Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Perth County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 222
999
1364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 222
999
1364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 208
960
1295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 153
834
1159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 39
175
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 34
142
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
12
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
12
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Perth County
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Perth County
12 Genera with 11 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1859 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1787 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dichelonyx Harris, 1827 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1824 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Perth County
11 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858 | Kalia | | Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787 | | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950 | | | Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824 | | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Perth 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
10 | 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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