Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 92
304
548 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 92
304
548 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 88
300
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 28
64
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 5
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 4
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
12
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
12
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gulf of Mexico
2 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Gulf of Mexico
12 Genera with 12 Species | Aponelides Kuwert, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1858 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1847 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoidelimus Morón, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megasoma Kirby, 1775 | Elephant beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neleuops Kuwert, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Passalus Fabricius, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paxillus Fr., 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangogonia Burmeister, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gulf of Mexico
12 Species | Aponelides punctatostriatus Percheron, 1835 | | | Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858 | | | Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847 | Twister | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Macropoidelimus mniszechi Sallé, 1873 | | | Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775 | Elephant beetle | | Neleuops interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1828 | | | Onthophagus mexicanus Bates, 1887 | | | Passalus (Passalus) punctiger Lepeletier &..., 1825 | Grass klipfish | | Paxillus leachi MacLeay, 1819 | | | Phalangogonia obesa (Burmeister, 1844) | ⇒ Phalangogonia lacordairei Bates, 1888 | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico | Family | Passalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
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