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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Starkville (Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
104
652
1023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
102
649
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
102
649
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
630
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
61
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
19
58
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Starkville
8 Genera with 9 Species
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1920June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Starkville
9 Species
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) barda Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) perlonga Davis, 1920
Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Starkville
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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