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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Post (Garza County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
57
166
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
57
166
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
155
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
119
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
15
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
14
49
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Post (Garza County)
9 Genera with 15 Species
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1823Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1946June beetles4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Post (Garza County)
15 Species
Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis mentalis Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis punctata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Euphoria kernii Haldeman, 1852Kern´s Flower Scarab
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cribrosa LeConte, 1853
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) zavalana Reinhard, 1946Zavala Phyllophaga

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Post (Garza County)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
4
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