Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 131
509
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 131
509
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 127
498
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 97
452
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 28
112
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 26
105
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
7
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
7
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for St. Thomas
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for St. Thomas
9 Species | Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847 | | | Ataenius cribrithorax Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880 | | | Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909 | Scarab beetle | | Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867) | ⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847 | | Canthonella parva Chapin, 1930 | | | Phyllophaga apicalis Blanchard, 1851 | | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801 | Carrot Scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in St. Thomas
 | | 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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