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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Oglethorpe County (Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
119
435
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
119
435
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
112
416
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
368
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
21
81
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
19
70
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oglethorpe County
6 Genera with 6 Species
Ataenius Harold, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oglethorpe County
6 Species
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Oglethorpe 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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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