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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Yancey County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
141
453
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
453
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
134
436
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
355
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
72
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
19
55
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yancey County
11 Genera with 13 Species
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1855June beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yancey County
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) latifrons LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prununculina Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Yancey County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
3
3
Genera
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