Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Towns County (Georgia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 101
246
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 101
246
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 97
240
277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 65
193
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 25
64
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 23
59
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
26
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
26
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Towns County
4 Families width 30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Towns County
26 Genera with 30 Species #ABCDHLMOPTV
| Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amidorus Mulsant & Rey, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758 | European Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplotrupes Jekel, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caccobius Thomson, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1843 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coprimorphus Mulsant, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorcus MacLeay, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosorus MacLeay, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limarus Mulsant & Rey, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1800 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyomus Dejean, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycerus Geoffroy, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodius Fallen, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonotulus Bedel, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trypocopris Motschulsky, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Towns County
30 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792 | | | Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Amidorus cribrarius Brullé, 1832 | | | Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758 | Cliff Beetle | | Anoplotrupes balyi Jekel, 1866 | | | Bodilus lugens Creutzer, 1799 | | | Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832 | | | Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843 | | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Coprimorphus scrutator Herbst, 1789 | | | Dorcus parallelipipedus Linnaeus, 1758 | Lesser stag beetle | | Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853 | | | Limarus maculatus Sturm, 1800 | | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) lucidus Illiger, 1800 | | | Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763 | Forest small dung beetle | | Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827 | | | Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796 | Cut small dung beetle | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844 | Awkward-winged small dung beetle | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Trichonotulus scrofa Fabricius, 1787 | Sow small dung beetle | | Trypocopris vernalis vernalis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Valgus hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bug flower chafer | | Valgus hemipterus hemipterus | | | Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Towns County | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 21
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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