Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Merced County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 177
658
905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 177
658
905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 161
620
847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 114
518
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 30
133
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 26
94
109 | 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 Merced County
2 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Merced County
12 Genera with 12 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ataenius Harold, 1867 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1880 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protaetia Burmeister, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnoschema Thomson, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Merced County
12 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861 | Western masked chafer | | Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Hoplia (Hoplia) dispar LeConte, 1880 | | | Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 | | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Protaetia (Heteroprotaetia) fusca Herbst, 1790 | Asian Mango Flower Beetle | | Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897 | | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Merced County | 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 | 11
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
Scarabaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeoidea at itis.gov
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