotinus viridans Kirby, 1837
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer
Valgus hemipterus hemipterus
Valgus seticollis Palisot de B..., 1805Bristly-necked Valgus
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Michigan
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
26
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
8
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
12
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
10
25
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