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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Raleigh (Wake County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
149
582
773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
149
582
773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
557
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
481
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
23
64
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
56
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
10
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
10
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
9
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Raleigh (Wake County)
9 Genera with 22 Species
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1911Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1925June beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18174SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Raleigh (Wake County)
22 Species
Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) diffinis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) paternoi Glasgow, 1925Rockskipper
Serica alabama Dawson, 1967
Serica georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Raleigh (Wake County)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

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