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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
588
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
587
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
153
557
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
483
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
33
133
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
94
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Telfair County
10 Genera with 18 Species
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Amphiceratodon Huchet, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1856June beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1847Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Telfair County
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Amphiceratodon arrowi crypticus Huchet, 2002
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arkansana Schaeffer, 1906
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) latifrons LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856
Tomarus neglectus LeConte, 1847

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Telfair County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyChironinae
Blanchard, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
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