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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
217
797
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
797
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
739
846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
632
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
40
162
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
128
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Washington County (Texas)
14 Genera with 19 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 1941Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1869
Rice Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1887June beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Trichius Fabricius, 1787
Bee beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington County (Texas)
19 Species
Anomala adscita Robinson, 1941
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Euphoria kernii Haldeman, 1852Kern´s Flower Scarab
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arcta Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forbesi Glasgow, 1916
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887
Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Washington County (Texas)
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
5
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