Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Wharton County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 146
435
471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 146
435
471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 137
415
444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 95
341
365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 30
137
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 27
126
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
11
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
11
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Wharton County
3 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Wharton County
11 Genera with 17 Species | Anoplotrupes Jekel, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphonus LeConte, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosorus MacLeay, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1876 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otophorus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1856 | June beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1774 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Wharton County
17 Species | Anoplotrupes stercorosus Scriba, 1791 | Dor Beetle | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853 | | | Macrodactylus uniformis Horn, 1876 | Western Rose Chafer | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759 | Bull Headed Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867 | | | Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Bloody small dung beetle | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887 | | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubricosa Reinhard, 1939 | Bearded lupine | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) torta LeConte, 1856 | | | Serica acontia Dawson, 1933 | | | Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774 | Carrot beetle |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Wharton 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 | Hybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab 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 | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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