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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
369
2982
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
369
2982
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
2946
4629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
2434
3894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
79
885
1539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
73
766
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
63
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
63
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
48
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Highlands County
8 Genera with 17 Species
Boreocanthon Halffter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug4SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 20038SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands County
17 Species
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Melanocanthon punctaticollis Schaeffer, 1915
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) aciculatulus Blatchley, 1928
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) polyphemi Hubbard, 1894Gopher Tortoise Onthophagus Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus notiodes Solis & Kohl..., 2003
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Highlands County
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
9
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