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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
415
3421
6957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
412
3415
6951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3346
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
267
2730
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
80
922
1651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
73
785
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
92
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
92
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
72
207
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
12
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mississippi
12 Genera with 28 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1847Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epilissus Blanchard, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 200311SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
28 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Ateuchus lecontei Harold, 1868Leconte's dung beetle
Boreocanthon ebenus Say, 1823
Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859
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
Canthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) concinnus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) polyphemi Hubbard, 1894Gopher Tortoise Onthophagus Beetle
Onthophagus polyphemi polyphemi Hubbard, 1894
Onthophagus polyphemi sparsisetosus Howden & Car..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus notiodes Solis & Kohl..., 2003
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) igneus MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus igneus igneus
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus triangularis niger Olsoufieff, 1924
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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