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Checklist for Tribe Canthonini Péringuey, 1900
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
244
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
244
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
181
1045
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
30
248
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
16
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
16 Genera with 82 Species
Anonthobium Paulian & Pl..., 19036SpeciesTaxom
Boletoscapter Matthews, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Caeconthobium Paulian, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Diorygopyx Matthews, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Falsignambia Paulian, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 18889SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Oficanthon Paulian, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Onthobium Reiche, 198614SpeciesTaxom
Paronthobium Paulian, 190323SpeciesTaxom
Penalus Paulian, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonthobium Paulian, 20119SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 20006SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 19656SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
82 Species
Anonthobium fauveli Paulian, 1984
Anonthobium micros Paulian, 1984
Anonthobium monteithi Paulian, 1987
Anonthobium moui Paulian, 1984
Anonthobium muticum Fauvel, 1903
Anonthobium tibiale Fauvel, 1903
Boletoscapter cornutus MacLeay, 1887
Caeconthobium parvulum Paulian, 1984
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Diorygopyx tibialis MacLeay, 1871
Falsignambia grandis Paulian, 1987
Lepanus bournei Paulian, 1987
Lepanus fossulatus Paulian, 1985
Lepanus gressitti Balthasar, 1966
Lepanus howdeni Paulian, 1985
Lepanus mirabilis Paulian, 1985
Lepanus ovatus Balthasar, 1966
Lepanus papuanus Paulian, 1985
Lepanus pungalina Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1888
Melanocanthon punctaticollis Schaeffer, 1915
Oficanthon mirabilis Paulian, 1985
Onthobium asperatum Fauvel, 1903
Onthobium boucheti Paulian, 1986
Onthobium caledonicus Paulian, 1935
Onthobium cookii Paulian, 1986
Onthobium gutierrezi Paulian, 1984
Onthobium howdeni Paulian, 1984
Onthobium kuscheli Paulian, 1984
Onthobium lerati Paulian, 1935
Onthobium macleayi Montrouzier, 1860
Onthobium montheiti Paulian, 1986
Onthobium montrouzieri Paulian, 1984
Onthobium paniei Paulian, 1986
Onthobium tibialoides Paulian, 1986
Onthobium tillieri Paulian, 1986
Paronthobium adio Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium caledonicum Paulian, 1935
Paronthobium daghfousi Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium dierkensi Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium farino Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium fauveli Paulian, 1984
Paronthobium iac Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium julieni Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium memaoya Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium micros Paulian, 1984
Paronthobium minutum Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium monteithi Paulian, 1987
Paronthobium muticum Fauvel, 1903
Paronthobium nasutum Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium orientale Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium peckorum Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium petchecara Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium poirieri Montreuil, 2021
Paronthobium simplex Fauvel, 1903
Paronthobium subdentatum Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium taom Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium tchingou Montreuil & ..., 2016
Paronthobium tibiale Fauvel, 1903
Penalus waui Paulian, 1985
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Pseudonthobium doense Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium foveolatum Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium fracticolle Fauvel, 1903
Pseudonthobium fracticolloides Paulian, 1984
Pseudonthobium genieri Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium humboldtense Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium monteithianum Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium paniense Montreuil & ..., 2011
Pseudonthobium sinuatotibiale Montreuil & ..., 2011
Temnoplectron aeneolum Lansberge, 1885
Temnoplectron atropolitum Gillet, 1927
Temnoplectron boucomonti Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron laeve Castelnau, 1840
Temnoplectron major Paulian, 1985
Temnoplectron wareo Reid & Storey, 2000
Tesserodon elongatum (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Tesserodon elongatus Lansberge, 1885
Tesserodon elongatus Lansberge, 1885
Tesserodon heurni Paulian, 1937
Tesserodon howdeni Paulian, 1985
Tesserodon papuanum Paulian, 1985
Tesserodon setulosum Balthasar, 1965


Links, sources and further information
Canthonini at gbif.org
Canthonini at itis.gov