Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region South America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1015
31826
191976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1012
31805
191924 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 929
31274
189459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 543
24019
154741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 149
9575
64497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 132
8867
57388 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 16
970
8543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 16
970
8543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South America
16 Families width 8543 Species and 627 Subspecies | Aphodiidae Leach, 1815 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cetoniidae (Leach, 1815) | Flower beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coprinisphaeridae Genise, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Horn beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 207 | Species | Taxom | | Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819 | Bumble bee scarab beetle | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905 | Enigmatic scarab beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 227 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 376 | Species | Taxom | | Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817) | Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870 | Sand-loving scarab beetle | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Orphnidae Orphnus mash..., 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 388 | Species | Taxom | | Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819) | | 176 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 7041 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 80 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in South America | Family | Aphodiidae
Leach, 1815
| 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cetoniidae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers, Rose chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coprinisphaeridae ♰
Genise, 2004
| 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dynastidae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 29
207 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Glaphyridae
MacLeay, 1819
bumble bee scarab beetle, Bumble bee scarab beetles, The bumble bee scarab beetles | 4
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Glaresidae
Kolbe, 1905
enigmatic scarab beetle, Enigmatic scarab beetles | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles | 34
227 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 74
376 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Melolonthidae
Leach, 1817
Chafers, June beetles, May beetles | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ochodaeidae ♰
Mulsant & Rey, 1870
sand-loving scarab beetle, Sand-loving scarab beetles | 3
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Orphnidae
Orphnus mashunensis Péringuey, 1908
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Passalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg | 31
388 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rutelidae
MacLeay, 1819
| 14
176 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 766
7041 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Trogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles | 5
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
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