Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Piatt County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 245
1126
1572 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 245
1126
1572 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 226
1067
1465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
937
1298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 34
138
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 30
109
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Piatt County
13 Genera with 14 Species | Adoretus Laporte, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1783 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1787 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1801 | Anteater Scarab Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1869 | Monkey Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1773 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 | Carrot Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Piatt County
14 Species | Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783 | | | Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Dull tumblebug | | Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787 | | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835) | ⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823 | Three lined Hoplia | | Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869 | Dark Hoplia | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773 | Ox beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Piatt County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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