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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
515
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
448
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
44
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
44
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
30
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
30 Genera with 43 Species
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Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Allidiostoma Arrow, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Arctodium Burmeister, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopalpus Guérin-Ménev..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Canthochilum Chapin, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1953Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratochelus Dombrow, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1959Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1806Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1960Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hylamorpha Arrow, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Lichnia Erichson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1864Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Paleotrichius Poinar, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammodius Verdú, Steb..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1825Precious Metal Scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1863Burrowing Dung Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1946June beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1758Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1801Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trizogeniates Ohaus, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960
Allidiostoma bosqui Gutiérrez, 1946
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Arctodium vulpinum Erichson, 1835
Ataenius carinator Harold, 1874
Ataenius elongatus (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861
Ataenius jardinensis Stebnicka, 2002
Ataenius luteomargo Chapin, 1940
Aulacopalpus ciliatus Solier, 1851
Canthidium stofeli Carvalho de ..., 2019
Canthochilum magnum Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthon staigi Pereira, 1953
Copris megasoma Matthews & H..., 1959
Cyclocephala colasi Endrödi, 1964
Cyclocephala notata Illiger, 1806
Diplotaxis academia Vaurie, 1960
Diplotaxis australis Vaurie, 1960
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Hylamorpha elegans Burmeister, 1844White Grub
Lichnia gallardoi Gutierrez Al..., 1943Trident prickleback
Lichnia limbata Erichson, 1835
Macrodactylus farinosus Philippi, 1864
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Paleotrichius dominicanus G. Poinar, 2011
Parapsammodius puncticollis LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Pelidnota sumptuosa Vigors, 1825
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) adonis Harold, 1863
Phanaeus daphnis Harold, 1863Beetle
Phyllophaga audanti Wolcott, 1928
Phyllophaga cartaba Sanderson, 1951
Phyllophaga espina Sanderson, 1951
Phyllophaga hogardi Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga mali Wolcott, 1928
Phyllophaga mella Sanderson, 1951
Phyllophaga probaporra Sanderson, 1951
Phyllophaga romana Saylor, 1946
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801Carrot Scarab
Trizogeniates walzi

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Cape Verde
SubfamilyAllidiostomatinae
Arrow, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
8
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