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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Ventura County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
948
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
224
948
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
207
907
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
740
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
231
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
172
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ventura County
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1861Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Paracotalpa Ohaus, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ventura County
8 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861Western masked chafer
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Paracotalpa ursina G. Horn, 1867Atlantic wolffish
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Ventura 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

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
1
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