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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
896
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
896
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
867
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
744
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
224
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
31
189
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
35
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
35
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
32
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Burleson County
6 Genera with 13 Species
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1787Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17593SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burleson County
13 Species
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Boreocanthon) melanus Robinson, 1948
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Burleson County
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
3
Genus
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