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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
437
3437
6024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
435
3435
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3371
5900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2874
5170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
83
861
1570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
737
1215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
63
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
63
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
51
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Los Angeles County
9 Genera with 31 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1915Tumblebug9SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1946Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18808SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1863Burrowing Dung Beetles5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
31 Species
Ateuchus rodriguezi Preudhomme d..., 1886
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon deyrollei Harold, 1868
Canthon integricollis (Schaeffer, 1915)⇒ Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Copris pristinus W. D. Pierce, 1946
Deltochilum scabriusculum Bates, 1887Rockpool blenny
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cyanellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus championi Bates, 1887
Onthophagus everestae Pierce, 1946
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) endymion Harold, 1863
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Phanaeus labreae W. D. Pierce, 1946
Phanaeus mexicanus Harold, 1863
Phanaeus sallei Harold, 1863

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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