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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
245
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
86
245
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
221
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
184
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
11
63
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
10
62
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
29
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
29
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
27
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Piauí
27 Genera with 41 Species
#ACDEGLMOPRT
Agamopus Bates, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Aidophus Balthasar, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18685SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 2019Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1903Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Diabroctis Gistl, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Genieridium Vaz-de-Mello, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Leotrichillum Vaz-de-Mello, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 20197SpeciesTaxom
Macraspis MacLeay, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1972Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1785Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pedaridium Harold, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1965June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Rhinaspis LAURENTI, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Rutela Latreille, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Trichillum Harold, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Trichiopsammobius Petrovitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piauí
41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agamopus unguicularis Harold, 1883
Aidophus impressus Petrovitz, 1970
Ataeniopsis regulus Balthasar, 1947
Ataenius aequalis Harold, 1880
Ataenius carinatipennis Petrovitz, 1973
Ataenius elegans Harold, 1868
Ataenius scabrelloides Petrovitz, 1962Blennies
Ataenius sculptilis (Harold, 1868)⇒ Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887
Canthon ziggy Vieira, Vaz-..., 2019
Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) pertyi Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) vazdemelloi Arnaud, 2002
Cyclocephala amazona amazona
Cyclocephala paraguayensis Arrow, 1903
Deltochilum pseudoicarus Balthasar, 1939
Deltochilum ritamourae Silva, Louza..., 2015
Diabroctis mimas Linnaeus, 1758
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) nisus Olivier, 1789
Eurysternus nigrovirens Génier, 2009
Genieridium cryptops Arrow, 1913
Genieridium margareteae Génier & Vaz..., 2002
Leotrichillum louzadaorum Vaz-de-Mello..., 1998
Liogenys angustitarsis Cherman, 2019
Liogenys bidentata Burmeister, 1855
Liogenys diodon Burmeister, 1855
Liogenys hirtipennis Frey, 1969
Liogenys piauiensis Cherman, 2017
Liogenys rotundicollis Cherman, 2017
Liogenys variabilis Cherman, 2019
Macraspis festiva Burmeister, 1844
Macrodactylus scutellaris Frey, 1972
Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Ontherus appendiculatus Mannerheim, 1829
Pedaridium margaretae Génier, 2002
Phyllophaga terezinae Frey, 1965
Plectris plaumanniella Frey, 1967
Pseudocanthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1846
Rhinaspis aenea Billberg, 1820
Rutela heraldica Perty, 1832
Tetraechma liturata Germar, 1813
Trichillum externepunctatum Preudhomme d..., 1880
Trichiopsammobius brasiliensis Petrovitz, 1963

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Piauí
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
14
17
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