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Checklist for Infraorder Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1960
and region Southern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
1486
3685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1311
2877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
88
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Ontario
9 Families width 173 Species and 2 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles134SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847Pill scarab beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905Enigmatic scarab beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)Gnawer beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Passalidae (Leach, 1815)Bess beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Rutelidae MacLeay, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870Sand-loving scarab beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Ontario
88 Genera with 173 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotrupes Jekel, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Aphonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18237SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchetus Bedel, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Bolbelasmus Boucomont, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Bubas Mulsant, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug4SpeciesTaxom
Ceruchus MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cnemotrupes Jekel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1764Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cotalpa Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1842
Green June Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1827Anteater Scarab Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers3SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837Wall-Rockets4SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eucanthus Westwood, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Exomala Reitter, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupes Latreille, 1775Dor Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Germarostes Paulian, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Glaresis Erichson, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotrox Nikolajev, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Mitracamenta Brenske, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nicagus LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Odonteus Samouelle, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Odontotaenius Kuwert, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Omorgus Erichson, 1854Hastate Hide Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197716SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 18052SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paranomala Casey, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Passalus Fabricius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1824June beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1830Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolucanus Hope, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18178SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1825Carrot Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trichiotinus Casey, 1837Bee-Like Flower Scarabs5SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trox Fabricius, 1844Hide Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Valgus Scriba, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenochodaeus Paulsen, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
173 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Aegialia (Aegialia) blanchardi Horn, 1887
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia (Aegialia) crassa LeConte, 1857
Aegialia (Aegialia) opifex Horn, 1887
Agoliinus leopardus Horn, 1870
Alloblackburneus lentus Horn, 1870
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Anoplotrupes balyi Jekel, 1866
Anoplotrupes hornii Blanchard, 1888
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ateuchetus cicatricosus Lucas, 1846
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Bolbelasmus bocchus bocchus vaulogeri Ab..., 1898
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Caelius montanus Brown, 1931
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)⇒ Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Cnemotrupes semiopacus Jekel, 1866
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758Goldsmith beetle
Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) canaliculatus Kirby, 1827Imitator blenny
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Dellacasiellus kirni Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Dialytes truncatus Melsheimer, 1845
Diapterna hamata Say, 1824
Dichelonyx diluta Fall, 1901
Dichelonyx linearis Gyllenhal, 1817
Diplotaxis atlantis Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824
Diplotaxis sordida Say, 1825
Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837
Dorcus parallelus Say, 1823Antelope Beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Eucanthus lazarus Fabricius, 1775
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781
Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758Brown Fruit Chafer
Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758Subterranean small dung beetle
Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875Asiatic beetle
Figulus leptochilus De Lisle, 1974
Geotrupes (Geotrupes) spiniger Marsham, 1802Dor Beetle
Geotrupes splendidus Fabricius, 1775Golden scarab
Germarostes (Germarostes) aphodioides Illiger, 1800
Glaresis smithi Paulsen, 2016
Glyptotrox foveicollis Harold, 1872
Glyptotrox hamatus Robinson, 1940
Glyptotrox spinulosus Robinson, 1940
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Hoplia (Hoplia) modesta Haldemann, 1843
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Liothorax alternatus Horn, 1870
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Lucanus (Lucanus) elaphus Fabricius, 1775Giant Stag Beetle
Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) placidus Say, 1825
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Mitracamenta adelpha Kolbe, 1914
Nicagus obscurus LeConte, 1848
Odonteus liebecki Wallis, 1928Super klipfish
Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800Bessbug
Omorgus (Omorgus) asper LeConte, 1854
Onitis belial Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) marginalis Gebler, 1817
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) punctatus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Onthophagus emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) maki Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus notiodes Solis & Kohl..., 2003
Onthophagus transisthmius Howden & Young, 1956
Onthophagus xanthochlorus Walter & Cam..., 1977
Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801Hermit Flower Beetle
Osmoderma scabra (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Paranomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845
Passalus tlascala (Percheron, 1835)⇒ Passalus interruptus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758Grapevine beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) balia Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fervida Fabricius, 1775
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Platycerus piceus Kirby, 1837
Platycerus quercus Weber, 1801Oak Stag Beetle
Platycerus virescens (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) variolosa Hentz, 1830Variegated June Beetle
Popillia japonica Newman, 1838Japanese beetle
Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844Awkward-winged small dung beetle
Psammoporus lacustris LeConte, 1850
Pseudolucanus capreolus Linnaeus, 1763Stag beetle
Pseudolucanus placidus Say, 1825
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837
Serica campestris Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Serica georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Serica tristis LeConte, 1850Small leafchafer
Serica vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817
Strigoderma arbicola Fabricius, 1793Sand Chafer
Strigoderma arboricola Fabricius, 1792
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Tomarus relictus Say, 1825
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833Hairy Flower Scarab
Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837Bee-Mimic Beetle
Trichiotinus bibens Fabricius, 1775
Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775Bee-like Flower Scarab
Trichiotinus viridans Kirby, 1837
Trichonotulus scrofa Fabricius, 1787Sow small dung beetle
Trox (Trox) aequalis Say, 1831
Trox (Trox) atrox LeConte, 1854
Trox (Trox) scaber Linnaeus, 1767Hide beetle
Trox (Trox) sordidus LeConte, 1854
Trox (Trox) unistriatus Pallisot de ..., 1805Longnosed weedfish
Trox (Trox) variolatus (Melsheimer, 1844)⇒ Trox scaber Linnaeus, 1767
Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Bug flower chafer
Xenochodaeus americanus Westwood, 1852
Xenochodaeus musculus Say, 1835
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeiformia with occurrences in Southern Ontario
SuperfamilyScarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles, Scarab Beetles, Stag Beetles
9
88
173
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Genera
Species

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