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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4456
9650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4451
9644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
4369
9436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
317
3675
8036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
1132
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
985
1877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
101
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
101
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
80
216
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Jersey
9 Genera with 29 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug7SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Epilissus Blanchard, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 193015SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Jersey
29 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Ateuchus lecontei Harold, 1868Leconte's dung beetle
Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
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
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
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) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus canadensis Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
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 aceroides Krikken & Hu..., 2013
Onthophagus amphicoma Boucomont, 1914
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
13
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