Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Fairfield County (Connecticut, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1258
1913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1258
1913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 227
1213
1831 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 163
1069
1653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 40
244
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 36
200
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
25
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
25
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
4 Families width 29 Species
Genera for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
25 Genera with 29 Species #ACDEHLMOPTX
| Anoplotrupes Jekel, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceruchus MacLeay, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1911 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelonyx Harris, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1869 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanus Scopoli, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1801 | June beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 | Carrot Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1833 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
29 Species | Anoplotrupes hornii Blanchard, 1888 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801) | ⇒ Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785 | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883 | Fig beetle | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911 | Northern masked chafer | | Dichelonyx albicollis Burmeister, 1855 | Lamellicorn Beetle | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869 | Dark Hoplia | | Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913 | Asian garden beetle | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871 | Dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792 | Northern June beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) glaberrima Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801 | | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | Hairy Flower Scarab | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Fairfield County (Connecticut) | 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 | 2
2 | 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 | 21
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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