Checklist of Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 210
1030
1521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 210
1030
1521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 208
1028
1519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 151
848
1272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 45
315
473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 44
311
468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
34
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
34
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 26
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
26 Genera with 42 Species
| Aegidium Blanchard, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1851 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1887 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchus Weber, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1789 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraspis Serville, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalepides Casey, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorota Burmeister, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocephala Dejean, 1900 | Masked Chafers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Faula Blanchard, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Golofa Hope, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnetis MacLeay, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplopyga Thomson, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothyreus MacLeay, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ligyrus Erichson, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nialaphodius Kolbe, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phileurus Sieg, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1900 | June beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platytomus Mulsant, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plectris Lepeletier a..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomarus Erichson, 1801 | Carrot Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uroxys Westwood, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenopelidnota F.Bates, 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
42 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aegidium vincentiae Arrow, 1903 | | | Anomala inconstans Burmeister, 1844 | | | Anomala luciae Blanchard, 1851 | | | Ataenius aequalis Harold, 1880 | | | Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847 | | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius insulicola (Chapin, 1940) | ⇒ Ataenius aequalis Harold, 1880 | | Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867) | ⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847 | | Ataenius strigicauda Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius strigicaudus Bates, 1887 | | | Ateuchus illaesus Harold, 1868 | | | Canthon violaceus Olivier, 1789 | | | Ceraspis insularis Arrow, 1903 | | | Chalepides barbatus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Chlorota tristis Arrow, 1900 | | | Cyclocephala insulicola Arrow, 1937 | | | Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911 | | Cyclocephala vincentiae Arrow, 1900 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Faula insularis Arrow, 1903 | | | Golofa claviger guildinii Hope, 1837 | | | Gymnetis rudolphi Frölich, 1792 | | | Hoplopyga antilliana Ratcliffe, 2012 | | | Leucothyreus guadulpiensis Burmeister, 1844 | | | Leucothyreus montanus Chalumeau, 1985 | | | Leucothyreus vincentiae Arrow, 1900 | | | Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801) | ⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801 | | Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801 | | | Onthophagus antillarum Arrow, 1903 | | | Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyllophaga latens Arrow, 1900 | | | Phyllophaga rorulenta patens Arrow, 1900 | | | Platytomus parvulus Chevrolat, 1864 | Dung beetle | | Plectris fungicola Arrow, 1900 | | | Plectris lignicola Arrow, 1900 | | | Pseudocanthon chlorizans Bates, 1887 | | | Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801 | Carrot Scarab | | Uroxys vincentiae Arrow, 1903 | | | Xenopelidnota anomala porioni (Chalumeau, 1985) | ⇒ Xenopelidnota pittieri porioni Chalumeau, 1985 | | Xenopelidnota pittieri porioni Chalumeau, 1985 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Orphninae
Erichson, 1847
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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