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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
3249
10843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
2978
9806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
312
1197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
312
1197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
257
1044
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
59
268
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
59 Genera with 268 Species
#ABCDEGHLMOPSTU
Agamopus Bates, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopus Westwood, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Anoplodrepanus Simonis, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Aptychonitis Janssens, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18689SpeciesTaxom
Bubas Mulsant, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 17899SpeciesTaxom
Canthochilum Chapin, 200829SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1789Tumblebug23SpeciesTaxom
Canthonella Chapin, 200811SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17784SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Choeridium Serville, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 186710SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Disphysema Harold, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Monoplistes Lansberge, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184356SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pachysoma MacLeay, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 2001Burrowing Dung Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Platyonitis Janssens, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 188910SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 18406SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Scybalocanthon Martínez, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicanthon Halffter & M..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Trichillidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19035SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
268 Species and 12 Subspecies
Agamopus lampros Bates, 1887
Anomiopus genieri Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus panamensis Paulian, 1939
Anomiopus tuberculicollis Canhedo, 2006
Anoplodrepanus pecki Howden, 1976
Anoplodrepanus reconditus Matthews, 1966
Aptychonitis anomalus Gestro, 1895
Ateuchus aeneomicans Harold, 1868
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Ateuchus howdeni Kohlmann, 1996
Ateuchus illaesum Harold, 1868
Ateuchus illaesus Harold, 1868
Ateuchus insulare Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Ateuchus luciae Matthews, 1966
Ateuchus opacipennis Boucomont, 1928
Ateuchus pygidialis Harold, 1868
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Caccobius ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Canthidium angusticeps Bates, 1887
Canthidium annagabrielae Solis & Kohl..., 2004
Canthidium ardens Bates, 1887
Canthidium aurifex Bates, 1887
Canthidium breve Germar, 1824
Canthidium centrale Boucomont, 1928
Canthidium haroldi Preudhomme d..., 1886
Canthidium hespenheidei Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium melanocephalum Olivier, 1789
Canthochilum alleni Tarasov & Va..., 2016
Canthochilum anacaona Zayas & Matt..., 1966
Canthochilum andyi Chapin, 1935
Canthochilum baracutey Zayas & Matt..., 1966
Canthochilum boringuensis
Canthochilum borinquensis Matthews, 1965
Canthochilum brodzinskyorum Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthochilum brozinskyorum
Canthochilum cemi Zayas & Matt..., 1966
Canthochilum ciboney Matthews, 1969
Canthochilum darlingtoni Matthews, 1969
Canthochilum guayca Zayas & Matt..., 1966
Canthochilum gundlachi Harold, 1868
Canthochilum hispidum Chapin, 1934
Canthochilum hispidum hispidum
Canthochilum hispidum iunceanum Matthews, 1965
Canthochilum hispidum serropunctae Matthews, 1965
Canthochilum histeroides Harold, 1868
Canthochilum magnum Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthochilum matthewsi Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthochilum mimicum Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthochilum nebulonemi Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthochilum oakleyi Chapin, 1934
Canthochilum philipsivieorum Tarasov & Va..., 2016
Canthochilum pijirigua Zayas & Matt..., 1966
Canthochilum platycnemis Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthochilum taino Matthews, 1966
Canthochilum tureyra Zayas & Matt..., 1966
Canthochilum xericum Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon acutoides (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Glaphyrocanthon acutoides Schmidt, 1922
Canthon acutus Harold, 1868
Canthon angustatus Harold, 1867
Canthon caelius Bates, 1887
Canthon callosus Harold, 1868
Canthon dives Harold, 1868
Canthon euryscelis Bates, 1887
Canthon humboldti Solis & Kohl..., 2002
Canthon juvencus Harold, 1868
Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
Canthon moniliatus (Bates, 1887)⇒ Scybalocanthon moniliatus Bates, 1887
Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
Canthon muticus Harold, 1867
Canthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Canthon perseverans Matthews, 1966
Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
Canthon rutilans (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Francmonrosia rutilans Castelnau, 1840
Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1812
Canthon signifer (Harold, 1868)⇒ Nesocanthon signifer Harold, 1868
Canthon subhyalinus Harold, 1867
Canthon triangularis Drury, 1770
Canthon violaceus Olivier, 1789
Canthonella baorucensis Ivie & Philips, 1990
Canthonella constans Matthews, 1966
Canthonella howdeni Ivie & Philips, 1990
Canthonella isabellae Matthews, 1966
Canthonella jarmilae Ivie & Philips, 2008
Canthonella parva Chapin, 1930
Canthonella parva luquillensis Matthews, 1965
Canthonella parva parva
Canthonella pygmaea Harold, 1869
Canthonella quesqueya Ivie & Philips, 2008
Canthonella sikesi Ivie & Philips, 2008
Catharsius harpagus Harold, 1877
Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Cheironitis dentifemoralis Ferreira, 1976
Cheironitis imitator Balthasar, 1963
Cheironitis ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Choeridium insulare (Fleutiaux & ..., 1889)⇒ Ateuchus illaesus Harold, 1868
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Copris lunaris Linnaeus, 1758Horned Dung Beetle
Copris matthewsi Delgado & Ko..., 2001
Copris megasoma Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris remotus dicyrtus Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Coprophanaeus abas MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus pecki Howden & Young, 1981
Coprophanaeus solisi Arnaud, 1997
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Coptodactyla lesnei Paulian, 1933
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Deltochilum guildingii Westwood, 1835
Deltochilum orbignyi Blanchard, 1846
Deltochilum pseudoparile Paulian, 1938
Deltochilum valgum Burmeister, 1873
Demarziella interrupta Carter, 1936
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) agenor Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) inachus Erichson, 1847
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) lucasi Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) rodrigoi (Kohlmann & S..., 1997)⇒ Luederwaldtinia rodrigoi Kohlmann & S..., 1997
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) triquetrus Luederwaldt, 1924
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) tristis Luederwaldt, 1924
Dichotomius amicitiae Kohlmann & S..., 1997
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius robustus Luederwaldt, 1935Apex mesh weaver
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Disphysema candezei Harold, 1873
Drepanocerus roconditus
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus cubiensis Castelnau, 1840Scarab beetle
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus foedus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Eurysternus hamaticollis Balthasar, 1939
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Garreta azareus
Garreta lugens Fairmaire, 1891
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus laevicollis (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Gymnopleurus purpureus Garreta, 1914
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius tuberifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Mimonthophagus ambiguus Péringuey, 1901
Monoplistes haroldi Lansberge, 1874
Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis inversidens Lansberge, 1875
Onitis meruensis Ferreira, 1977
Onitis paramniszechi Ferreira, 1976
Onitis thoracicus Ferreira, 1976
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Ontherus brevipennis Harold, 1867
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) gazella (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) verticicornis (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) andalusicus Waltl, 1835
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus brucei cyanopterus (d´Orbigny, 1905)⇒ Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus acuminatus (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus embrikianus Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus albicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Onthophagus antillarum Arrow, 1903
Onthophagus bidentatus (Drapiez, 1819)⇒ Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus bituberculatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus capitatus Castelnau, 1840
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus clypeatus Blanchard, 1846
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus coriaceoumbrosus Kohlmann & S..., 2001
Onthophagus coscineus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811
Onthophagus dandalu Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus desectus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus dicranius Bates, 1887
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus dunningi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus endota Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus erichsoni Hope, 1841
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus fragosus Génier & Ho..., 2014
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus limonensis Kohlmann & S..., 2001
Onthophagus marginatus (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Onthophagus andalusicus Waltl, 1835
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus nyctopus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus parrumbal Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus picipennis Hope, 1841
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus rubicundulus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus semimetallicus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus sharpi Harold, 1875
Onthophagus tuckonie Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus vilis Harold, 1877
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Oxysternon festivum nigerrimum Arnaud, 2002
Oxysternon sericeum (Olsoufieff, 1924)⇒ Oxysternon silenus Castelnau, 1840
Oxysternon silenus Castelnau, 1840
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Pachysoma bennigseni Felsche, 1907
Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) bispinus Bates, 1868
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus prasinus Harold, 1868
Phanaeus prasinus trinidadens Arnaud, 2001
Phanaeus prasinus trinidadensis Arnaud, 2001
Platyonitis oberthueri Janssens, 1942
Platyonitis smeenkorum Krikken, 1974
Proagoderus aciculatus Fahraeus, 1857
Pseudocanthon caeranus Matthews, 1966
Pseudocanthon chlorizans Bates, 1887
Pseudocanthon iuanalaoi Matthews, 1966
Pseudocanthon ivanalaoi
Pseudocanthon jamaicensis Matthews, 1966
Pseudocanthon jamaicensis jamaicensis
Pseudocanthon jamaicensis viridescens Matthews, 1966
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Pseudocanthon sylvaticus Matthews, 1966
Pseudocanthon vitraci Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus bornemisszai zur Strassen, 1980
Scarabaeus fraterculus Kolbe, 1895
Scarabaeus geminogalenus Davis & Desc..., 2017
Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840
Scatimus fernandezi Martínez, 1988
Scatimus ovatus Harold, 1862
Scybalocanthon cyanocephalus Harold, 1868
Sisyphus neobornemisszanus Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sisyphus oralensis Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sisyphus sordidus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Sulcophanaeus carnifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sulcophanaeus noctis Bates, 1887
Sylvicanthon seag Cupello & Va..., 2018
Temnoplectron boucomonti Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron rotundum Westwood, 1841
Tesserodon novaehollandiae Fabricius, 1775
Tetraechma liturata Germar, 1813
Trichillidium pilosum Robinson, 1948
Uroxys boneti Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Uroxys gorgon Arrow, 1933
Uroxys productus Arrow, 1933
Uroxys trinitatis Arrow, 1933
Uroxys vincentiae Arrow, 1903

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Caribbean
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
14
79
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
9
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDeltochilini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
8
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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