Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Morgan County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
692
959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
692
959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 149
670
920 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 110
591
807 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 31
101
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 26
83
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
12
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
12
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 11
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Morgan County (Alabama)
11 Genera with 20 Species | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1773 | Mexican dung beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parataenius Balthasar, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1845 | June beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morgan County (Alabama)
20 Species | Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1937 | Red pricklypoppy | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787 | | | Copris minutus Drury, 1773 | Small Black Dung Beetle | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850 | Cranberry White Grub | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825 | Bearded lupine | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792 | Northern June beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845 | Rugose June beetle | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Morgan County (Alabama) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 1
7 | Genus
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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
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