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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1604
2438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
1237
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
493
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
442
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
51
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
51
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
41
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
10
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
10 Genera with 26 Species
Agamopus Bates, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monoplistes Lansberge, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 187713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
26 Species
Agamopus lampros Bates, 1887
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Coptodactyla lesnei Paulian, 1933
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus cubiensis Castelnau, 1840Scarab beetle
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Monoplistes haroldi Lansberge, 1874
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus desectus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus endota Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus erichsoni Hope, 1841
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus parrumbal Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus picipennis Hope, 1841
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus vilis Harold, 1877
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Temnoplectron boucomonti Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron rotundum Westwood, 1841
Tesserodon novaehollandiae Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Bahamas
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDeltochilini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom



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