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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Aragua (Central Venezuela, Venezuela)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
296
2704
3339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
2704
3339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
285
2682
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
214
2428
3050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
892
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
820
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
61
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
61
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
48
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
14
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aragua
14 Genera with 36 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Canthonella Chapin, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1910Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocanthon Balthasar, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 20094SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19879SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Scybalocanthon Martínez, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aragua
36 Species
Canthidium leucopterum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium pallidoalatum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium planovultum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium tuberifrons Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium variolosum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium vespertinum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthonella gomezi Halffter & M..., 1968
Copris subpunctatus Gillet, 1910
Coprophanaeus chiriquensis Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus pecki Howden & Young, 1981
Coprophanaeus solisi Arnaud, 1997
Cryptocanthon nebulinus Howden, 1973
Deltochilum mexicanum Burmeister, 1848
Deltochilum parile Bates, 1887
Dichotomius amicitiae Kohlmann & S..., 1997
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus magnus Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Eurysternus superbus Génier, 2009
Ontherus pseudodidymus Génier, 1996
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cyanellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus chryses Bates, 1887
Onthophagus grataehelenae Kohlmann & S..., 2001
Onthophagus inediapterus Kohlmann & S..., 2001
Onthophagus orphnoides (Bates, 1887)⇒ Onthophagus mirabilis Bates, 1887
Onthophagus propraecellens Howden & Gill, 1987
Scatimus erinnyos Kohlmann & S..., 1996
Scatimus fernandezi Martínez, 1988
Scybalocanthon balachowskyi Martinez & H..., 1972
Sulcophanaeus velutinus Murray, 1856
Uroxys boneti Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Uroxys pauliani Balthasar, 1940

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Aragua
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
9
Genus
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