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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Monteverde Canton (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
3404
4608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
3404
4608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
3385
4579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
3078
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
54
903
1051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
841
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
91
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
91
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
72
205
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Monteverde Canton
72 Genera with 205 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPRSTUX
Amithao Thomson, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Ancognatha Erichson, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1897Shining Leaf Chafer16SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyripa Thomson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolea Bates, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Barutus Ratcliffe, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Bdelyrus Harold, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 20159SpeciesTaxom
Calomacraspis Bates, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 198111SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1964Tumblebug3SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorota Burmeister, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chrysina Kirby, 1875Jewel scarabs7SpeciesTaxom
Cnemida Kirby, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Coelosis Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1858Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1876Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocanthon Balthasar, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers24SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1887Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1758Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1789Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Giesbertiolus1SpeciesTaxom
Golofa Hope, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Guatemalica Poll, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphileurus Kolbe, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Heterogomphus Burmeister, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Heterosternus Moure, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1887Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopyga Thomson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Lagochile Hoffmannsegg, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Macraspis MacLeay, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1887Rose Chafers6SpeciesTaxom
Megaceras Hope, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Minidorysthetus1SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 199311SpeciesTaxom
Parachlorota Soula, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Parisolea Bates, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1840Precious Metal Scarabs6SpeciesTaxom
Phalangogonia Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1863Burrowing Dung Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 2001June beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Platycoelia Dejean, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ptenomela Bates, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Pucaya Ohaus, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Rutela Latreille, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Spodochlamys Burmeister, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1847Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Strigoderma Burmeister, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1888Carrot Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Trichillidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 18412SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1888Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monteverde Canton
205 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amithao albopictus Poll, 1886
Amithao metallicus Janson, 1885
Ancognatha vexans Ratcliffe, 1992
Ancognatha vulgaris Arrow, 1911
Anomala arara Ohaus, 1897
Anomala calligrapha Bates, 1888
Anomala chloropyga Burmeister, 1844
Anomala clathrata Ohaus, 1930
Anomala divisa Filippini, G..., 2015
Anomala estrella Filippini, G..., 2015
Anomala eusticta Filippini, M..., 2015
Anomala ferrea Filippini, G..., 2014
Anomala hiata Filippini, M..., 2015
Anomala levicollis Filippini, M..., 2015
Anomala pseudoeucoma Filippini, M..., 2013
Anomala quiche Ohaus, 1897
Anomala robiginosa Filippini, G..., 2015
Anomala testaceipennis (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Anomala nitidula Blanchard, 1851
Anomala vallisneria Filippini, M..., 2015
Anomala vulcanicola Ohaus, 1897
Argyripa anomala Bates, 1869
Aspidolea fuliginea Burmeister, 1847
Aspidolea notaticollis Höhne, 1922
Aspidolea singularis Bates, 1888
Ataenius cartago Stebnicka, 2007
Ataenius perforatus Harold, 1867
Barutus hartmanni Ratcliffe, 1982
Bdelyrus seminudus Bates, 1887
Blackburneus guatemalensis Bates, 1887
Callistethus chrysomelinus Bates, 1888
Callistethus fuscorubens Filippini, G..., 2015
Callistethus lativittis Filippini, G..., 2015
Callistethus levigatus Filippini, G..., 2015
Callistethus microxantholeus Filippini, G..., 2015
Callistethus mimeloides Ohaus, 1902
Callistethus parapulcher Filippini, G..., 2015
Callistethus pseudocollaris Filippini, G..., 2015
Callistethus ruteloides Filippini, G..., 2015
Calomacraspis haroldi Candeze, 1869
Canthidium angusticeps Bates, 1887
Canthidium annagabrielae Solis & Kohl..., 2004
Canthidium ardens Bates, 1887
Canthidium aurifex Bates, 1887
Canthidium discopygidiale Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium hespenheidei Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium marianelae Solis & Kohl..., 2004
Canthidium perceptibile Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium tenebrosum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium tuberifrons Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium vespertinum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
Canthon vazquezae Martinez, Ha..., 1964
Chlorota chiriquina Ohaus, 1912
Chrysina aurora Boucard, 1875
Chrysina boucardi Sallé, 1878
Chrysina chrysargyrea Sallé, 1874
Chrysina chrysopedila Bates, 1888
Chrysina cupreomarginata Bates, 1904
Chrysina marginata Waterhouse, 1871
Chrysina resplendens Boucard, 1875
Cnemida intermedia Bates, 1888
Coelosis biloba Linnaeus, 1767
Copris costaricensis Gahan, 1894
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Coprophanaeus uhleri (Maly & Pokorny, 2008)⇒ Coprophanaeus chiriquensis Olsufieff, 1924
Cotinis polita Janson, 1876
Cryptocanthon lindemanae Howden & Gill, 1987
Cyclocephala amazona Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclocephala amblyopsis Hurley, 1959
Cyclocephala carbonaria Milne Edwards, 1848
Cyclocephala castaniella Bates, 1888
Cyclocephala cerea (Burmeister, 1847)⇒ Cyclocephala sanguinicollis Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala complanata Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala confusa Endrödi, 1966
Cyclocephala conspicua Sharp, 1877
Cyclocephala erotylina Arrow, 1914
Cyclocephala fulgurata Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala gravis Bates, 1888
Cyclocephala letiranti Young, 1992
Cyclocephala ligyrina Bates, 1888
Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala macrophylla Cohen, 1998
Cyclocephala mafaffa Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala melane Bates, 1888
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala nigerrima Bates, 1888
Cyclocephala porioni Dechambre, 1979
Cyclocephala sexpunctata Castelnau, 1840
Cyclocephala stictica Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala weidneri Endrödi, 1964
Cyclocephala williami Ratcliffe, 1992
Deltochilum mexicanum Burmeister, 1848
Deltochilum parile Bates, 1887
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) centralis Harold, 1869
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Diplotaxis mistura Vaurie, 1960
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus dubius Olivier, 1789
Euphoria chontalensis Bates, 1889
Euphoria eximia Bates, 1889
Euphoria iridescens Schaum, 1841
Euphoria paradisiaca Orozco, 2012
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus magnus Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Giesbertiolus ornatus Howden, 1988
Golofa costaricensis Bates, 1888
Golofa hirsuta Ratcliffe, 2003
Golofa solisi Ratcliffe, 2003
Guatemalica hueti Chevrolat, 1870
Gymnetis difficilis Burmeister, 1842
Hemiphileurus nebulohylaeus Ratcliffe, 2003
Hemiphileurus simplex Prell, 1914
Heterogomphus chevrolati Burmeister, 1847
Heterogomphus mniszechi Thomson, 1859
Heterosternus oberthueri Ohaus, 1901
Hoplia surata Bates, 1887
Hoplopyga liturata Olivier, 1789
Isonychus chiriquinus Bates, 1887
Isonychus vicinus Moser, 1918
Lagochile chiriquina Bates, 1888
Lagochile panamensis Ohaus, 1903
Liparetrus paryphus Britton, 1980
Macraspis costaricensis Soula, 1998
Macraspis hirtiventris H. Bates, 1888
Macrodactylus championi Bates, 1887
Macrodactylus costulatus Bates, 1887
Macrodactylus sericinus Bates, 1887
Macrodactylus solisi Arce-Pérez &..., 2018
Macrodactylus suavis Bates, 1887
Macrodactylus sylphis Bates, 1887
Megaceras septentrionis Bates, 1888
Mimela schneideri Ohaus, 1905
Minidorysthetus solisi Soula, 2002
Ontherus pseudodidymus Génier, 1996
Ontherus sextuberculatus Génier, 1996
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus brucei cyanopterus (d´Orbigny, 1905)⇒ Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus andersoni Howden & Gill, 1987
Onthophagus anthracinus (Harold, 1873)⇒ Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus chryses Bates, 1887
Onthophagus grataehelenae Kohlmann & S..., 2001
Onthophagus orphnoides (Bates, 1887)⇒ Onthophagus mirabilis Bates, 1887
Onthophagus propraecellens Howden & Gill, 1987
Onthophagus quetzalis Howden & Gill, 1993
Parachlorota uhligi Soula, 2002
Parisolea pallida Candeze, 1869
Pelidnota chiriquina Bates, 1904
Pelidnota costaricensis Bates, 1888
Pelidnota frommeri Hardy, 1975
Pelidnota notata (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Pelidnota punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota parallela Hardy, 1975
Pelidnota strigosa Laporte, 1840
Phalangogonia sperata Sharp, 1877
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Phanaeus wagneri Harold, 1863
Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758
Phileurus truncatus Palisot de B..., 1807Triceratops Beetle
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phileurus youngi Ratcliffe, 1988
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) setifera Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga boruca Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga changuena Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga coronadis Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga gigantea
Phyllophaga guapiles Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga kohlmanniana Moron & Solis, 2000
Phyllophaga nevermannea Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga picadoana Moron & Solis, 2000
Phyllophaga reventazona Saylor, 1936
Phyllophaga solisiana Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga tapantina Moron & Solis, 2001
Phyllophaga tilarana Moron & Solis, 2001
Platycoelia humeralis Bates, 1888
Ptenomela hirtiventris Ohaus, 1938
Pucaya castanea Ohaus, 1910
Rutela pygidialis Ohaus, 1905
Saprosites monteverdeae Stebnicka, 2001
Scatimus erinnyos Kohlmann & S..., 1996
Spodochlamys cupreola Bates, 1888
Strategus jugurtha Burmeister, 1847
Strigoderma biolleyi Ohaus, 1908
Strigoderma marginata Olivier, 1789
Strigoderma rutelina Bates, 1888
Strigoderma sulcipennis Burmeister, 1844Cloister blenny
Strigoderma vestita Burmeister, 1844Cloister blenny
Sulcophanaeus velutinus Murray, 1856
Tomarus bituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1805
Tomarus nasutus Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Tomarus sallaei Bates, 1888
Trichillidium pilosum Robinson, 1948
Trigonopeltastes femoratus Howden, 1968
Trigonopeltastes geometricus Schaum, 1841
Uroxys boneti Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Uroxys dybasi Howden & Young, 1981
Uroxys nebulinus Howden & Gill, 1987
Uroxys pauliani Balthasar, 1940
Xyloryctes lobicollis Bates, 1888

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Monteverde Canton
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
16
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
20
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
16
49
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