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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Springfield (Effingham County, Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
299
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
299
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
112
280
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
243
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
27
92
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
23
72
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Springfield (Effingham County Georgia)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphonus LeConte, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1929June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1830Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Springfield (Effingham County Georgia)
9 Species
Aphonus castaneus Melsheimer, 1845
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cupuliformis (Langston, 1924)⇒ Phyllophaga micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mariana Fall, 1929
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) variolosa Hentz, 1830Variegated June Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Springfield (Effingham County Georgia)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
1
1
Genus
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