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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Rio Grande do Norte (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
333
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
333
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
328
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
254
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
17
75
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
14
67
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
28
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
28
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
23
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio Grande do Norte
23 Genera with 37 Species
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Ataenius Harold, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Campsiura Hope, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1829Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1847Masked Chafers7SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1789Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euligyrus Casey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Genieridium Vaz-de-Mello, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopyga Thomson, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 20194SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1785Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Oxyligyrus Arrow, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Streblopus Lansberge, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Tephraea Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Trichillum Harold, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Grande do Norte
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ataenius complicatus Harold, 1869
Ataenius forsteri Balthasar, 1960
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Campsiura cognata Schaum, 1841
Canthidium manni Arrow, 1913
Canthon terciae Nunes, Nunes..., 2020
Canthon virens Mannerheim, 1829
Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) pertyi Olsufieff, 1924
Cyclocephala bicolor Castelnau, 1840
Cyclocephala cearae Höhne, 1923
Cyclocephala latericia Höhne, 1923
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala paraguayensis Arrow, 1903
Cyclocephala putrida Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala verticalis Burmeister, 1847
Deltochilum kolbei Paulian, 1938
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) geminatus Arrow, 1913
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) guaribensis Valois, Vaz-..., 2017
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) mysticus Luederwaldt, 1935
Dyscinetus dubius Olivier, 1789
Euligyrus ebenus Degeer, 1774
Genieridium margareteae Génier & Vaz..., 2002
Hoplopyga brasiliensis Gory & Perch..., 1833
Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801
Liogenys bidentata Burmeister, 1855
Liogenys diodon Burmeister, 1855
Liogenys pallidicornis Blanchard, 1851
Liogenys variabilis Cherman, 2019
Malagoniella astyanax astyanax Olivier, 1789
Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Ontherus appendiculatus Mannerheim, 1829
Onthophagus ranunculus Arrow, 1913
Oxyligyrus zoilus Olivier, 1789
Pseudocanthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1846
Streblopus opatroides Lansberge, 1874
Tephraea dichroa Schaum, 1844
Trichillum externepunctatum Preudhomme d..., 1880

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Rio Grande do Norte
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
12
15
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