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Checklist for Infraorder Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1960
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
578
1006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
516
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
35
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
5 Families width 104 Species and 8 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles99SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847Pill scarab beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870Sand-loving scarab beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815Bess beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
35 Genera with 104 Species
#ACDEGHILNOPST
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Amphiceratodon Huchet, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Apicencya1SpeciesTaxom
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 190329SpeciesTaxom
Auperia Chevrolat, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Canthochilum Chapin, 196610SpeciesTaxom
Canthonella Chapin, 03SpeciesTaxom
Chalepides Casey, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1847Masked Chafers5SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1982Rice Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Epiphileurus Kolbe, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphileurus Kolbe, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Homophileurus Kolbe, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Iguazua Stebnicka, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Indieraligus Dechambre, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Indierligus1SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Nesopalla Paulian & Ho..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Ochodaeus Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontopsammodius Gordon and P..., 19761SpeciesTaxom
Omorgus Erichson, 1775Hastate Hide Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammodius Verdú, Steb..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1935June beetles19SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Spasalus Kaup, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1792Ox Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1813Carrot Beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
104 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Amphiceratodon arrowi crypticus Huchet, 2002
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius cuniculus (Chevrolat, 1864)⇒ Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Apicencya apicalis Blanchard, 1851
Ataeniopsis armasi Chalumeau, 1982
Ataeniopsis haroldi Steinheil, 1872
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Ataenius beattyi Chapin, 1940
Ataenius carinator Harold, 1874
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius frater Arrow, 1903
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius heinekeni Wollaston, 1854
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887
Ataenius jelineki Chalumeau, 1982
Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius luteomargo Chapin, 1940
Ataenius miamii (Cartwright, 1934)⇒ Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909
Ataenius michelii Chalumeau, 1978
Ataenius morator Harold, 1869
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Ataenius picipes (Fleutiaux & ..., 1889)⇒ Ataenius morator Harold, 1869
Ataenius rhyticephalus Chevrolat, 1864
Ataenius salutator (Fall, 1930)⇒ Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861
Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909Scarab beetle
Ataenius sculptilis (Harold, 1868)⇒ Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887
Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867)⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Ataenius stercorator (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigicauda Bates, 1887
Ataenius strigicaudus Bates, 1887
Ataenius tenebrosus (Arrow, 1903)⇒ Ataenius morator Harold, 1869
Ataenius vincentiae (Arrow, 1903)⇒ Ataenius carinator Harold, 1874
Auperia denominata Chevrolat, 1864
Canthochilum andyi Chapin, 1935
Canthochilum boringuensis
Canthochilum borinquensis Matthews, 1965
Canthochilum hispidum Chapin, 1934
Canthochilum hispidum hispidum
Canthochilum hispidum iunceanum Matthews, 1965
Canthochilum hispidum serropunctae Matthews, 1965
Canthochilum histeroides Harold, 1868
Canthochilum oakleyi Chapin, 1934
Canthochilum taino Matthews, 1966
Canthonella parva Chapin, 1930
Canthonella parva luquillensis Matthews, 1965
Canthonella parva parva
Chalepides barbatus Fabricius, 1781
Chalepides hydrophiloides Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala dispar Herbst, 1792
Cyclocephala frontalis (Burmeister, 1847)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala laevis Arrow, 1937
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala melanocephala rubiginosa Burmeister, 1847
Dyscinetus laevicollis Arrow, 1937Striped kelpfish
Dyscinetus picipes Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Dyscinetus picipes puertoricensis Chalumeau, 1982
Epiphileurus puertoricensis (Chapin, 1935)⇒ Hemiphileurus puertoricensis Chapin, 1935
Gymnetis puertoricensis Ratcliffe, 2018
Gymnetis strigosa Olivier, 1789
Gymnetis undata (Gory & Perch..., 1833)⇒ Gymnetis lanius burmeisteri Schürhoff, 1937
Hemiphileurus puertoricensis Chapin, 1935
Homophileurus quadrituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1806
Iguazua blackwelderi Chapin, 1940
Indieraligus michelii Dechambre, 1979
Indierligus michelii Dechambre, 1979
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Ligyrus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801
Ligyrus fossor Latreille, 1813
Nesopalla borinquensis Paulian & Ho..., 1982
Nesopalla iviei Paulian & Ho..., 1982
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Nialaphodius nigritus Fabricius, 1801
Odontopsammodius cameneni Chalumeau, 1976
Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus Fabricius, 1775Hide beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Parapsammodius bidens Horn, 1871
Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) vandinei Smyth, 1917
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longispina Smith, 1889
Phyllophaga adjunta
Phyllophaga adjuntas Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga apicalis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga bobevelynorum Schnepp, 2022
Phyllophaga citri (Smyth, 1917)⇒ Phyllophaga denticulata Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga crinitissima Wolcott, 1924
Phyllophaga denticulata Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga discalis Chapin, 1935
Phyllophaga dissimilis Chevrolat, 1865
Phyllophaga guanicana Smyth, 1917
Phyllophaga insularis Smyth, 1917
Phyllophaga mali Wolcott, 1928
Phyllophaga monana Moser, 1921
Phyllophaga plaei Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga portoricensis (Smyth, 1917)⇒ Phyllophaga plaei Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga wolcotti Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga yunqueana Chapin, 1935
Saprosites blackwelderi (Chapin, 1940)⇒ Iguazua blackwelderi Chapin, 1940
Spasalus crenatus MacLeay, 1819
Spasalus puncticollis Le Peletier ..., 1828
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Strategus barbigerus (Chapin, 1932)⇒ Strategus talpa Fabricius, 1792
Strategus oblongus Palisot de B..., 1807
Strategus talpa Fabricius, 1792
Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801Carrot Scarab
Tomarus fossor Latreille, 1813

Subnodes of Scarabaeiformia with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SuperfamilyScarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles, Scarab Beetles, Stag Beetles
5
35
104
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom