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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Okayama (Chugoku, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
119
594
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
119
594
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
107
564
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
535
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
40
340
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
262
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
16
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okayama
16 Genera with 21 Species
Allomyrina Arrow, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1886Shining Leaf Chafer5SpeciesTaxom
Anthracophora Burmeister, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Blitopertha Reitter, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Cetonia Fabricius, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1860Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Gametis Burmeister, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphana Burmeister, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Miridiba Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Poecilophilides Kraatz, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okayama
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allomyrina dichotoma Linnaeus, 1771Japanese horned beetle
Anomala costulata Fairmaire, 1887
Anomala cuprea (Hope, 1839)⇒ Anomala corruscans Chevrolat, 1841
Anomala daimiana Harold, 1877
Anomala rufocuprea (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Anomala lucens Ballion, 1871
Anomala viridana (Kolbe, 1886)⇒ Anomala mongolica Faldermann, 1835
Anthracophora rusticola (Burmeister, 1842)⇒ Poecilophilides rusticola Burmeister, 1842
Cetonia pilifera Motschulsky, 1860
Copris acutidens Motschulsky, 1860
Gametis jucunda Faldermann, 1835Scarab
Glycyphana fulvistemma Motschulsky, 1858
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Mimela flavilabris Waterhouse, 1875
Mimela splendens (Gyllenhal, 1817)⇒ Mimela heterochropus hopei Burmeister, 1855
Miridiba castanea Waterhouse, 1875
Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Phyllopertha irregularis (Waterhouse, 1875)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Poecilophilides rusticola Burmeister, 1842
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Serica (Serica) nipponica Nomura, 1959
Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina Chevrolat, 1836

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Okayama
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
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