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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region La Plata County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
975
1167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
842
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
301
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
39
250
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
45
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
45
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
38
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Plata County
6 Genera with 9 Species
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1858Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Plata County
9 Species
Boreocanthon praticola LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Copris arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) coproides Horn, 1881
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Scatimus ovatus Harold, 1862

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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