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Taxonomy of Family Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles


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
FamilyHybosoridae
Erichson, 1847
Pill scarab beetles, Scavenger scarab beetle
141
1157
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847
SubfamilyAnaidinae
Nikolajev, 1996
8
80
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCeratocanthinae
A. Martínez, 1968
Pill Scarab Beetles
48
634
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHybosorinae
Erichson, 1847
Scavenger Scarab Beetles
27
258
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLiparochrinae
Ocampo, 2006
1
61
Genus
Species
SubfamilyMimaphodiinae
Nikolajev, 2007
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyPachyplectrinae
Ocampo, 2006
Thick Scavenger Scarab Beetles
4
20
Genera
Species
GenusAnaedes
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Anaides
0Species
GenusAneides
Balthasar, 1938
1Species
GenusAnopsoistes
1Species
GenusAporolaus
Bates, 1887
  ⇒ Dicraeodon
1Species
GenusAraeotanopus
Arrow, 1912
  ⇒ Araeotanypus
2Species
GenusAstaenomochus
1Species
GenusAstenomoechus
3Species
GenusAtimus
Dejean, 1836
  ⇒ Poecilus
1Species
GenusBalleriodes
Grebennikov, 2021
1Species
GenusBorrochrus
Allsopp, 1979
3Species
GenusChaetodopsis
Martínez, 1988
3Species
GenusCoelodes
Lacordaire, 1856
  ⇒ Coilodes
9Species
GenusCremastochilodius
Krikken, 1975
  ⇒ Cryptogenius
1Species
GenusCretanallachius
Huang & al., 2015
1Species
GenusDicraedon
Bacchus, 1978
0Species
GenusElectrorubesopsis
Bai & Wang, 2019
1Species
GenusEubrittoniella
Paulian, 1978
0Species
GenusFrolovius
Basílio, Vaz-de-Mello & Almeida, 2022
1Species
GenusGnombolbus
Prokofiev, 2013
1Species
GenusGymnoropterus
Gestro, 1899
  ⇒ Ceratocanthus
1Species
GenusHapalonychus
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Apalonychus
3Species
GenusHaplonychus
Petrovitz, 1973
  ⇒ Apalonychus
1Species
GenusHolophilarmostes
1Species
GenusHybseloderus
Fairmaire, 1893
1Species
GenusLeptosorus
Nikolajev, 2006
2Species
GenusLibanochrus
Kirejtshuk, Azar & Montreuil, 2011
1Species
GenusPaeochroops
Nomura, 1973
0Species
GenusPalaeopycnus
Lu, Ballerio & Bai, 2022
2Species
GenusParolichrus
Paulian, 1980
2Species
GenusPaulichrus
12Species
GenusPhacochrus
1Species
GenusPhaechroops
Pic, 1928
0Species
GenusPhaeochroides
Péringuey, 1908
1Species
GenusPhaeocrous
Péringuey, 1908
  ⇒ Phaeochrous
0Species
GenusPhoeochroops
Candeze, 1876
0Species
GenusProtohybosorus
Nikolajev, 2010
4Species
GenusPseudohybosorus
Endrödi, 1963
  ⇒ Chaetodus (Chaetodus)
2Species
GenusPterothochaetes
1Species
GenusPulcherhybosorus
Yan & al., 2012
1Species
GenusRanidia
Westwood, 1852
0Species
GenusRanidichrus
Allsopp, 1982
0Species
GenusRopalichrus
Paulian, 1980
2Species
GenusSilphodes
Westwood, 1845
  ⇒ Phaeochrous
7Species
GenusSinochaetodus
Lu, Bai, Ren & Yang, 2018
1Species
GenusSinohybosorus
Nie, Bai, Ren & Yang, 2018
1Species
GenusSiphodes
1Species
GenusSpaeromorphus
1Species
GenusSpermohybosorus
Pic, 1922
  ⇒ Brenskea
1Species
GenusSphaerelytrus
1Species
GenusSphaeromorphus
Germar, 1843
  ⇒ Ceratocanthus
19Species
GenusSphaeromrophus
1Species
GenusTaisia
Frolov, Ocampo, Akhmetova & Vaz-de-Mello, 2017
1Species

Synonyms
Ceratocanthidae (Cartwright & Gordon, 1971)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Hybosoridae
EnglishPill scarab beetles, Scavenger scarab beetle, Scavenger scarab beetles, Scavenging scarab beetles


Distribution and Species lists of Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  4 Species
Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
2 Genera  4 Species
Angola
5 Genera  10 Species
Argentina
14 Genera  39 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
13 Genera  92 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  2 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  2 Species
Bangladesh
2 Genera  3 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  1 Species
Belize
5 Genera  8 Species
Benin
3 Genera  4 Species
Bhutan
1 Genus  2 Species
Bolivia
11 Genera  35 Species
Botswana
3 Genera  4 Species
Brazil
19 Genera  99 Species
Brunei
3 Genera  2 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Genus  1 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  3 Species
Cambodia
2 Genera  3 Species
Cameroon
11 Genera  27 Species
Canada
1 Genus  2 Species
Cape Verde
5 Genera  4 Species
Central African Republic
4 Genera  6 Species
Chad
2 Genera  4 Species
Chile
4 Genera  8 Species
China
12 Genera  25 Species
Colombia
16 Genera  53 Species
Comoros
3 Genera  5 Species
Costa Rica
12 Genera  40 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
8 Genera  18 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  2 Species
Czech Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 Genera  32 Species
Dominica
2 Genera  3 Species
Dominican Republic
8 Genera  11 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
11 Genera  47 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  4 Species
El Salvador
3 Genera  3 Species
Equatorial Guinea
5 Genera  5 Species
Eritrea
1 Genus  1 Species
Ethiopia
2 Genera  6 Species
France
1 Genus  3 Species
Gabon
6 Genera  14 Species
Gambia
2 Genera  3 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  2 Species
Germany
2 Genera  2 Species
Ghana
5 Genera  13 Species
Greece
1 Genus  2 Species
Guatemala
10 Genera  17 Species
Guinea
7 Genera  11 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
5 Genera  6 Species
Haiti
2 Genera  3 Species
Honduras
4 Genera  8 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  2 Species
India
8 Genera  26 Species
Indonesia
18 Genera  87 Species
Iran
2 Genera  3 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  2 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
1 Genus  2 Species
Ivory Coast
11 Genera  22 Species
Jamaica
2 Genera  3 Species
Japan
2 Genera  3 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  2 Species
Kazakhstan
3 Genera  6 Species
Kenya
4 Genera  13 Species
Laos
2 Genera  5 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
10 Genera  16 Species
Libya
2 Genera  2 Species
Madagascar
10 Genera  97 Species
Malaysia
13 Genera  62 Species
Mali
1 Genus  2 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  2 Species
Mexico
8 Genera  24 Species
Micronesia
2 Genera  1 Species
Mongolia
2 Genera  2 Species
Morocco
2 Genera  3 Species
Mozambique
3 Genera  11 Species
Myanmar
7 Genera  11 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  8 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  2 Species
Nicaragua
8 Genera  19 Species
Niger
1 Genus  3 Species
Nigeria
2 Genera  3 Species
Oman
2 Genera  2 Species
Pakistan
4 Genera  7 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
12 Genera  41 Species
Papua New Guinea
10 Genera  29 Species
Paraguay
7 Genera  25 Species
Peru
12 Genera  42 Species
Philippines
5 Genera  13 Species
Portugal
1 Genus  2 Species
Qatar
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic of the Congo
8 Genera  13 Species
Republic South Africa
6 Genera  23 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
8 Genera  9 Species
Rwanda
2 Genera  7 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 Genera  5 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
3 Genera  3 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
2 Genera  7 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
4 Genera  4 Species
Singapore
2 Genera  5 Species
Solomon Islands
3 Genera  7 Species
Somalia
2 Genera  3 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  2 Species
South Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
4 Genera  4 Species
Sri Lanka
4 Genera  10 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  5 Species
Suriname
7 Genera  19 Species
Sweden
5 Genera  6 Species
Syria
2 Genera  4 Species
Taiwan
4 Genera  12 Species
Tajikistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Tanzania
7 Genera  28 Species
Thailand
5 Genera  14 Species
Togo
2 Genera  4 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
4 Genera  5 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  2 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  4 Species
Turkmenistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Uganda
6 Genera  16 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Arab Emirates
2 Genera  2 Species
United Kingdom
1 Genus  0 Species
Uruguay
2 Genera  2 Species
USA
13 Genera  30 Species
Uzbekistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
12 Genera  35 Species
Vietnam
8 Genera  21 Species
Yemen
2 Genera  2 Species
Zambia
3 Genera  9 Species
Zimbabwe
4 Genera  11 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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