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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
137
488
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
137
488
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
129
465
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
396
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
28
158
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
25
123
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
24
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
24
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
20
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Live Oak County
5 Genera with 16 Species
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug5SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19637SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Live Oak County
16 Species
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Boreocanthon) probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) brevifrons (Horn, 1881)⇒ Onthophagus abyssinicus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subtropicus Howden and C..., 1963
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Live Oak County
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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