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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Santa Clara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1708
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1706
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1672
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1386
1764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
54
438
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
49
347
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
30
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Clara County
30 Genera with 44 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1853Anteater Scarab Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers5SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Heterogomphus Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1861Elephant beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819
Precious Metal Scarabs0SpeciesTaxom
Phobetus LeConte, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1823Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1773Ox Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 17831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
44 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cremastocheilus schaumi LeConte, 1853
Cyclocephala amazona Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclocephala fulgurata Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Dellacasiellus fucosus Schmidt, 1922Common sand stargazer
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Dynastes neptunus Quensel, 1805Neptune beetle
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Euphoria kernii Haldeman, 1852Kern´s Flower Scarab
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Heterogomphus dilaticollis Burmeister, 1847
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Megasoma punctulatum Cartwright, 1952
Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) errans LeConte, 1860
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) farcta LeConte, 1856Distended May beetle
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) crinita LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Serica ligulata ligulata Dawson, 1932
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773Ox beetle
Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Santa Clara County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
4
4
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