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Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
1635
2957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
249
1633
2955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1602
2916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1345
2576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
496
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
41
425
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
62
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
62
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
56
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
56 Genera with 108 Species
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Anachalcos Hope, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Anisorrhina Westwood, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1851Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1817Christmas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Archophileurus Kolbe, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 187421SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Atrichiana Distant, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Caelorrhina Burmeister, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1813Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17784SpeciesTaxom
Chalepides Casey, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocala Kirby & Spence, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Chondropyga Kraatz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1900Masked Chafers3SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1977Hercules Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinectus1SpeciesTaxom
Euligyrus Casey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphana Burmeister, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopyga Thomson, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Iguazua Stebnicka, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Kurtops1SpeciesTaxom
Lamellothyrea Krikken, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Leucothyreus MacLeay, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Lyraphora Kraatz, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184313SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 02SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Rutela Latreille, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Xylotrupes Hope, 1767Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
108 Species and 4 Subspecies
Anisorrhina serripes Janson, 1885
Anomala inconstans Burmeister, 1844
Anomala luciae Blanchard, 1851
Anoplognathus porosus Dalman, 1817
Aphodius cuniculus (Chevrolat, 1864)⇒ Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Archophileurus digitalia Herbst, 1789
Ataenius abditoides Chapin, 1940
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius aequalis Harold, 1880
Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Ataenius attenuator (Harold, 1874)⇒ Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius carinator Harold, 1874
Ataenius complicatus Harold, 1869
Ataenius cribrithorax Bates, 1887
Ataenius depilis Petrovitz, 1976
Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887
Ataenius languidus Schmidt, 1911Antarctic dragonfishes
Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius luteomargo Chapin, 1940
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius punctipennis Harold, 1868
Ataenius sculptilis (Harold, 1868)⇒ Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887
Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867)⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Ataenius strigicauda Bates, 1887
Ataenius strigicaudus Bates, 1887
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Ateuchus luciae Matthews, 1966
Atrichiana placida Boheman, 1857
Caelorrhina relucens Bates, 1881
Canthon dives Harold, 1868
Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
Catharsius harpagus Harold, 1877
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Chalepides barbatus Fabricius, 1781
Chlorocala africana Drury, 1773
Chondropyga dorsalis Donovan, 1805Cowboy beetle
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala tridentata Fabricius, 1801
Cyclocephala vincentiae Arrow, 1900
Demarziella interrupta Carter, 1936
Dynastes alcides Fabricius, 1781
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Dynastes hercules baudrii (Pinchon, 1976)⇒ Dynastes hercules reidi Chalumeau, 1977
Dynastes hercules reidi Chalumeau, 1977
Dynastes reidi Chalumeau, 1977
Dyscinectus imitator
Euligyrus ebenus Degeer, 1774
Garreta azareus
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Glycyphana bimaculata Kraatz, 1885
Gymnetis lanius rudolphi Frolich, 1792
Gymnetis rudolphi Frölich, 1792
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Hoplopyga antilliana Ratcliffe, 2012
Iguazua blackwelderi Chapin, 1940
Kurtops signatus Fahraeus, 1857
Lamellothyrea descarpentriesi Krikken, 1980
Leucothyreus guadulpiensis Burmeister, 1844
Leucothyreus luciae Chalumeau, 1978
Leucothyreus vincentiae Arrow, 1900
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801
Lyraphora vittivaria Lea, 1914
Mimela stilbophora Wiedemann, 1823
Mimonthophagus ambiguus Péringuey, 1901
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Nialaphodius nigritus Fabricius, 1801
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus antillarum Arrow, 1903
Onthophagus dandalu Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus dunningi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus rubicundulus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus semimetallicus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus tuckonie Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga blackwelderi Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga chamula Morón, 1999
Phyllophaga guatemala Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga senicula Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga tumulosa Bates, 1888
Phyllotocus navicularis Blanchard, 1850
Plectris lignicola Arrow, 1900
Proagoderus aciculatus Fahraeus, 1857
Protaetia (Heteroprotaetia) fusca Herbst, 1790Asian Mango Flower Beetle
Pseudocanthon iuanalaoi Matthews, 1966
Pseudocanthon ivanalaoi
Rhopaea magnicornis Blackburn, 1888Brown Cockchafer
Rutela striata antiqua Ohaus, 1922
Scarabaeus bornemisszai zur Strassen, 1980
Scarabaeus geminogalenus Davis & Desc..., 2017
Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, 1835Pruinose scarab
Sisyphus neobornemisszanus Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sisyphus oralensis Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sisyphus sordidus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Tetraechma liturata Germar, 1813
Uroxys vincentiae Arrow, 1903
Xylotrupes gideon Linnaeus, 1767Brown rhinoceros beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
21
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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