Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Willacy County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 110
348
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 110
348
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 106
338
354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 82
296
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 26
119
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 23
90
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
18
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
18
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 15
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Willacy County
15 Genera with 19 Species | Anomala Samouelle, 1938 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858 | Tumblebug | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1847 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1856 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 | Carrot Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Willacy County
19 Species | Anomala insitiva Robinson, 1938 | | | Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858) | ⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823 | | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858 | Kalia | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863 | | | Deltochilum scabriusculum Bates, 1887 | Rockpool blenny | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Diplotaxis punctata LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801 | Hermit Flower Beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arcta Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855 | Highfin blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Willacy County | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 3
4 | 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
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 5
7 | 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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