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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
71
1068
1357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
67
989
1254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
102
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
102
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
84
204
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
20
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
20 Genera with 71 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 198112SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1964Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 2001Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Dendropaemon Perty, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Gromphas Brullé, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 187718SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1868Burrowing Dung Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Scatonomus Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Trichillidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Xenocanthon Martínez, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
71 Species
Caccobius polygonus d´Orbigny, 1911
Canthidium ardens Bates, 1887
Canthidium breve Germar, 1824
Canthidium centrale Boucomont, 1928
Canthidium discopygidiale Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium leucopterum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium pallidoalatum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium perceptibile Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium planovultum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium tenebrosum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium tuberifrons Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium variolosum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium vespertinum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthon hartmanni Howden & Gill, 1987
Canthon juvencus Harold, 1868
Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
Canthon lividus Blanchard, 1846
Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1812
Canthon vazquezae Martinez, Ha..., 1964
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Copris matthewsi Delgado & Ko..., 2001
Coprophanaeus chiriquensis Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus kohlmanni (Arnaud, 2002)⇒ Coprophanaeus morenoi Arnaud, 1982
Coprophanaeus pecki Howden & Young, 1981
Deltochilum mexicanum Burmeister, 1848
Deltochilum parile Bates, 1887
Deltochilum pseudoparile Paulian, 1938
Dichotomius amicitiae Kohlmann & S..., 1997
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius nutans Harold, 1867
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus magnus Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Gromphas inermis Harold, 1869
Ontherus azteca Harold, 1869
Ontherus pseudodidymus Génier, 1996
Ontherus sextuberculatus Génier, 1996
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cyanellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus acuminatus (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus embrikianus Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus atriglabrus Howden & Gill, 1987
Onthophagus atrosericeus Boucomont, 1932
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus chryses Bates, 1887
Onthophagus coscineus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus crinitus (Harold, 1869)⇒ Onthophagus criniger d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus grataehelenae Kohlmann & S..., 2001
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus notiodes Solis & Kohl..., 2003
Onthophagus orphnoides (Bates, 1887)⇒ Onthophagus mirabilis Bates, 1887
Onthophagus propraecellens Howden & Gill, 1987
Onthophagus sharpi Harold, 1875
Onthophagus tapirus Sharp, 1877
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Phanaeus hermes Harold, 1868
Scarabaeus aegaeon Drury, 1773
Scatimus erinnyos Kohlmann & S..., 1996
Scatimus ovatus Harold, 1862
Scatonomus insignis Harold, 1867
Sulcophanaeus menelas Castelnau, 1840
Sulcophanaeus velutinus Murray, 1856
Trichillidium pilosum Robinson, 1948
Uroxys boneti Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Uroxys dybasi Howden & Young, 1981
Uroxys pauliani Balthasar, 1940
Xenocanthon sericans Schmidt, 1922

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Buenos Aires
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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