Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Pictou County (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 261
1155
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 260
1153
1579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 243
1096
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 178
950
1331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 46
266
463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 42
197
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 13
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Pictou County
13 Genera with 12 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1801 | Anteater Scarab Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gnorimella Casey, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pictou County
12 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Gnorimella maculosa Knoch, 1801 | Maculate flower beetle | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Pictou County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 1
1 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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 | | 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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