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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Kern County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1444
2230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1443
2229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
262
1410
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1176
1830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
378
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
308
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
33
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kern County
6 Genera with 5 Species
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1857Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1946Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kern County
5 Species
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Copris pristinus W. D. Pierce, 1946
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Kern County
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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