Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Posey County (Indiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 229
973
1282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 228
971
1280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 217
933
1215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
790
1050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 39
225
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 35
194
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
22
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
22
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 19
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Posey County
19 Genera with 24 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinus | Smoketree | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1869 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1887 | June beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodius Fallen, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Posey County
24 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Cotinus nitida | Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869 | Dark Hoplia | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913 | Asian garden beetle | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forbesi Glasgow, 1916 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844 | Awkward-winged small dung beetle | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Posey County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 4
8 | Genera
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 | 3
3 | 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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