Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Worcester County (Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 289
1477
2218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 288
1475
2216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
1425
2101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 194
1229
1848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 53
395
551 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 48
333
439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
24
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
24
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 20
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
20 Genera with 26 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1773 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dialytes Harold, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909 | Wall-Rockets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1869 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nipponoserica Nomura, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1950 | June beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1884 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1773 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1775 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 1840 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
26 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Copris minutus Drury, 1773 | Small Black Dung Beetle | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825 | | | Diplotaxis atlantis Fall, 1909 | | | Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869 | Dark Hoplia | | Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913 | Asian garden beetle | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Nipponoserica peregrina Chapin, 1938 | Picture rockskipper | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850 | Cranberry White Grub | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Serica georgiana Leng, 1911 | | | Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910 | | | Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922 | | | Serica parallela Casey, 1884 | | | Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773 | Ox beetle | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775 | Bee-like Flower Scarab | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Worcester County (Massachusetts) | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 3
2 | Genera
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 | 6
12 | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802) |
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