Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Des Moines County (Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 237
1020
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 236
1019
1396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 219
971
1306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 157
795
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 42
199
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 38
158
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
16
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
16
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Des Moines County
5 Families width 20 Species
Genera for Des Moines County
16 Genera with 20 Species | Adoretus Laporte, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnemotrupes Jekel, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanus Scopoli, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1773 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1837 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trox Fabricius, 1844 | Hide Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Des Moines County
20 Species | Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858 | Kalia | | Cnemotrupes semiopacus Jekel, 1866 | | | Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | Dark Flower Scarab | | Lucanus (Lucanus) elaphus Fabricius, 1775 | Giant Stag Beetle | | Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801 | Hermit Flower Beetle | | Osmoderma scabra (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805 | | Serica sericea Illiger, 1802 | Onespot fringehead | | Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773 | Ox beetle | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Trichiotinus assimilis Kirby, 1837 | Bee-Mimic Beetle | | Trox (Trox) unistriatus Pallisot de ..., 1805 | Longnosed weedfish | | Trox (Trox) variolatus (Melsheimer, 1844) | ⇒ Trox scaber Linnaeus, 1767 |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Des Moines County | 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 | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 1
2 | 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 | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Trogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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