Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Pictou County (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 261
1155
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 260
1153
1579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 243
1096
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 178
950
1331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 46
266
463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 42
197
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Pictou County
3 Families width 16 Species
Genera for Pictou County
16 Genera with 16 Species | Anoplotrupes Jekel, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1801 | Anteater Scarab Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupes Latreille, 1775 | Dor Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnorimella Casey, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycerus Geoffroy, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pictou County
16 Species | Anoplotrupes hornii Blanchard, 1888 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Geotrupes (Geotrupes) stercorarius (Marsham, 1802) | ⇒ Geotrupes spiniger Marsham, 1802 | | Geotrupes splendidus Fabricius, 1775 | Golden scarab | | Gnorimella maculosa Knoch, 1801 | Maculate flower beetle | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Platycerus quercus Weber, 1801 | Oak Stag Beetle | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Pictou County | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 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
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
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