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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
899
1763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
81
789
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
96
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
96
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
75
200
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
9 Genera with 24 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1847Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Epilissus Blanchard, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 196111SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
24 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Canthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Copris arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator fricator
Copris lecontei Matthews, 1961
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knausi Brown, 1927
Onthophagus orpheus canadensis Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus orpheus orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus pseudorpheus Howden & Car..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus striatulus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subaeneus (Palisot de B..., 1811)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) velutinus Horn, 1875
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
8
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