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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2117
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
2116
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
2101
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1882
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
40
485
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
426
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
32
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quepos
32 Genera with 58 Species
#ABCDEGHIMOPSTU
Anomala Samouelle, 2014Shining Leaf Chafer5SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopus Westwood, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolea Bates, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Barybas Burmeister, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1887Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Chasmodia MacLeay, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Cnemida Kirby, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1959Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1833Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1888Masked Chafers10SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1888Rice Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Geniates Kirby, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Homophileurus Kolbe, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1775Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1877Precious Metal Scarabs2SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 2001June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1828
Ox Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1848Carrot Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trichillidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anomala chloropyga Burmeister, 1844
Anomala parvaeucoma Filippini, M..., 2015
Anomala testaceipennis (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Anomala nitidula Blanchard, 1851
Anomala valida (Burmeister, 1844)⇒ Anomala insularis Castelnau, 1840
Anomala volsellata Filippini, G..., 2014
Anomiopus panamensis Paulian, 1939
Aspidolea fuliginea Burmeister, 1847
Aspidolea kuntzeni Höhne, 1922
Aspidolea notaticollis Höhne, 1922
Aspidolea singularis Bates, 1888
Ateuchus howdeni Kohlmann, 1996
Callistethus granulipygus Bates, 1888
Canthidium ardens Bates, 1887
Canthidium aurifex Bates, 1887
Canthidium centrale Boucomont, 1928
Canthidium hespenheidei Howden & Young, 1981
Canthon caelius Bates, 1887
Canthon moniliatus (Bates, 1887)⇒ Scybalocanthon moniliatus Bates, 1887
Cnemida intermedia Bates, 1888
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Copris remotus dicyrtus Matthews & H..., 1959
Cotinis lebasi (Gory & Perch..., 1833)⇒ Cotinorrhina lebasi Gory & Perch..., 1833
Cyclocephala amazona Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclocephala brittoni Endrödi, 1964
Cyclocephala dechambrei Dupuis, 2018
Cyclocephala discolor Herbst, 1792
Cyclocephala gravis Bates, 1888
Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala macrophylla Cohen, 1998
Cyclocephala mafaffa Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala ovulum (Bates, 1888)⇒ Cyclocephala testacea Burmeister, 1847
Dyscinetus dubius Olivier, 1789
Dyscinetus laevipunctatus Bates, 1888
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus foedus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Homophileurus tricuspis Prell, 1914
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Ontherus brevipennis Harold, 1867
Onthophagus acuminatus (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus embrikianus Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus coscineus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus dicranius Bates, 1887
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Onthophagus sharpi Harold, 1875
Pelidnota notata (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Pelidnota punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota prolixa Sharp, 1877
Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758
Phileurus voirinae Endrödi, 1985
Phyllophaga janzeniana Moron & Solis, 2000
Phyllophaga morgani Saylor, 1938
Phyllophaga puntarenosa Moron & Solis, 2001
Tomarus bituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1805
Tomarus gyas Erichson, 1848
Trichillidium pilosum Robinson, 1948
Uroxys gorgon Arrow, 1933

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Quepos
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
12
23
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