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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Orange County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
316
1878
2253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
1878
2253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
303
1832
2164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1610
1902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
71
542
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
65
465
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
48
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
48
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
39
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Orange County (Florida)
39 Genera with 61 Species
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Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 187411SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1868Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers3SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1895Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrichia LeConte, 1862Hypotrichs1SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Leucopholis Blanchard, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1855June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sigorus Mulsant & Rey, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1773Ox Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1837Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orange County (Florida)
61 Species
Alloblackburneus aegrotus Horn, 1870
Alloblackburneus troglodytes Hubbard, 1894
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius alternatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Ataenius cylindrus (Horn, 1871)⇒ Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871
Ataenius exiguus Brown, 1932
Ataenius fattigi Cartwright, 1948
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius miamii (Cartwright, 1934)⇒ Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Copris inemarginatus Blatchley, 1918
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861Western masked chafer
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis bidentata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis rufa Linell, 1895
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Euphoria limbalis (Fall, 1905)⇒ Euphoria fulgida limbalis Fall, 1905
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Gymnetis caseyi Antoine, 2001Harlequin Flower Beetle
Hypotrichia spissipes LeConte, 1862
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Leiopsammodius malkini Cartwright, 1946Hen-like blenny
Leucopholis lepidophora (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Leucopholis burmeisteri Brenske, 1894
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Melanocanthon punctaticollis Schaeffer, 1915
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Oscarinus floridanus Robinson, 1947
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) igneus MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phileurus truncatus Palisot de B..., 1807Triceratops Beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prununculina Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792Mahogany Ridgeback scarab
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773Ox beetle
Strigoderma pygmaea Fabricius, 1798Pygmy Chafer
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837Bee-Mimic Beetle
Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771Delta Flower Scarab
Trigonopeltastes floridana Casey, 1909Scrub palmetto flower scarab

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Orange County (Florida)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
11
23
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
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
12
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