Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Plaquemines Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 139
457
507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 138
455
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 131
437
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 94
371
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 30
109
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 28
93
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 15
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Plaquemines Parish
15 Genera with 15 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotalpa Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cotinis Burmeister, 1842 | Green June Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1775 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1856 | Lined June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Plaquemines Parish
15 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758 | Goldsmith beetle | | Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911 | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Platytomus micros Bates, 1887 | Beetle | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Plaquemines Parish | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 5
5 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
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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