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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Smith County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
764
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
178
764
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
729
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
613
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
32
214
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
168
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
34
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
34
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
29
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Smith County (Texas)
7 Genera with 9 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1866Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Smith County (Texas)
9 Species
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Smith County (Texas)
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
4
Genera
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