Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Weslaco (Hidalgo County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
149
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 52
149
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 51
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 36
109
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 14
48
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 12
46
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Weslaco
10 Genera with 10 Species | Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archophileurus Kolbe, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnetis MacLeay, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Listrochelus Blanchard, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1888 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Weslaco
10 Species | Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809 | Surf blenny | | Archophileurus cribrosus LeConte, 1854 | | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Diplotaxis thoracica Fall, 1909 | | | Gymnetis caseyi Antoine, 2001 | Harlequin Flower Beetle | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Listrochelus reinhardi Saylor, 1940 | | | Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847 | | | Tomarus sallaei Bates, 1888 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Weslaco | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 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
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov
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