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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Washington (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
560
5614
14483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
5609
14476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
5516
14233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
4583
12066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
1336
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
1181
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
89
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
89
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
72
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Washington
72 Genera with 147 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPSTVX
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 193111SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1789European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1787Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 03SpeciesTaxom
Aphonus LeConte, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ballucus Gordon and S..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Bothynus Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Caligodorus Gordon and S..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Chaetoderma
0SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Coenonycha Horn, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1915Anteater Scarab Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers7SpeciesTaxom
Dialytodius Gordon and S..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 19019SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909Wall-Rockets6SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Geomyphilus Gordon and S..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimella Casey, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Listrochelus Blanchard, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Micraegialia Brown, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Paracotalpa Ohaus, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phaeaphodius Reitter, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phobetus LeConte, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1856June beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Planolinus Mulsant and Rey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1844Lined June Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18024SpeciesTaxom
Setodius Gordon and S..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 20068SpeciesTaxom
Tesarius Rakovič, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclipeoides Schmidt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1847
Carrot Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1837Bee-Like Flower Scarabs2SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington
147 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Aegialia (Aegialia) blanchardi Horn, 1887
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia conferta conferta
Aegialia (Aegialia) crassa LeConte, 1857
Aegialia (Aegialia) latispina LeConte, 1878
Aegialia (Aegialia) punctata Brown, 1931
Aegialia (Aegialia) spinosa Gordon & Car..., 1988Sharpnosed weever
Aegialia (Psammoporus) cylindrica Eschscholtz, 1822
Aegialia (Psammoporus) lacustris LeConte, 1850
Aegialia cylindricus Eschscholtz, 1822
Aegialia opacus Brown, 1931
Agoliinus aleutus Eschscholtz, 1822
Agoliinus canadensis Garnett, 1920Streaked weeverfish
Agoliinus congregatus Mannerheim, 1853
Agoliinus hatchi Hatch, 2007Lesser weever
Agoliinus piceatus Robinson, 1946Goby duckbill
Agoliinus sigmoideus Van Dyke, 1918
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius washtucha
Aphonus castaneus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ballucus oregonus Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Caelius montanus Brown, 1931
Caelius rufescens Horn, 1887
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Caligodorus opacus LeConte, 1872Sand divers
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Cinacanthus hirsutus Brown, 1928
Coenonycha globosa McClay, 1943
Coenonycha purshiae Cazier, 1943Rippled blenny
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) bellicosus Olivier, 1789
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) castaneae (Knoch, 1801)⇒ 
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) congener Casey, 1915
Cremastocheilus (Myrmecotonus) armatus Walker, 1866Mahogany milkweed
Cremastocheilus (Myrmecotonus) crinitus LeConte, 1874
Cremastocheilus obliquus (Casey, 1915)⇒ Cremastocheilus armatus Walker, 1866
Cremastocheilus pugetanus (Casey, 1915)⇒ Cremastocheilus crinitus LeConte, 1874
Cryptodus platyceroides (Fairmaire, 1879)⇒ Cryptodus rotundicollis Fairmaire, 1879
Cryptoscatomaseter browni Hinton, 1934Sand stargazers
Cryptoscatomaseter gambrinus Skelley & Go..., 2001Warteye stargazer
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861Western masked chafer
Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala lurida lurida Bland, 1863Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala villosa (Blanchard, 1846)⇒ Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Dialytodius olympicus Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Dialytodius rogersi Hatch, 1971
Diapterna hamata Say, 1824
Dichelonyx backi Kirby, 1837Green rose chafer
Dichelonyx backii backii
Dichelonyx crumbi Hatch, 1971
Dichelonyx fulgida LeConte, 1856
Dichelonyx fulgida fulgida
Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dichelonyx robusta Fall, 1901
Dichelonyx valida LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dichelonyx vicina Fall, 1901
Diplotaxis anxius LeConte, 1856
Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Diplotaxis obscura LeConte, 1859
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis tenebrosa Fall, 1909
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Euetheola rugiceps (LeConte, 1856)⇒ Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847
Euphoria herbacea Olivier, 1789Olive Euphoria
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Euphoria melancholica Gory & Perch..., 1833Melancholic sap chafer
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Geomyphilus leptotarsis Brown, 1928
Gnorimella maculosa Knoch, 1801Maculate flower beetle
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia (Hoplia) modesta Haldemann, 1843
Hoplia (Hoplia) sackenii LeConte, 1880
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869Dark Hoplia
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Isonychus phlaeopterus Blanchard, 1850
Lachnosterna hornii Smith, 1889
Ligyrus gibbosus DeGeer, 1774Carrot beetle
Ligyrus relictus Say, 1825
Liothorax alternatus Horn, 1870
Listrochelus flavipennis Horn, 1885
Listrochelus sociatus Horn, 1878
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Micraegialia pusilla G. Horn, 1887
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Paracotalpa granicollis Haldeman, 1852
Pardalosus pardalis LeConte, 1857
Pardalosus serval Say, 1835
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phaeaphodius rectus Motschulsky, 1866
Phobetus comatus LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) errans LeConte, 1860
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hornii Smith, 1889
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vilifrons LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga villifrons LeConte, 1856
Planolinoides pectoralis LeConte, 1857
Planolinus tenellus Say, 1823
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) crinita LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) modulata Casey, 1914
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) nigra Casey, 1914
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) petitii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Psammoporus cylindricus Eschscholtz, 1822
Psammoporus lacustris LeConte, 1850
Psammoporus opacus Brown, 1931
Serica anthracina LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica curvata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica falcata Dawson, 1933
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Setodius diogenes Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Stenotothorax cribratulus Schmidt, 1916Common sand stargazer
Stenotothorax dilaticollis Saylor, 1935
Stenotothorax lanei Saylor, 1940
Stenotothorax mcpeaki Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Stenotothorax micellus Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Stenotothorax smilodon Skelley & Mc..., 2018
Stenotothorax washtucna Robinson, 1938Black swallowers
Stenotothorax woodleyi Gordon, 2006
Tesarius caelatus LeConte, 1857
Tesarius oregonensis Cartwright, 1955
Tetraclipeoides denticulatus Haldeman, 1848
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichesthes apicata Reinhard, 1939
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833Hairy Flower Scarab
Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837Bee-Mimic Beetle
Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Washington
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
30
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
10
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
14
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
5
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