Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Tuscaloosa County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
330
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
330
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 108
314
456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 84
273
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 30
124
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 27
61
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tuscaloosa County
3 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Tuscaloosa County
10 Genera with 11 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1858 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorcus MacLeay, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucanthus Westwood, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanus Scopoli, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1950 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tuscaloosa County
11 Species | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858 | Kalia | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Dorcus brevis Say, 1825 | | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Eucanthus impressus Howden, 1964 | Cape kilpfish | | Lucanus (Lucanus) elaphus Fabricius, 1775 | Giant Stag Beetle | | Phileurus truncatus Palisot de B..., 1807 | Triceratops Beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855 | Highfin blenny | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950 | | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Tuscaloosa County | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring 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 | 7
8 | 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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