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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Moultrie County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
750
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
750
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
172
709
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
132
633
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
33
110
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
89
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Moultrie County
10 Genera with 12 Species
Ataenius Harold, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1787Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1855June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moultrie County
12 Species
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Strigoderma arboricola Fabricius, 1792

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Moultrie County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
3
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