Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Muhlenberg County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 166
599
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 165
598
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 152
560
672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
473
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 32
107
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 29
93
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
19
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
19
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 14
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Muhlenberg County
14 Genera with 13 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cotinis Burmeister, 1842 | Green June Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 1 | 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 Muhlenberg County
13 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius cylindrus (Horn, 1871) | ⇒ Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871 | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus 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 Muhlenberg 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 | 2
1 | Genera
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
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
2 | 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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