Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 208
878
1333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 208
878
1333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
859
1311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 131
632
1005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 31
189
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 30
179
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
26
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
26
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dominica
4 Families width 41 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Dominica
26 Genera with 41 Species #ACDEGHLMNPRST
| Aegidium Blanchard, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1840 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apalonychus Westwood, 1846 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1940 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1789 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1977 | Masked Chafers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1758 | Hercules Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euligyrus Casey, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Germarostes Paulian, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnetis MacLeay, 1792 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homophileurus Kolbe, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothyreus MacLeay, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligyrus Erichson, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macraspis MacLeay, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoathyreus Howden & Mar..., 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nialaphodius Kolbe, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Passalus Fabricius, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paxillus Fr., 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1940 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparus Westwood, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saprosites Redtenbacher, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spasalus Kaup, 1828 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1976 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 | Carrot Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dominica
41 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aegidium dominicens | | | Aegidium dominicensis Cartwright &..., 1977 | | | Anomala insularis Castelnau, 1840 | | | Apalonychus rufulus (Laporte, 1840) | ⇒ Apalonychus waterhousei Westwood, 1846 | | Apalonychus waterhousei Westwood, 1846 | | | Ataenius lueomargo | | | Ataenius luteomargo Chapin, 1940 | | | Canthon violaceus Olivier, 1789 | | | Cyclocephala dominicensis Cartwright &..., 1977 | | | Cyclocephala immaculata immaculata | | | Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911 | | Cyclocephala notata Illiger, 1806 | | | Cyclocephala tridentata Fabricius, 1801 | | | Cyclocephala tridentata dominicensis (Cartwright &..., 1977) | ⇒ Cyclocephala dominicensis Cartwright &..., 1977 | | Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758 | Hercules beetle | | Dynastes hercules hercules Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Euligyrus ebenus Degeer, 1774 | | | Germarostes (Germarostes) allorgei Paulian, 1947 | | | Gymnetis guadalupiensis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | | Gymnetis rudolphi Frölich, 1792 | | | Homophileurus quadrituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1806 | | | Leucothyreus guadulpiensis Burmeister, 1844 | | | Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801) | ⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801 | | Macraspis tristis Laporte, 1840 | | | Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) tweedyanus Westwood, 1848 | | | Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801 | | | Passalus (Passalus) punctiger Lepeletier &..., 1825 | Grass klipfish | | Passalus unicornis (Lepeletier &..., 1825) | ⇒ Passalus punctiger Lepeletier &..., 1825 | | Paxillus borellii Pangella, 1905 | | | Paxillus pentaphyllus (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Paxillus borellii Pangella, 1905 | | Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyllophaga cambeforti Cartwright &..., 1977 | | | Phyllophaga dominicensis Cartwright &..., 1977 | | | Phyllophaga pseudocalcaris Saylor, 1940 | | | Pseudocanthon caeranus Matthews, 1966 | | | Pseudocanthon sylvaticus Matthews, 1966 | | | Rhyparus spilmani Cartwright &..., 1977 | | | Saprosites exaratus Fleutiaux & ..., 1889 | | | Saprosites wirthi (Cartwright &..., 1977) | ⇒ Saprosites exaratus Fleutiaux & ..., 1889 | | Spasalus crenatus MacLeay, 1819 | | | Spasalus puncticollis Le Peletier ..., 1828 | | | Strategus verrilli Ratcliffe, 1976 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Dominica | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Passalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 20
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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