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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
516
4794
12661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
348
3996
11136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
1448
3804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
89
1293
3304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
147
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
147
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
113
303
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
16
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chile
16 Genera with 28 Species
Caccobius Thomson, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Canthochilum Chapin, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1915Tumblebug6SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1961Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eudinopus Burmeister, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Homocopris Burmeister, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Megathopa Eschscholtz, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1835Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scybalophagus Martínez, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodoniella Vaz-de-Mello..., 20062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
28 Species and 3 Subspecies
Caccobius sericoides Balthasar, 1966
Canthochilum magnum Philips & Ivie, 2008
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) puncticollis (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon punctatus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon integricollis (Schaeffer, 1915)⇒ Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Copris lecontei Matthews, 1961
Deltochilum variolosum Burmeister, 1873
Dichotomius dahli Landin, 1956
Dichotomius torulosus Luederwaldt, 1925
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Eudinopus dytiscoides Schreibers, 1802
Homocopris punctatissimus Curtis, 1844
Homocopris torulosus Eschscholtz, 1822
Homocopris torulosus minor Luederwaldt, 1925
Homocopris torulosus valdivianus Philippi, 1859
Megathopa villosa Eschscholtz, 1822
Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) browni Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hoepfneri Harold, 1869
Onthophagus pilauco Tello, Verdú..., 2021
Onthophagus ptox Erichson, 1842
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) quadridens Say, 1835
Scybalophagus patagonicus Martínez, 1953
Scybalophagus rugosus Blanchard, 1846
Sulcophanaeus imperator Chevrolat, 1844
Sulcophanaeus imperator imperator
Tesserodoniella elguetai Vaz-de-Mello..., 2006
Tesserodoniella meridionalis Vaz-de-Mello..., 2006

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Chile
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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