Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region West Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 419
3097
6568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 417
3093
6563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 394
3002
6364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
2479
5175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 75
651
1009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 70
556
807 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
56
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
56
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 41
61 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for West Virginia
41 Genera with 61 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPSTVX
| Acrossus Mulsant, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1789 | European Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphonus LeConte, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1843 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1773 | Mexican dung beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinus | Smoketree | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1827 | Anteater Scarab Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dialytellus Brown, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelonyx Harris, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Exomala Reitter, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnorimella Casey, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1823 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligyrus Erichson, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Martineziana Chalumeau & ..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocanthon Halffter, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nipponoserica Nomura, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 1805 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1856 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strigodius Gordon and S..., 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1775 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Virginia
61 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acrossus rubripennis Horn, 1870 | | | Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789 | European Chafer | | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphonus densicauda Casey, 1915 | | | Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823 | | | Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848 | | | Ataenius fattigi Cartwright, 1948 | | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843 | | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787 | | | Copris fricator fricator | | | Copris minutus Drury, 1773 | Small Black Dung Beetle | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cotinus nitida | Green June Beetle | | Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) canaliculatus Kirby, 1827 | Imitator blenny | | Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911 | Northern masked chafer | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Cyclocephala lurida lurida Bland, 1863 | Southern masked chafer | | Dialytellus dialytoides Fall & Cocke..., 1907 | | | Dichelonyx elongatula Schönherr, 1817 | Solf-winged flower beetles | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Euetheola rugiceps (LeConte, 1856) | ⇒ Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | | Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781 | | Euphoria herbacea Olivier, 1789 | Olive Euphoria | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | Dark Flower Scarab | | Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875 | Asiatic beetle | | Gnorimella maculosa Knoch, 1801 | Maculate flower beetle | | Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823 | Three lined Hoplia | | Ligyrus gibbosus DeGeer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913 | Asian garden beetle | | Martineziana dutertrei Chalumeau, 1983 | | | Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941 | | | Nipponoserica peregrina Chapin, 1938 | Picture rockskipper | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794 | | | Onthophagus orpheus canadensis Fabricius, 1801 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801 | Hermit Flower Beetle | | Osmoderma scabra (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805 | | Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823 | | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) marginalis LeConte, 1856 | Sand stargazer | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837 | | | Strigodius robinsoni Cartwright, 1939 | | | Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | Hairy Flower Scarab | | Trichiotinus bibens Fabricius, 1775 | | | Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775 | Bee-like Flower Scarab | | Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Valgus seticollis Palisot de B..., 1805 | Bristly-necked Valgus | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in West Virginia | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 8
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 7
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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