Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Grimes County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 83
268
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 83
268
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
243
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
204
237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 21
131
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 17
98
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Grimes County
3 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Grimes County
16 Genera with 17 Species | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchus Weber, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946 | Tumblebug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupes Latreille, 1775 | Dor Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagolius Schmidt, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Grimes County
17 Species | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823 | | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775 | Humpback Dung Beetle | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Euphoria sepulchralis (Fabricius, 1801) | ⇒ Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | | Geotrupes splendidus Fabricius, 1775 | Golden scarab | | Melinopterus femoralis Say, 1823 | | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871 | | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Protaetia (Pachyprotaetia) ciliata Olivier, 1785 | | | Pseudagolius bicolor Say, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Grimes 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 | 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 | 14
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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