Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 357
2134
3367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 356
2132
3365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 337
2081
3277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 230
1782
2903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 66
472
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 61
389
481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
34
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
34
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Contra Costa County
5 Families width 46 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Contra Costa County
34 Genera with 46 Species #ABCDELOPSTX
| Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1844 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1774 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Bothynus Hope, 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1758 | Tumblebug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodus MacLeay, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1775 | Masked Chafers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Listrochelus Blanchard, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanus Scopoli, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omorgus Erichson, 1775 | Hastate Hide Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1819 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1792 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platycerus Geoffroy, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleocoma LeConte, 1847 | Rain Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1823 | Lined June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1967 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sinodendron Schneider, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1825 | Carrot Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichesthes Erichson, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tropinota Mulsant, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Contra Costa County
46 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809 | Surf blenny | | Anomala flavipennis Burmeister, 1844 | Cloister blenny | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866) | ⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831 | | Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Dull tumblebug | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cryptodus platyceroides (Fairmaire, 1879) | ⇒ Cryptodus rotundicollis Fairmaire, 1879 | | Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911 | Northern masked chafer | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911 | | Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758 | Hercules beetle | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Euphoria basalis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Euphoria kernii Haldeman, 1852 | Kern´s Flower Scarab | | Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789 | Scarab beetle | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Listrochelus falsus LeConte, 1856 | | | Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | Stag beetle | | Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus Fabricius, 1775 | Hide beetle | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fervida Fabricius, 1775 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792 | Northern June beetle | | Platycerus virescens (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pleocoma behrensi LeConte, 1847 | | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823 | Ten-lined June Beetle | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Serica acontia Dawson, 1933 | | | Serica campestris Dawson, 1919 | Mottled blenny | | Serica diablo Dawson, 1967 | | | Sinodendron rugosum Mannerheim, 1843 | Arizona cottonwood | | Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina Chevrolat, 1836 | | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Tomarus relictus Say, 1825 | | | Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783 | | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Contra Costa County | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 3
4 | 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 | Pleocomidae
LeConte, 1861
rain beetle, Rain beetles | 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 | 28
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Trogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles | 1
1 | Genus
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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