Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Prowers County (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
764
765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 157
763
764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 152
750
747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
650
618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 33
278
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 31
227
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
35
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
35
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 30
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Prowers County
30 Genera with 31 Species #ABCDEHLMOPT
| Anomala Samouelle, 1844 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ataenius Harold, 1867 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Barybas Burmeister, 1855 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817 | Tumblebug | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1858 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1883 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1847 | Masked Chafers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1889 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Disphysema Harold, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1888 | Rice Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurysternus Dalman, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplopyga Thomson, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothyreus MacLeay, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macraspis MacLeay, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megasoma Kirby, 1775 | Elephant beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1887 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 | Carrot Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 1840 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Prowers County
31 Species | Anomala testaceipennis (Blanchard, 1851) | ⇒ Anomala nitidula Blanchard, 1851 | | Anomala valida (Burmeister, 1844) | ⇒ Anomala insularis Castelnau, 1840 | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858 | | | Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847 | | | Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883 | Fig beetle | | Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847 | Twister | | Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911 | | Cyclocephala stictica Burmeister, 1847 | | | Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Diplotaxis denigrata Bates, 1889 | | | Disphysema candezei Harold, 1873 | | | Dyscinetus dubius Olivier, 1789 | | | Dyscinetus laevipunctatus Bates, 1888 | | | Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869 | | | Hoplopyga liturata Olivier, 1789 | | | Leucothyreus femoratus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Macraspis chrysis Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775 | Elephant beetle | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963 | | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887 | | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887 | | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796 | Cut small dung beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Prowers County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 8
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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