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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Bexar County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
249
1297
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
249
1297
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
237
1262
1582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
1061
1350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
349
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
296
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
45
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
45
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
37
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bexar County
5 Genera with 12 Species
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758Tumblebug5SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1847Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bexar County
12 Species
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knausi Brown, 1927
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Bexar County
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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