Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Sam Houston National Forest (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 73
234
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 73
234
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 68
223
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
201
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 17
51
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 14
46
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
21
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
21
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 16
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sam Houston National Forest
16 Genera with 25 Species | Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1787 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchus Weber, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1887 | June beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strigoderma Burmeister, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sam Houston National Forest
25 Species | Alloblackburneus tenuistriatus Horn, 1887 | | | Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863 | | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851 | | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arcta Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) incuria Sanderson, 1942 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sacoma Reinhard, 1939 | Bearded lupine | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) scitula Horn, 1887 | | | Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948 | Horned blenny | | Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793 | Sand Chafer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Sam Houston National Forest | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
9 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | 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
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