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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Alagoas (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
275
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
275
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
271
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
177
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
14
61
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
13
55
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
18
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
18
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
16
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alagoas
10 Genera with 19 Species
Aphengium Harold, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1846Tumblebug5SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicanthon Halffter & M..., 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alagoas
19 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aphengium ibateguara Silva & Vaz-..., 2015
Canthidium humerale Germar, 1813
Canthon haroldi Nunes, Nunes..., 2020
Canthon nigripennis Lansberge, 1874
Canthon smaragdulus subviridis Schmidt, 1922
Canthon staigi Pereira, 1953
Canthon virens chalybaeus Blanchard, 1846
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) ensifer Germar, 1821
Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) pertyi Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Deltochilum alpercata Silva, Louza..., 2015
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) crinicollis Germar, 1824
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) geminatus Arrow, 1913
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) iannuzziae Valois, Vaz-..., 2017
Dichotomius filgueirasi Nunes & Vaz-..., 2019
Malagoniella astyanax astyanax Olivier, 1789
Ontherus appendiculatus Mannerheim, 1829
Oxysternon silenum Castelnau, 1840
Sylvicanthon obscurus Schmidt, 1920

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Alagoas
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov