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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Port Aransas (Nueces County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
23
41
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
23
41
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
22
40
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
14
32
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
6
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
5
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Port Aransas
6 Genera with 6 Species
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1855June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Aransas
6 Species
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Port Aransas
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
2
2
Genera
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