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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Maryland (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1075
2003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
958
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
115
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
115
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
93
234
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
11
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
11 Genera with 27 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug5SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Epilissus Blanchard, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 193015SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
27 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Ateuchus lecontei Harold, 1868Leconte's dung beetle
Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator fricator
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) concinnus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus canadensis Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus orpheus orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Onthophagus striatulus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subaeneus (Palisot de B..., 1811)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Maryland
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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