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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Arkansas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
412
3140
6305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3133
6297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3048
6142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
2514
5093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
723
1250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
612
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
82
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
82
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
64
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
11
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Arkansas
11 Genera with 27 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 187110SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arkansas
27 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator fricator
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cavernicollis Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus orpheus pseudorpheus Howden & Car..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subaeneus (Palisot de B..., 1811)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus triangularis triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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