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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Prince County (Prince Edward Island, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
262
1344
1821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
261
1343
1820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1309
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
1158
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
46
206
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
167
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Prince County
9 Genera with 11 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1787Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince County
11 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Prince County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
3
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
1
1
Genus
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