Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Cape Verde (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 324
1948
2763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 323
1946
2758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 316
1925
2732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 210
1514
2126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 50
353
417 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 48
298
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
34
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
34
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 26
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Verde
26 Genera with 41 Species
| Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allidiostoma Arrow, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arctodium Burmeister, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1940 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacopalpus Guérin-Ménev..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthidium Erichson, 2019 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthochilum Chapin, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1953 | Tumblebug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1959 | Mexican dung beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1806 | Masked Chafers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1960 | Wall-Rockets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurysternus Dalman, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnetis MacLeay, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliocopris Hope, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylamorpha Arrow, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lichnia Erichson, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 1864 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nialaphodius Kolbe, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelidnota MacLeay, 1825 | Precious Metal Scarabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanaeus MacLeay, 1863 | Burrowing Dung Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1946 | June beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1801 | Carrot Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trizogeniates Ohaus, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Verde
41 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 gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | 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, 1844 | White Grub | | Lichnia gallardoi Gutierrez Al..., 1943 | Trident prickleback | | Lichnia limbata Erichson, 1835 | | | Macrodactylus farinosus Philippi, 1864 | | | Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801 | | | Pelidnota sumptuosa Vigors, 1825 | | | Phanaeus (Phanaeus) adonis Harold, 1863 | | | Phanaeus daphnis Harold, 1863 | Beetle | | 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..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801 | Carrot Scarab | | Trizogeniates walzi | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Cape Verde | Subfamily | Allidiostomatinae
Arrow, 1940
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 5
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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