Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Morne Bleu (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 43
277
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 43
277
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 43
277
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 37
271
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 8
26
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 8
26
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Morne Bleu
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Morne Bleu
11 Genera with 13 Species | Ancistrosoma Curtis, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1859 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelosis Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1847 | Masked Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1995 | Hercules Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epichalcoplethis Bates, 1769 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogomphus Burmeister, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macraspis MacLeay, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1912 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1847 | Ox Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morne Bleu
13 Species | Ancistrosoma trinitatis Arrow, 1913 | | | Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859 | | | Coelosis biloba Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Cyclocephala mafaffa Burmeister, 1847 | Twister | | Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758 | Hercules beetle | | Dynastes trinidadensis Chalumeau & ..., 1995 | | | Epichalcoplethis chamaeleon Voet, 1769 | | | Heterogomphus mniszechi Thomson, 1859 | | | Macraspis chalcea Burmeister, 1844 | | | Phyllophaga smithi Arrow, 1912 | Brown hardback beetle | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Strategus surinamensis Burmeister, 1847 | | | Tomarus ebenus DeGeer, 1774 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Morne Bleu | 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 | 10
12 | 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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