Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Lewis County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 156
544
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 156
544
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 143
515
630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 114
460
562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 33
126
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 31
105
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Lewis County (Kentucky)
4 Families width 16 Species
Genera for Lewis County (Kentucky)
13 Genera with 16 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphonus LeConte, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceruchus MacLeay, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Germarostes Paulian, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1845 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lewis County (Kentucky)
16 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphonus densicauda Casey, 1915 | | | Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858) | ⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801) | ⇒ Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785 | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | Spotted kelpfish | | Germarostes (Germarostes) aphodioides Illiger, 1800 | | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845 | Rugose June beetle | | Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771 | Delta Flower Scarab |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Lewis County (Kentucky) | Family | Hybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag 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 | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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