Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Rensselaer County (New York, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 235
1025
1395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 234
1023
1393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
986
1318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
863
1180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 46
254
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 41
206
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 16
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rensselaer County
16 Genera with 17 Species | Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Bothynus Hope, 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dialytes Harold, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelonyx Harris, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1805 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1950 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1773 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strigoderma Burmeister, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rensselaer County
17 Species | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | 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 | | Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825 | | | Dichelonyx elongata Fabricius, 1792 | | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801 | Hermit Flower Beetle | | Osmoderma scabra (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805 | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773 | Ox beetle | | Strigoderma pygmaea Fabricius, 1798 | Pygmy Chafer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Rensselaer County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
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