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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Paraiba (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
430
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
430
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
427
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
324
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
15
90
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
14
87
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
30
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
30
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
23
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraiba
23 Genera with 51 Species
#ACDEGLMOPST
Aidophus Balthasar, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1846Tumblebug4SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 17895SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Diabroctis Gistl, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 20197SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 17796SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Macraspis MacLeay, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1785Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Spodochlamys Burmeister, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Trichillum Harold, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraiba
51 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aidophus cabrali Petrovitz, 1973
Ataenius carinatipennis Petrovitz, 1973
Ataenius elegans Harold, 1868
Ateuchus carbonarius Harold, 1868
Ateuchus semicribratus Harold, 1868
Canthidium humerale Germar, 1813
Canthidium manni Arrow, 1913
Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
Canthon staigi Pereira, 1953
Canthon terciae Nunes, Nunes..., 2020
Canthon virens chalybaeus Blanchard, 1846
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) ensifer Germar, 1821
Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) pertyi Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus acrisius MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus jasius Olivier, 1789
Deltochilum irroratum Castelnau, 1840
Deltochilum kolbei Paulian, 1938
Deltochilum pseudoicarus Balthasar, 1939
Deltochilum verruciferum Felsche, 1911
Diabroctis mimas Linnaeus, 1758
Diabroctis pseudomimas Valois, Hara..., 2019
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) geminatus Arrow, 1913
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) gilletti Valois, Vaz-..., 2017
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) guaribensis Valois, Vaz-..., 2017
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) nisus Olivier, 1789
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) semisquamosus Curtis, 1845
Dichotomius bos Blanchard, 1846
Dichotomius filgueirasi Nunes & Vaz-..., 2019
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Eurysternus nigrovirens Génier, 2009
Gymnetis aureotorquata (Bourgoin, 1912)⇒ Gymnetis holosericea aureotorquata Bourgoin, 1912
Gymnetis chalcipes Gory & Perch..., 1833
Gymnetis flaveola Fabricius, 1801
Gymnetis goryi Janson, 1875
Gymnetis hieroglyphica Vigors, 1825
Gymnetis holosericea (Voet, 1779)⇒ Gymnetis xanthospila Schaum, 1844
Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801
Liogenys bilobata Frey, 1969
Macraspis festiva Burmeister, 1844
Malagoniella astyanax astyanax Olivier, 1789
Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Ontherus appendiculatus Mannerheim, 1829
Ontherus azteca Harold, 1869
Ontherus digitatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus hircus Billberg, 1815
Pseudocanthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1846
Spodochlamys caesarea Burmeister, 1855
Spodochlamys marahuaca Jameson & Ra..., 2011
Tetraechma liturata Germar, 1813
Trichillum externepunctatum Preudhomme d..., 1880

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Paraiba
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
15
36
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