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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Porter County (Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
940
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
201
939
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
188
905
1234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
799
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
251
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
30
210
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
34
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
34
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
32
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Porter County
32 Genera with 48 Species
#ABCDMNOPRST
Aegialia Latreille, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Aidophus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1874Tumblebug3SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1915Anteater Scarab Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Neopsammodius Rakovic, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1845June beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Rhysothorax Bedel, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1825Carrot Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1833Bee-Like Flower Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Porter County
48 Species
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia (Aegialia) opifex Horn, 1887
Aidophus parcus Horn, 1887
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon nigripennis Lansberge, 1874
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cremastocheilus knochi Casey, 1915
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Neopsammodius interruptus Say, 1835
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844Awkward-winged small dung beetle
Rhysothorax rufus Fabricius, 1792Red sand scarab beetle
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Tomarus relictus Say, 1825
Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833Hairy Flower Scarab

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Porter County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
15
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
4
6
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