Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Mercer County (Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 227
798
993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 227
798
993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 212
757
920 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 154
624
770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 47
191
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 42
158
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Mercer County (Illinois)
3 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Mercer County (Illinois)
15 Genera with 16 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dialytes Harold, 1845 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eucanthus Westwood, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1775 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranomala Casey, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1850 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 | Carrot Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mercer County (Illinois)
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946 | | | Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825 | | | Dialytes truncatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Eucanthus lazarus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775 | | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Paranomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850 | Cranberry White Grub | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850 | Gibbous June beetle | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Mercer County (Illinois) | 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 | Rutelidae
MacLeay, 1819
| 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 | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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