Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Santa Cruz (Starr County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
623
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
623
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 166
604
554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 120
529
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 35
173
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 31
141
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 13
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
13 Genera with 16 Species | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1859 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1883 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1847 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1847 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1961 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1840 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1835 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1823 | Lined June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1805 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
16 Species | Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859 | | | Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883 | Fig beetle | | Cyclocephala laminata Burmeister, 1847 | | | Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847 | Twister | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Dyscinetus picipes Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880) | ⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963 | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Pelidnota strigosa Laporte, 1840 | | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) quadridens Say, 1835 | | | Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948 | Horned blenny | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823 | Ten-lined June Beetle | | Tomarus bituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1805 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Santa Cruz (Starr County) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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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