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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
518
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
457
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
19
103
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
18
102
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
40
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
40
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
32
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tobago
32 Genera with 54 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPSTUX
Aegidinus Arrow, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrosoma Curtis, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopus Westwood, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Anticheira Eschscholtz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1840Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1923Masked Chafers9SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1995Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 2010Rice Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Euligyrus Casey, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Homophileurus Kolbe, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 20212SpeciesTaxom
Macraspis MacLeay, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Odontolytes Koshantschikov, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1844Precious Metal Scarabs2SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1855June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Spodochlamys Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1847Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1805Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Xenopelidnota F.Bates, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
54 Species and 9 Subspecies
Aegidinus guianensis Westwood, 1845
Ancistrosoma tobagoense Arrow, 1913
Ancistrosoma tobagoensis Arrow, 1913
Anomiopus genieri Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus tuberculicollis Canhedo, 2006
Anticheira capucina Fabricius, 1787
Ataenius attenuator (Harold, 1874)⇒ Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ateuchus opacipennis Boucomont, 1928
Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
Coprophanaeus abas MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Cyclocephala amazona Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclocephala amazona amazona
Cyclocephala amazona signata Fabricius, 1781
Cyclocephala brittoni Endrödi, 1964
Cyclocephala mafaffa mafaffa
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala quercina Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala rustica (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala simulatrix Höhne, 1923
Dynastes hercules trinidadensis (Chalumeau & ..., 1995)⇒ Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758
Dyscinetus dubius Olivier, 1789
Dyscinetus mendax Joly & Escalona, 2010
Euligyrus ebenus Degeer, 1774
Euligyrus similis Endrödi, 1968
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Gymnetis bajula bajula Olivier, 1789
Gymnetis cerdai Antoine, 2001
Gymnetis pulchra Swederus, 1787
Homophileurus quadrituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1806
Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801
Liogenys granadina Cherman, 2021
Liogenys schneiderae Cherman, 2021
Macraspis melanaria Blanchard, 1850
Odontolytes huebneri Petrovitz, 1970
Odontolytes landai Balthasar, 1963
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus bidentatus (Drapiez, 1819)⇒ Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus clypeatus Blanchard, 1846
Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Oxysternon festivum nigerrimum Arnaud, 2002
Pelidnota laevissima Burmeister, 1855
Pelidnota lucida Burmeister, 1844
Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga jamaicana Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga montserratensis Arrow, 1920
Phyllophaga rorulenta rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Platytomus parvulus Chevrolat, 1864Dung beetle
Saprosites grenadensis Arrow, 1903
Spodochlamys caesarea Burmeister, 1855
Strategus surinamensis surinamensis Burmeister, 1847
Tomarus bituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1805
Uroxys trinitatis Arrow, 1933
Xenopelidnota anomala anomala

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Tobago
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrphninae
Erichson, 1847
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
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