Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Caroline Islands (Micronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
558
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 148
558
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 144
551
915 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 82
303
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 17
74
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 15
63
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
12
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
12
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Caroline Islands
3 Families width 23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Caroline Islands
12 Genera with 23 Species | Adoretus Laporte, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegus MacLeay, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoronotum Arrow, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorcus MacLeay, 1939 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Falcidorcus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Figulus MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gonatas Kaup, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidiota Kirby, 1971 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metallactulus Ritsema, 1939 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neotrichiorhyssemus RakoviÄ & K..., 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saprosites Redtenbacher, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Caroline Islands
23 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adoretus sinicus Burmeister, 1855 | Chinese rose beetle | | Aegus (Eubussea) alternatus Fairmaire, 1881 | | | Anoronotum rufum Arrow, 1939 | | | Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius yasamatsui | | | Dorcus bennigseni Boileau, 1910 | | | Dorcus carolinensis Arrow, 1939 | | | Dorcus dublonensis Arrow, 1939 | | | Falcidorcus alternatus Fairmaire, 1881 | | | Figulus (Figulinus) luminosus Bomans, 2010 | | | Figulus (Figulinus) lupinus Kriesche, 1922 | | | Figulus mento semperi Kriesche, 1922 | | | Figulus confusus Westwood, 1838 | | | Gonatas carolinensis Gravely, 1918 | | | Lepidiota carolinensis Arrow, 1939 | | | Lepidiota dybasi Cartwright &..., 1971 | | | Lepidiota furtiva Cartwright &..., 1971 | | | Metallactulus bennigseni Boileau, 1910 | | | Metallactulus benningseni Boileau, 1910 | | | Metallactulus carolinensis Arrow, 1939 | | | Metallactulus dublonensis Arrow, 1939 | | | Neotrichiorhyssemus esakii Nomura, 1943 | | | Saprosites pygmaeus Harold, 1877 | Birthworts |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Caroline Islands | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 5
13 | Genera
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 | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
Scarabaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeoidea at itis.gov
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