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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3264
7218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3261
7215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
3178
6998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
2639
5762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
601
1016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
514
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
62
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
62
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
46
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Minnesota
5 Genera with 9 Species
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Epilissus Blanchard, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minnesota
9 Species and 4 Subspecies
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus canadensis Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus orpheus orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus pseudorpheus Howden & Car..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Onthophagus striatulus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Minnesota
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
4
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