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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Tensas Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
228
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
100
227
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
220
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
67
172
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
18
49
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
16
44
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tensas Parish
14 Genera with 20 Species
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomoides Dellacasa, D..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1801June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tensas Parish
20 Species
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Alloblackburneus tenuistriatus Horn, 1887
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874
Ataenius cylindrus (Horn, 1871)⇒ Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomoides sepultus Cartwright, 1944
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801
Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Tensas Parish
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
3
Genera
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