Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
1381
1993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1109
1625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 41
252
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 38
234
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
24
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
24
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 20
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virgin Islands
20 Genera with 38 Species | Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1887 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Canthochilum Chapin, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1867 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthonella Chapin, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chalepides Casey, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 0 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupleurus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haroldiellus Gordon and S..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligyrus Erichson, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liothorax Motschulsky, 1835 | | 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 | | Strategus Kirby, 1792 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1801 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virgin Islands
38 Species and 3 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 heinekeni Wollaston, 1854 | | | Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887 | | | Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880 | | | Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909 | Scarab beetle | | Ataenius sculptilis (Harold, 1868) | ⇒ Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887 | | Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867) | ⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847 | | Ataenius strigicaudus Bates, 1887 | | | Canthochilum taino Matthews, 1966 | | | Canthon muticus Harold, 1867 | | | Canthonella parva Chapin, 1930 | | | Canthonella parva parva | | | Chalepides barbatus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Cyclocephala danforthi Chapin, 1935 | | | Cyclocephala immaculata immaculata | | | Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Subterranean small dung beetle | | Haroldiellus sallei Harold, 1863 | | | Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801) | ⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801 | | Liothorax innexus Say, 1835 | | | 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 | | Strategus talpa Fabricius, 1792 | | | Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801 | Carrot Scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 9
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 6
7 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
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