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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3998
9114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
3995
9110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
418
3889
8822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3217
7263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
967
1937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
828
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
84
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
84
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
64
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wisconsin
7 Genera with 12 Species
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wisconsin
12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
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
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 (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

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

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
3
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