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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
483
4679
10528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
481
4675
10525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
458
4577
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
3935
9011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
1200
2949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
87
1061
2350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
62
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
62
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
51
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nova Scotia
51 Genera with 82 Species
#ABCDEGHMOPRSTX
Acrossus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1789European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758Tumblebug3SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cotalpa Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1801Anteater Scarab Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Euphoresia büttneri Bre..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimella Casey, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18053SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1887June beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagolius Schmidt, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhysothorax Bedel, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1837Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
82 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acrossus rubripennis Horn, 1870
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787Dune sand scarab beetle
Aegialia (Aegialia) opifex Horn, 1887
Aegialia (Psammoporus) criddlei Brown, 1931
Aegialia (Psammoporus) lacustris LeConte, 1850
Agoliinus guttatus Eschscholtz, 1823
Agoliinus leopardus Horn, 1870
Agoliinus manitobensis Brown, 1928
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Caelius rufescens Horn, 1887
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758Goldsmith beetle
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) castaneae (Knoch, 1801)⇒ 
Cremastocheilus castaneae castaneae Knoch, 1801
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Dellacasiellus kirni Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Dialytes truncatus Melsheimer, 1845
Diapterna hyperborea LeConte, 1850
Diapterna pinguis Haldeman, 1848
Dichelonyx albicollis Burmeister, 1855Lamellicorn Beetle
Dichelonyx diluta Fall, 1901
Dichelonyx subvittata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Euphoresia coiffaiti Frey, 1972
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758Subterranean small dung beetle
Eupleurus subterraneus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Gnorimella maculosa Knoch, 1801Maculate flower beetle
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Maladera castanea castanea Arrow, 1913
Maladera formosae Brenske, 1898Asiatic Garden Beetle
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled 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
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) balia Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Psammoporus criddlei Brown, 1931
Psammoporus lacustris LeConte, 1850
Pseudagolius bicolor Say, 1823
Rhysothorax rufus Fabricius, 1792Red sand scarab beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837
Serica campestris Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Serica georgiana lecontei Dawson, 1921
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Serica tristis LeConte, 1850Small leafchafer
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837Bee-Mimic Beetle
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
26
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
11
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
2
5
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