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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Central Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5254
11068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
5253
11067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
447
5167
10846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4147
8799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1423
3592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
77
1260
3138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
194
784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
194
784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
155
692
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
26
167
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Mexico
26 Genera with 167 Species
#ABCDEHLOPSTU
Agamopus Bates, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopus Westwood, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19486SpeciesTaxom
Attavicinus1SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 200610SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1867Tumblebug29SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1961Mexican dung beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18678SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Helictopleurus Orbigny, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 198848SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1840Burrowing Dung Beetles25SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Trichillidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18873SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
167 Species and 12 Subspecies
Agamopus lampros Bates, 1887
Anomiopus panamensis Paulian, 1939
Ateuchus halffteri Kohlmann, 1981
Ateuchus hornai Balthasar, 1939
Ateuchus illaesus Harold, 1868
Ateuchus klugi Harold, 1868
Ateuchus rodriguezi Preudhomme d..., 1886
Ateuchus texanus Robinson, 1948Notchfin blenny
Attavicinus monstrosus Bates, 1887
Boreocanthon ateuchiceps Bates, 1887
Boreocanthon lecontei Harold, 1868
Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Canthidium (Eucanthidium) laetum (Harold, 1867)⇒ Eucanthidium laetum Harold, 1867
Canthidium (Eucanthidium) macclevei Kohlmann & S..., 2006
Canthidium (Eucanthidium) pseudopuncticolle Solis & Kohl..., 2004
Canthidium angusticeps Bates, 1887
Canthidium ardens Bates, 1887
Canthidium delgadoi Kohlmann & S..., 2006
Canthidium guanacaste Howden & Gill, 1987
Canthidium haroldi Preudhomme d..., 1886
Canthidium puncticollis Harold, 1868
Canthidium riverai Kohlmann & S..., 2006
Canthon (Boreocanthon) coahuilensis Howden, 1966Rockpool blenny
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon humectus alvarengai Halffter, 1961
Canthon humectus assimilis Robinson, 1946
Canthon humectus hidalgoensis Bates, 1887
Canthon humectus humectus Say, 1832
Canthon humectus incisus Robinson, 1948
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon indigaceus chevrolati Harold, 1868
Canthon indigaceus indigaceus
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) femoralis Chevrolat, 1834
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Canthon angustatus Harold, 1867
Canthon antoniomartinezi Rivera-Cerva..., 1999
Canthon circulatus (Harold, 1868)⇒ Glaphyrocanthon circulatus Harold, 1868
Canthon corporaali Balthasar, 1939
Canthon deyrollei Harold, 1868
Canthon euryscelis Bates, 1887
Canthon floridanus Brown, 1946
Canthon incisus
Canthon leechi Martinez, Ha..., 1964
Canthon meridionalis Martinez, Ha..., 1964
Canthon morsei Howden, 1966
Canthon subhyalinus Harold, 1867
Copris arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906
Copris armatus Harold, 1869
Copris halffteri Matthews, 1959
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Copris klugi Harold, 1869
Copris lecontei Matthews, 1961
Copris lecontei lecontei Matthews, 1962
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Copris megasoma Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris mexicanus Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris moechus LeConte, 1854
Copris rebouchei Harold, 1869
Copris remotus remotus LeConte, 1866
Copris sierrensis Matthews, 1961
Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) pluto Harold, 1863
Coprophanaeus boucardi Nevinson, 1891
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus gilli Arnaud, 1997
Coprophanaeus spitzi Pessôa, 1934
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Deltochilum carrilloi González-Alv..., 2014
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Deltochilum lobipes Bates, 1887
Deltochilum mexicanum Burmeister, 1848
Deltochilum scabriusculum Bates, 1887Rockpool blenny
Deltochilum sublaeve Bates, 1887
Deltochilum tumidum Howden, 1966Rockpool blenny
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) amplicollis Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) centralis Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) yucatanus Bates, 1887
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius sagittarius Harold, 1869
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus magnus Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Helictopleurus neoamplicollis Krell, 2000
Liatongus rhinocerulus Bates, 1889
Ontherus (Caelontherus) mexicanus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) brevifrons (Horn, 1881)⇒ Onthophagus abyssinicus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) browni Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) chevrolati Harold, 1869
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cuevensis Howden, 1973
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cyanellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) fuscus Boucomont, 1932
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hidalgus Zunino and H..., 1988
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hoepfneri Harold, 1869
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knulli Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus landolti landolti Harold, 1880
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) lecontei (Harold, 1871)⇒ Onthophagus subopacus Robinson, 1940
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) mextexus (Howden and C..., 1970)⇒ Onthophagus durangoensis Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus brucei cyanopterus (d´Orbigny, 1905)⇒ Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus acuminatus (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus embrikianus Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus anthracinus (Harold, 1873)⇒ Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus aztecus Zunino & Hal..., 1988
Onthophagus canescens Zunino & Hal..., 1988
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus championi Bates, 1887
Onthophagus coscineus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus crinitus (Harold, 1869)⇒ Onthophagus criniger d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811
Onthophagus durangoensis Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus hippopotamus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus hoogstraali Saylor, 1943
Onthophagus igualensis Bates, 1887
Onthophagus iodiellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus manantlanensis Sánchez-Huer..., 2021
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus mariozuninoi Delgado, Nav..., 1993
Onthophagus maya Zunino, 1981
Onthophagus mexicanus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus mycetorum Zunino & Hal..., 1988
Onthophagus nasicornis Harold, 1869
Onthophagus navarretorum Delgado & Ca..., 1996
Onthophagus nitidior (Bates, 1887)⇒ Onthophagus blackburni Shipp, 1895
Onthophagus potosinus Moctezuma & ..., 2020
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Onthophagus reyesi Zunino & Hal..., 1988
Onthophagus rostratus (Harold, 1869)⇒ Onthophagus trinominatus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus rufescens Bates, 1887
Onthophagus skelleyi Sánchez-Huer..., 2018
Onthophagus tarascus Zunino & Hal..., 1988
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) endymion Harold, 1863
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) halffterorum Edmonds, 1979
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) adonis Harold, 1863
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) amethystinus Harold, 1863
Phanaeus amethystinus amethystinus Harold, 1863
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) amithaon Harold, 1875
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) flohri Nevinson, 1892Collared blenny
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) furiosus Bates, 1887
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) genieri Arnaud, 2001Scarface blenny
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) igneus MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) palliatus Sturm, 1843
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) quadridens Say, 1835
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus blackalleri Delgado-Cast..., 1991
Phanaeus daphnis Harold, 1863Beetle
Phanaeus demon Castelnau, 1840
Phanaeus eximius Bates, 1887
Phanaeus herbeus (Bates, 1887)⇒ Phanaeus daphnis herbeus Bates, 1887
Phanaeus huichol Moctezuma, S..., 2017
Phanaeus mexicanus Harold, 1863
Phanaeus nimrod Harold, 1863
Phanaeus rzedowskii Moctezuma & ..., 2021
Phanaeus sallei Harold, 1863
Phanaeus tridens Castelnau, 1840
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Scatimus ovatus Harold, 1862
Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833
Sisyphus submonticolus Howden, 1965
Sulcophanaeus noctis Bates, 1887
Trichillidium pilosum Robinson, 1948
Uroxys deavilai Delgado & Ko..., 2007
Uroxys microcularis Howden & Young, 1981
Uroxys micros Bates, 1887

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Central Mexico
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
4
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
3
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
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