Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 193
973
1367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 193
973
1367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 186
947
1322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
746
1053 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 33
184
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 31
170
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
16
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
16
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 14
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
14 Genera with 28 Species | Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1887 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Canthochilum Chapin, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthonella Chapin, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalepides Casey, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupleurus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nialaphodius Kolbe, 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paracotalpa Ohaus, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1918 | June beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1801 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
28 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius cuniculus (Chevrolat, 1864) | ⇒ Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801 | | Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847 | | | Ataenius beattyi Chapin, 1940 | | | Ataenius cribrithorax Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880 | | | Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909 | Scarab beetle | | Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867) | ⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847 | | Ataenius strigicaudus Bates, 1887 | | | Canthochilum taino Matthews, 1966 | | | Canthonella parva Chapin, 1930 | | | Chalepides barbatus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Subterranean small dung beetle | | Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801 | | | Nialaphodius nigritus Fabricius, 1801 | | | Paracotalpa granicollis Haldeman, 1852 | | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyllophaga apicalis Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phyllophaga iviei Chalumeau, 1985 | | | Phyllophaga latefissa Moser, 1918 | | | Phyllophaga microphylla Moser, 1918 | | | Platytomus parvulus Chevrolat, 1864 | Dung beetle | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801 | Carrot Scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 7
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
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