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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region West Guatemala (Guatemala)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1392
1801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
1391
1801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
232
1351
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1179
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
435
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
52
406
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
49
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
49
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
37
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Guatemala
37 Genera with 48 Species
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Aegidium Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphiceratodon Huchet, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolea Bates, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1831Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysina Kirby, 1990Jewel scarabs4SpeciesTaxom
Clinteria Burmeister, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1869Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cotalpa Burmeister, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1775Masked Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1887Wall-Rockets3SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1985Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1869
Rice Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Golofa Hope, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gonaphodiellus Schmidt, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Gonaphodiopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1887Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1775Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Odontolytes Koshantschikov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Pantodinus Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Passaliolla Balthasar, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1840Precious Metal Scarabs2SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1871Burrowing Dung Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1941June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Podischnus Burmeister, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1837
Rhinoceros Beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Guatemala
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphiceratodon arrowi crypticus Huchet, 2002
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aspidolea singularis Bates, 1888
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius polyglyptus Bates, 1887
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Chrysina benesi Pokorny & Curoe, 2012
Chrysina macropus Francillon, 1795Shining Leaf Chafer
Chrysina moroni Curoe & Beraud, 1994
Chrysina quetzalcoatli Morón, 1990
Clinteria atra Wiedemann, 1823
Copris boucardi Harold, 1869
Coprophanaeus corythus Harold, 1863
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cyclocephala mafaffa Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Deltochilum mexicanum Burmeister, 1848
Diplotaxis bicolor Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis cavifrons Moser, 1918
Diplotaxis trapezifera Bates, 1887
Dynastes septentrionalis Lachaume, 1985
Golofa pizarro Hope, 1837
Gonaphodiellus hoffmanni Islas, 1945
Gonaphodiellus sacatepequezis Dellacasa, D..., 2012
Gonaphodiopsis deloyai Dellacasa, D..., 2012
Liparetrus paryphus Britton, 1980
Macrodactylus costulatus Bates, 1887
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Odontolytes capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cyanellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus contrapositus Génier, 2017
Onthophagus igualensis Bates, 1887
Pantodinus klugi Burmeister, 1847
Pelidnota punctulata Bates, 1888
Pelidnota strigosa Laporte, 1840
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) amethystinus Harold, 1863
Phanaeus demon Castelnau, 1840
Phanaeus guatemalensis Harold, 1871
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga testaceipennis
Phyllophaga totonis Saylor, 1941
Podischnus agenor Olivier, 1789
Rhyparus mexicanus Cartwright &..., 1969
Rhyparus opacus Cartwright &..., 1969
Saprosites parallelus (Harold, 1867)⇒ Saprosites mendax Blackburn, 1892
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in West Guatemala
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChironinae
Blanchard, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrphninae
Erichson, 1847
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrichiinae
Fleming, 1821
1
1
Genus
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