Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Baldwin County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 220
865
983 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 220
865
983 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 203
819
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 141
681
763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 34
183
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 30
150
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Baldwin County (Alabama)
4 Families width 20 Species
Genera for Baldwin County (Alabama)
17 Genera with 20 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1787 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotalpa Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825 | Wall-Rockets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupes Latreille, 1775 | Dor Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Germarostes Paulian, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gronocarus Schaeffer, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocanthon Halffter, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1950 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Baldwin County (Alabama)
20 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787 | | | Cotalpa lanigera Linnaeus, 1758 | Goldsmith beetle | | Diplotaxis bidentata LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Diplotaxis sordida Say, 1825 | | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Geotrupes splendidus Fabricius, 1775 | Golden scarab | | Germarostes (Germarostes) globosus Say, 1835 | | | Gronocarus autumnalis Schaeffer, 1927 | Kappie blenny | | Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913 | Asian garden beetle | | Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941 | | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) luctuosa Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) marginalis LeConte, 1856 | Sand stargazer | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950 | | | Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771 | Delta Flower Scarab | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Baldwin County (Alabama) | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Passalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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