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Taxonomy of Genus Dichotomius Hope, 1838


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
4240
75466
Genera
Species
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
312
12949
Genera
Species
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
20
1777
Genera
Species
GenusDichotomius
Hope, 1838
238Species
Subnodes of Dichotomius Hope, 1838
SubgenusDichotomius (Homocanthonides)
Luederwaldt, 1929
1Species
SubgenusDichotomius (Luederwaldtinia)
Martínez, 1951
74Species
SubgenusDichotomius (Selenocopris)
Burmeister, 1842
30Species
SpeciesDichotomius achamas Harold, 1867
SpeciesDichotomius adrastus Harold, 1875
SpeciesDichotomius agesilaus Waterhouse, 1891
SpeciesDichotomius alutaceus Felsche, 1901
SpeciesDichotomius alyattes Harold, 1880
SpeciesDichotomius amicitiae Kohlmann & Solis, 1997
SpeciesDichotomius andresi Sarmiento-Garcés & Amat-Garcia, 2014
SpeciesDichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
SpeciesDichotomius anthrax Felsche, 1901
SpeciesDichotomius arnaudi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius asenjoi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius australis Luederwaldt, 1931
SpeciesDichotomius baiano Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius barbarae Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius berthalutzae Valois, Silva & Vaz-de-Mello, 2022
SpeciesDichotomius bicornis Waterhouse, 1891
SpeciesDichotomius bitiensis Gillet, 1911
SpeciesDichotomius blancoi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius boreus Olivier, 1789
SpeciesDichotomius borgmeieiri Pereira & Martinez, 1959
SpeciesDichotomius borgmeieri Pereira & Martinez, 1959  ⇒ Dichotomius borgmeieiri
SpeciesDichotomius bos Blanchard, 1846
SpeciesDichotomius bucki Pereira, 1953  ⇒ Luederwaldtinia bucki
SpeciesDichotomius buckleyi Waterhouse, 1891
SpeciesDichotomius buqueti Lucas, 1857
SpeciesDichotomius calcaratus Arrow, 1913
SpeciesDichotomius camargoi Martínez, 1956
SpeciesDichotomius camposeabrai Martínez, 1974
SpeciesDichotomius candango Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius carinatus Luederwaldt, 1925
SpeciesDichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Carolina copris, Carolina dung beetle
SpeciesDichotomius clypeatus Luederwaldt, 1929
SpeciesDichotomius coenosus Erichson, 1848
SpeciesDichotomius colonicus Say, 1835  ⇒ Dichotomius carolinus
SpeciesDichotomius comarapensis Génier, 2000
SpeciesDichotomius compressicollis Luederwaldt, 1929
SpeciesDichotomius conicollis Blanchard, 1846
SpeciesDichotomius costaricensis Luederwaldt, 1935
SpeciesDichotomius cotopaxi Guérin-Méneville, 1855
SpeciesDichotomius dahli Landin, 1956
SpeciesDichotomius depressicolis Harold, 1867
SpeciesDichotomius depressicollis Harold, 1867
SpeciesDichotomius diabolicus Harold, 1875
SpeciesDichotomius divergens Luederwaldt, 1923
SpeciesDichotomius dynastus Gandini & Aguilar, 2009
SpeciesDichotomius edmondsi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius emas Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius enioi Montoya-Molina & Vaz-de-Mello, 2021
SpeciesDichotomius feeri Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius fernandosilvai Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius filgueirasi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius fornicatus Luederwaldt, 1931
SpeciesDichotomius foveicollis Kirsch, 1871
SpeciesDichotomius frizzasae Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius furtadoi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius gandinii Rossini & Vaz-de-Mello, 2020
SpeciesDichotomius gardneri Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius geraldimi Maldaner & Vaz-de-Mello, 2021
SpeciesDichotomius haroldi Waterhouse, 1891
SpeciesDichotomius henripittieri Montoya-Molina & Vaz-de-Mello, 2021
SpeciesDichotomius horridus Felsche, 1911
SpeciesDichotomius horvathi Balthasar, 1970
SpeciesDichotomius imitator Felsche, 1901
SpeciesDichotomius itatiaiaensis Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius joelus Gandini & Aguilar, 2009
SpeciesDichotomius laeviceps Harold, 1869
SpeciesDichotomius latilobatus Boilly & Vaz-de-Mello, 2021
SpeciesDichotomius latistriatus Luederwaldt, 1935  ⇒ Luederwaldtinia latistriatus
SpeciesDichotomius longiceps Taschenberg, 1870
SpeciesDichotomius lucianomourai Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius luctuosioides Luederwaldt, 1922
SpeciesDichotomius mamillatus Felsche, 1901
SpeciesDichotomius marcoscarvalhoi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius maya Peraza & Deloya, 2006
SpeciesDichotomius melzeri Luederwaldt, 1922
SpeciesDichotomius missionus Martínez, 1947
SpeciesDichotomius monstrosus Harold, 1875
SpeciesDichotomius mormon Ljungh, 1799
SpeciesDichotomius motai Pereira, 1942
SpeciesDichotomius nemoricola Pereira, 1942
SpeciesDichotomius nevermanni Luederwaldt, 1935
SpeciesDichotomius nimuendaju Luederwaldt, 1925
SpeciesDichotomius nimuendajui Luederwaldt, 1925
SpeciesDichotomius nitidissimus Waterhouse, 1891
SpeciesDichotomius nutans Harold, 1867
SpeciesDichotomius ohausi Luederwaldt, 1923
SpeciesDichotomius paraguayanus Gandini & Aguilar, 2009  ⇒ Canthidium kelleri
SpeciesDichotomius paresi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2015
SpeciesDichotomius paschoali Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius pelamon Harold, 1869
SpeciesDichotomius planicollis Gillet, 1911
SpeciesDichotomius podalirius Felsche, 1901
SpeciesDichotomius prietoi Martinez & Martinez, 1982
SpeciesDichotomius protectus Harold, 1867
SpeciesDichotomius provisorius Luederwaldt, 1925
SpeciesDichotomius pseudocuprinus Gandini & Aguilar, 2009
SpeciesDichotomius puncticollis Luederwaldt, 1935
SpeciesDichotomius quadrilobatus Chamorro, Lopera & Rossini, 2021
SpeciesDichotomius quadrinodosus Felsche, 1901
SpeciesDichotomius quinquedens Felsche, 1910
SpeciesDichotomius quinquelobatus Felsche, 1901
SpeciesDichotomius quiquelobatus Felsche, 1901
SpeciesDichotomius rafanunezi Montoya-Molina & Vaz-de-Mello, 2021
SpeciesDichotomius reclinatus Felsche, 1901
SpeciesDichotomius reichei Harold, 1869
SpeciesDichotomius ribeiroi Pereira, 1954
SpeciesDichotomius ricardosilvai Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius robustus Luederwaldt, 1935
Apex mesh weaver
SpeciesDichotomius rondoniaensis Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius rotundatus Burmeister, 1874
SpeciesDichotomius rugosicollis Luederwaldt, 1935
SpeciesDichotomius sagittarius Harold, 1869
SpeciesDichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
2Subspecies
SpeciesDichotomius seag Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius semiaeneus Germar, 1824
SpeciesDichotomius semicircularis Luederwaldt, 1929
SpeciesDichotomius subaeneus Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesDichotomius telamon Harold, 1869
SpeciesDichotomius tissianiae Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius torulosus Luederwaldt, 1925
2Subspecies
SpeciesDichotomius travassosi Martínez, 1955  ⇒ Dichotomius nitidissimus
SpeciesDichotomius triangulariceps Blanchard, 1846
SpeciesDichotomius truncatus Luederwaldt, 1931
SpeciesDichotomius valoisae Silva, Moura, Araújo & de Moura, 2020
SpeciesDichotomius vargasae Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello, 2019
SpeciesDichotomius virescens Luederwaldt, 1935
SpeciesDichotomius woodruffi Solis & Kohlmann, 2022
SpeciesDichotomius worontzowi Pereira, 1942
SpeciesDichotomius zikani Luederwaldt, 1922

Synonyms
Brachycopris (Haldeman, 1848)
Homocopris (Burmeister, 1842)
Pinotus (Erichson, 1847)
Pseudoheliocopris (Ferriera, 1970)
Selenocopris (Burmeister, 1842)


Distribution of Dichotomius Hope, 1838
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B
C
E
G
H
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
U
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Argentina
35 Species
Belize


Bolivia
38 Species
Brazil
139 Species
Chile


Colombia
54 Species
Costa Rica
26 Species
Ecuador
27 Species
El Salvador


Georgia


Guatemala


Guyana


Honduras


Liberia


Mexico
13 Species
Namibia


Nicaragua


Panama


Paraguay


Peru
37 Species
Republic South Africa
2 Species
Suriname


Trinidad and Tobago


Uruguay


USA
8 Species
Venezuela




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