Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Houston County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 146
437
464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 146
437
464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 138
416
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 92
334
359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 24
110
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 21
99
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
25
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
25
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Houston County (Alabama)
4 Families width 28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Houston County (Alabama)
25 Genera with 28 Species #ABCDEGHLOPSTX
| Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bolbelasmus Boucomont, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1868 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnemotrupes Jekel, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1773 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geohowdenius Zunino, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Geotrupes Latreille, 1796 | Dor Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosorus MacLeay, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omorgus Erichson, 1775 | Hastate Hide Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1964 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyphylla Harris, 1856 | Lined June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Houston County (Alabama)
28 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Bolbelasmus lazarus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Bolbelasmus subtropicus Howden, 1955 | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868 | | | Cnemotrupes semiopacus Jekel, 1866 | | | Cnemotrupes splendidus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Copris minutus Drury, 1773 | Small Black Dung Beetle | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Geohowdenius egeriei Germar, 1824 | | | Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853 | | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus Fabricius, 1775 | Hide beetle | | Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792 | Northern June beetle | | Phyllophaga parvidens parvidens Theodor & Me..., 1964 | | | Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837 | | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771 | Delta Flower Scarab | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Houston County (Alabama) | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles | 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 | 19
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Trogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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