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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Peoria County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
754
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
178
754
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
704
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
590
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
34
108
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
84
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peoria County
13 Genera with 15 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 1787Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1787Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1850June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peoria County
15 Species
Anomala binotata Gyllenhaal, 1817
Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Peoria County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
3
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