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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
515
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
448
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
44
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
44
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
30
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
7 Genera with 8 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Canthochilum Chapin, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1953Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1959Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1863Burrowing Dung Beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
8 Species
Canthidium stofeli Carvalho de ..., 2019
Canthochilum magnum Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthon staigi Pereira, 1953
Copris megasoma Matthews & H..., 1959
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) adonis Harold, 1863
Phanaeus daphnis Harold, 1863Beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Cape Verde
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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