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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
149
627
858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
149
627
858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
611
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
100
494
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
28
197
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
25
172
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
41
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
41
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
34
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kerr County
8 Genera with 15 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18326SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerr County
15 Species
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920Pearl blenny
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knausi Brown, 1927
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) viridis Ménétriés, 1832
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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