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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Yarmouth County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
220
764
928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
220
764
928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
207
726
858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
630
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
145
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
128
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
8
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yarmouth County
8 Genera with 7 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1801
Anteater Scarab Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1792June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yarmouth County
7 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Yarmouth County
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
1
Genus
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