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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Alachua County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
309
1512
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
1510
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
291
1457
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1194
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
404
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
53
336
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
48
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
48
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
40
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alachua County
8 Genera with 19 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17593SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alachua County
19 Species
Ateuchus floridensis Génier, 2000
Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Copris armatus Harold, 1869
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941
Melanocanthon punctaticollis Schaeffer, 1915
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) polyphemi Hubbard, 1894Gopher Tortoise Onthophagus Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) igneus MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Alachua County
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov