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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Baja California Sur (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
1352
1842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
250
1352
1842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
243
1323
1788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
992
1319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
50
349
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
47
303
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
49
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
49
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
39
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baja California Sur
5 Genera with 7 Species
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1894Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 20192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California Sur
7 Species
Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Canthon (Boreocanthon) puncticollis (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon punctatus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon (Canthon) obliquus Horn, 1894
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cartwrighti Howden, 1973
Onthophagus bajacalifornianus Moctezuma & ..., 2019

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Baja California Sur
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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