Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region West Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 419
3097
6568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 417
3093
6563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 394
3002
6364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
2479
5175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 75
651
1009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 70
556
807 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
56
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
56
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for West Virginia
6 Families width 85 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for West Virginia
56 Genera with 85 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPSTVX
| Acrossus Mulsant, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1789 | European Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplotrupes Jekel, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphonus LeConte, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1848 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Blackburneus Schmidt, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bolbelasmus Boucomont, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bolbocerosoma Schaeffer, 1809 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callistethus Blanchard, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1843 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceruchus MacLeay, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnemotrupes Jekel, 1888 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1773 | Mexican dung beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinis Burmeister, 1758 | Green June Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotinus | Smoketree | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1827 | Anteater Scarab Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1863 | Masked Chafers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dialytellus Brown, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelonyx Harris, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorcus MacLeay, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1766 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscinetus Harold, 1798 | Rice Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucanthus Westwood, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euetheola Bates, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphoria Burmeister, 1801 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Exomala Reitter, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupes Latreille, 1775 | Dor Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnorimella Casey, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1823 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lichnanthe Burmeister, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligyrus Erichson, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanus Scopoli, 1775 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maladera Mulsant, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Martineziana Chalumeau & ..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocanthon Halffter, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nicagus LeConte, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nipponoserica Nomura, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotaenius Kuwert, 1800 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1759 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 1805 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1758 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1856 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyceroides Benesh, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycerus Geoffroy, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popillia Leach, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strigodius Gordon and S..., 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiotinus Casey, 1775 | Bee-Like Flower Scarabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trox Fabricius, 1823 | Hide Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Valgus Scriba, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctes Hope, 1773 | Rhinoceros Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Virginia
85 Species and 7 Subspecies | Acrossus rubripennis Horn, 1870 | | | Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789 | European Chafer | | Anoplotrupes balyi Jekel, 1866 | | | Anoplotrupes hornii Blanchard, 1888 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphonus densicauda Casey, 1915 | | | Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823 | | | Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848 | | | Ataenius fattigi Cartwright, 1948 | | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880 | | | Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848 | Black turfgrass ataenius | | Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Bolbelasmus lazarus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Bolbocerosoma (Bolbocerosoma) farctum Fabricius, 1775 | | | Bolbocerosoma (Bolbocerosoma) tumefactum Palisot de B..., 1809 | Surf blenny | | Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843 | | | Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801) | ⇒ Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785 | | Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776 | | Cnemotrupes blackburni Fabricius, 1781 | | | Cnemotrupes blackburni excrementi Say, 1823 | | | Cnemotrupes blackburnii blackburnii | | | Cnemotrupes blackburnii excrementi Say, 1823 | | | Cnemotrupes semiopacus Jekel, 1866 | | | Cnemotrupes ulkei Blanchard, 1888 | | | Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787 | | | Copris fricator fricator | | | Copris minutus Drury, 1773 | Small Black Dung Beetle | | Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Green June Beetle | | Cotinus nitida | Green June Beetle | | Cremastocheilus (Cremastocheilus) canaliculatus Kirby, 1827 | Imitator blenny | | Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911 | Northern masked chafer | | Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863) | ⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789 | | Cyclocephala lurida lurida Bland, 1863 | Southern masked chafer | | Dialytellus dialytoides Fall & Cocke..., 1907 | | | Dichelonyx elongatula Schönherr, 1817 | Solf-winged flower beetles | | Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Carolina copris | | Dorcus parallelus Say, 1823 | Antelope Beetle | | Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766 | Eastern Hercules beetle | | Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798 | Rice Beetle | | Eucanthus lazarus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Euetheola rugiceps (LeConte, 1856) | ⇒ Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847 | | Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781 | | Euphoria herbacea Olivier, 1789 | Olive Euphoria | | Euphoria inda Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Fruit Chafer | | Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801 | Dark Flower Scarab | | Exomala orientalis C. O. Waterh..., 1875 | Asiatic beetle | | Geotrupes splendidus Fabricius, 1775 | Golden scarab | | Gnorimella maculosa Knoch, 1801 | Maculate flower beetle | | Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823 | Three lined Hoplia | | Lichnanthe vulpina Hentz, 1827 | Cranberry Root Grub | | Ligyrus gibbosus DeGeer, 1774 | Carrot beetle | | Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | Stag beetle | | Lucanus cervus cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Lucanus (Lucanus) elaphus Fabricius, 1775 | Giant Stag Beetle | | Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Lucanus elephas Fabricius, 1775 | | | Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775 | American Rose Chafer | | Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913 | Asian garden beetle | | Martineziana dutertrei Chalumeau, 1983 | | | Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941 | | | Nicagus obscurus LeConte, 1848 | | | Nipponoserica peregrina Chapin, 1938 | Picture rockskipper | | Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800 | Bessbug | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794 | Scooped Scarab | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794 | | | Onthophagus orpheus canadensis Fabricius, 1801 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Osmoderma eremicola Knoch, 1801 | Hermit Flower Beetle | | Osmoderma scabra (Palisot de B..., 1805) | ⇒ Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805 | | Osmoderma scabrum Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Pelidnota (Pelidnota) punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Grapevine beetle | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823 | | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) marginalis LeConte, 1856 | Sand stargazer | | Platyceroides pampinatus Paulsen, 2017 | | | Platycerus quercus Weber, 1801 | Oak Stag Beetle | | Popillia japonica Newman, 1838 | Japanese beetle | | Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837 | | | Strigodius robinsoni Cartwright, 1939 | | | Trichiotinus affinis Gory & Perch..., 1833 | Hairy Flower Scarab | | Trichiotinus bibens Fabricius, 1775 | | | Trichiotinus piger Fabricius, 1775 | Bee-like Flower Scarab | | Trox (Trox) aequalis Say, 1831 | | | Trox (Trox) capillaris Say, 1823 | | | Valgus canaliculatus Olivier, 1789 | | | Valgus seticollis Palisot de B..., 1805 | Bristly-necked Valgus | | Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in West Virginia | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle, Earth-boring dung beetles, Earth-boring scarab beetles | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Glaphyridae
MacLeay, 1819
bumble bee scarab beetle, Bumble bee scarab beetles, The bumble bee scarab beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Passalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rutelidae
MacLeay, 1819
| 0
0 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 41
61 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Trogidae
MacLeay, 1819
Gnawer beetles, Hide, hide beetle, Hide beetles, Keratin Beetles, Skin and hide beetles, Skin beetles | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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