Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Polk County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 175
589
720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
588
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 165
562
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 118
474
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 35
149
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 31
119
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
21
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
21
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 17
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Polk County (Texas)
17 Genera with 17 Species | Anomala Samouelle, 1817 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1915 | Anteater Scarab Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dyscinetus Harold, 1869 | Rice Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocanthon Halffter, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Polk County (Texas)
17 Species | Anomala binotata Gyllenhaal, 1817 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Dull tumblebug | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cremastocheilus knochi Casey, 1915 | | | Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825 | | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789 | Scarab beetle | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796 | Cut small dung beetle | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Polk County (Texas) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 4
5 | Genera
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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