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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
73
851
2246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
737
1898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
51
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
51
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
43
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
43 Genera with 63 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ancognatha Erichson, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchetus Bedel, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides2SpeciesTaxom
Brindalus Landin, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Coprimorphus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1764Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Heterogomphus Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Macraspis MacLeay, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1775Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Ootoma Blanchard, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1864Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 192718SpeciesTaxom
Paleira Reiche, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus2SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1828
Ox Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Tropinota Mulsant, 19502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
63 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Ancognatha scarabaeoides Erichson, 1847
Ancognatha ustulata Burmeister, 1847
Ataenius brevicollis Wollaston, 1854
Ateuchetus laticollis Linnaeus, 1767
Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Bodiloides ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar, 1929
Brindalus porcicollis Illiger, 1803
Brindalus schatzmayri Pittino, 1980
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Chilothorax hieroglyphicus Klug, 1845
Coprimorphus scrutator Herbst, 1789
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821)⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Heterogomphus dilaticollis Burmeister, 1847
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Macraspis rufonitida Burmeister, 1844
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881
Ontherus lunicollis Génier, 1996
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Ootoma bipartita Gaspard Augu..., 1838
Oryctes (Oryctes) prolixus Wollaston, 1864
Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761
Pachydema ameliae Lopez-colon, 1986
Pachydema bipartita (Brullé, 1839)⇒ Ootoma bipartita Gaspard Augu..., 1838
Pachydema castanea Brullé, 1839
Pachydema fortunatorum Baraud, 1985
Pachydema fuscipennis Brullé, 1839
Pachydema gomerae Lopez-colon, 1999
Pachydema integra Wollaston, 1864
Pachydema jeannei Baraud, 1980
Pachydema keithi LaCroix, 2000
Pachydema lesnei Peyerimhoff, 1927
Pachydema megalops Mico & Galante, 2009
Pachydema menieri Baraud, 1985
Pachydema navatteae Baraud, 1985
Pachydema obscura Brullé, 1839
Pachydema obscurella Wollaston, 1864
Pachydema oromii Lopez Colon, 1986
Pachydema tinerfensis Galante & St..., 1992
Pachydema wollastoni Peyerimhoff, 1927
Paleira femorata Illiger, 1803
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Parabodilus wollastoni wollastoni
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Protaetia cuprea hesperica Motschulsky, 1849
Protaetia (Netocia) opaca (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Potosia opaca Fabricius, 1787
Protaetia opaca opaca Fabricius, 1787
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trigonopeltastes femoratus Howden, 1968
Tropinota (Tropinota) squalida Scopoli, 1783
Tropinota squalida canariensis Lindberg, 1950

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Canary Islands
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
19
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov