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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Plumas County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1273
2028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1273
2028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
1231
1939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
179
1069
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
311
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
243
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
16
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Plumas County
16 Genera with 17 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1866Anteater Scarab Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphileurus Kolbe, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1880Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Orizabus Fairmaire, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Oxygrylius Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1823Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plumas County
17 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cremastocheilus (Myrmecotonus) armatus Walker, 1866Mahogany milkweed
Dichelonyx backi Kirby, 1837Green rose chafer
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Hemiphileurus illatus LeConte, 1854
Hoplia (Hoplia) sackenii LeConte, 1880
Orizabus clunalis LeConte, 1856
Oxygrylius ruginasus LeConte, 1856
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Plumas County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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