Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Rhode Island (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 292
1803
3104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 291
1800
3100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 276
1745
2967 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
1458
2440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 59
439
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 54
382
541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
47
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
47
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 37
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rhode Island
6 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Rhode Island
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Dull tumblebug | | Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787 | | | Copris fricator fricator | | | Copris minutus Drury, 1773 | Small Black Dung Beetle | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler |
Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Rhode Island
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov
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