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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
2270
6137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
89
2077
5313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
291
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
291
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
232
1098
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
45
290
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
42 Genera with 290 Species
#ABCDEGHMOPSTU
Anomiopus Westwood, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Bdelyrus Harold, 19989SpeciesTaxom
Bradypodidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 186719SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 0Tumblebug31SpeciesTaxom
Canthonella Chapin, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcocopris Burmeister, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 2018Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18478SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocanthon Balthasar, 20026SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 187029SpeciesTaxom
Dendropaemon Perty, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 031SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Eucranium Dejean, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 198817SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Gromphas Brullé, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Homocopris Burmeister, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Megatharsis Waterhouse, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Onoreidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 193817SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 188736SpeciesTaxom
Oruscatus Bates, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Pedaridium Harold, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1924Burrowing Dung Beetles18SpeciesTaxom
Pinotus Erichson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pseuduroxys Balthasar, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Scybalocanthon Martínez, 19229SpeciesTaxom
Streblopus Lansberge, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicanthon Halffter & M..., 19495SpeciesTaxom
Synapsis Forster, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Trichillidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Trichillum Harold, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 188015SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
290 Species and 19 Subspecies
Anomiopus brevipes Waterhouse, 1891
Anomiopus intermedius Waterhouse, 1891
Anomiopus pictus Harold, 1862
Ateuchus aeneomicans Harold, 1868
Ateuchus connexus Harold, 1868
Ateuchus ecuadorensis Boucomont, 1928
Ateuchus parvus Balthasar, 1939
Ateuchus scatimoides Balthasar, 1939
Bdelyrus ecuadorae Cook, 2000
Bdelyrus genieri Cook, 1998
Bdelyrus grandis Cook, 1998
Bdelyrus howdeni Cook, 1998
Bdelyrus lobatus Cook, 1998
Bdelyrus parvoculus Cook, 1998
Bdelyrus pecki Cook, 1998
Bdelyrus seminudus Bates, 1887
Bdelyrus triangulus Cook, 1998
Bradypodidium bradyporum Boucomont, 1928
Canthidium aurifex Bates, 1887
Canthidium centrale Boucomont, 1928
Canthidium coerulescens Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium escalerai Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium flavum Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium funebre Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium haroldi Preudhomme d..., 1886
Canthidium hespenheidei Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium inoptatum Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium lentum Erichson, 1847
Canthidium luteum Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium macroculare Howden & Gill, 1987
Canthidium muticum Boheman, 1858
Canthidium onitoides Perty, 1830
Canthidium opacum Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium orbiculatum (Lucas, 1857)⇒ Eucanthidium cupreum Blanchard, 1843
Canthidium perceptibile Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium pseudaurifex Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium rufinum Harold, 1867
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) femoralis Chevrolat, 1834
Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
Canthon aequinoctialis Harold, 1868
Canthon angularis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1940
Canthon angustatus Harold, 1867
Canthon balteatus Boheman, 1858
Canthon bimaculatus (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Glaphyrocanthon bimaculatus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon brunnipennis Schmidt, 1922
Canthon delicatulus Balthasar, 1939
Canthon fulgidus Redtenbacher, 1867
Canthon fulgidus martinezi Nunes, Nunes..., 2018
Canthon fuscipes Erichson, 1847
Canthon gemellatus Erichson, 1847
Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
Canthon luteicollis Erichson, 1847
Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
Canthon obscuriellus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon ohausi (Blackwelder, 1944)⇒ Canthon angustatus Harold, 1867
Canthon pallidus (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Glaphyrocanthon pallidus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon plagiatus Harold, 1880
Canthon politus Harold, 1868
Canthon quadriguttatus Olivier, 1789
Canthon rubrescens Blanchard, 1846
Canthon semiopacus Harold, 1868
Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1812
Canthon septemmaculatus septemmaculatus
Canthon sericatus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon smaragdulus Fabricius, 1781
Canthon subhyalinus Harold, 1867
Canthon subhyalinus subhyalinoides Balthasar, 1939
Canthon subhyalinus subhyalinus
Chalcocopris hesperus Olivier, 1789
Copris davidi Darling & Gé..., 2018
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Copris susanae Darling & Gé..., 2018
Coprophanaeus callegarii Arnaud, 2002
Coprophanaeus conocephalus Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus edmondsi (Arnaud, 1997)⇒ Coprophanaeus conocephalus Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus jasius Olivier, 1789
Coprophanaeus morenoi Arnaud, 1982
Coprophanaeus ohausi Felsche, 1911
Coprophanaeus suredai Arnaud, 1996
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Cryptocanthon curticrinis Cook, 2002
Cryptocanthon genieri Cook, 2002
Cryptocanthon napoensis Cook, 2002
Cryptocanthon otonga Cook, 2002
Cryptocanthon paradoxus Balthasar, 1942
Cryptocanthon urguensis Cook, 2002
Deltochilum aequinoctiale Buquet, 1844
Deltochilum amazonicum Bates, 1887
Deltochilum arrowi Paulian, 1939
Deltochilum arturoi Silva, Louza..., 2015
Deltochilum barbipes Bates, 1870
Deltochilum batesi Paulian, 1938
Deltochilum burmeisteri (Harold, 1867)⇒ Calhyboma mexicanum Burmeister, 1848
Deltochilum carinatum Westwood, 1837
Deltochilum crenulipes Paulian, 1938
Deltochilum genieri González-Alv..., 2021
Deltochilum gibbosum panamensis Howden, 1966
Deltochilum gibbosum sublaeve Bates, 1887
Deltochilum hypponum Buquet, 1844
Deltochilum larseni Silva, Louza..., 2015
Deltochilum loperae González & M..., 2010
Deltochilum luederwaldti Pereira & D´..., 1955
Deltochilum mexicanum Burmeister, 1848
Deltochilum orbiculare Lansberge, 1874
Deltochilum orbignyi Blanchard, 1846
Deltochilum orbignyi amazonicum Bates, 1887
Deltochilum panamensis Howden, 1966
Deltochilum parile Bates, 1887
Deltochilum peruanum Paulian, 1938
Deltochilum robustus Molano & Gon..., 2010
Deltochilum rosamariae Martínez, 1991
Deltochilum speciosissimum Balthasar, 1939
Deltochilum spinipes Paulian, 1938
Deltochilum sublaeve Bates, 1887
Deltochilum tessellatum Bates, 1870
Dendropaemon (Glaphyropaemon) angustipennis (Harold, 1869)⇒ Dendropaemon silvanus Blut, 1939
Dendropaemon (Glaphyropaemon) bahianus (Harold, 1868)⇒ Coprophanaeoides bahianus Harold, 1868
Dendropaemon (Onthoecus) morettoi Génier & Arn..., 2016
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) fortepunctatus Luederwaldt, 1923
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) globulus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) hempeli Pereira, 1942
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) problematicus Luederwaldt, 1924
Dichotomius problematicus planus Luederwaldt, 1924
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) simplicicornis Luederwaldt, 1935
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) bicuspis Germar, 1824
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) fonsecae Luederwaldt, 1925
Dichotomius alyattes Harold, 1880
Dichotomius bicornis Waterhouse, 1891
Dichotomius compressicollis Luederwaldt, 1929
Dichotomius cotopaxi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Dichotomius divergens Luederwaldt, 1923
Dichotomius foveicollis Kirsch, 1871
Dichotomius gandinii Rossini & Va..., 2020
Dichotomius longiceps Taschenberg, 1870
Dichotomius mamillatus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius monstrosus Harold, 1875
Dichotomius ohausi Luederwaldt, 1923
Dichotomius podalirius Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius prietoi Martinez & M..., 1982
Dichotomius protectus Harold, 1867
Dichotomius provisorius Luederwaldt, 1925
Dichotomius quadrilobatus Chamorro, Lo..., 2021
Dichotomius quinquedens Felsche, 1910
Dichotomius quinquelobatus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius reclinatus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius robustus Luederwaldt, 1935Apex mesh weaver
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Dichotomius satanas angustus Luederwaldt, 1923
Dichotomius satanas satanas
Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
Eucranium cyclosoma Burmeister, 1861
Eurysternus atrosericus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus cayennensis Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus contractus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus foedus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Eurysternus hamaticollis Balthasar, 1939
Eurysternus hirtellus Dalman, 1824
Eurysternus hypocrita Balthasar, 1939
Eurysternus lanuginosus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus marmoreus Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Eurysternus squamosus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus streblus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus strigilatus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus vastiorum Martínez, 1988
Eurysternus velutinus Bates, 1887
Eurysternus wittmerorum Martínez, 1988
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gromphas aeruginosa Perty, 1830
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Homocopris achamas Harold, 1867
Homocopris buckleyi Waterhouse, 1891
Malagoniella astyanax polita Halffter, Pe..., 1960
Malagoniella cupreicollis Waterhouse, 1890
Megatharsis buckleyi Waterhouse, 1891
Onoreidium cristatum Arrow, 1931
Onoreidium howdeni Ferreira & G..., 1993
Onoreidium ohausi Arrow, 1931
Ontherus aequatorius Bates, 1891
Ontherus appendiculatus Mannerheim, 1829
Ontherus azteca Harold, 1869
Ontherus brevicollis Kirsch, 1870
Ontherus compressicornis Luederwaldt, 1931
Ontherus diabolicus Génier, 1996
Ontherus edentulus Génier, 1996
Ontherus hadros Génier, 1996
Ontherus howdeni Génier, 1996
Ontherus incisus Kirsch, 1870
Ontherus laminifer Balthasar, 1938
Ontherus magnus Génier, 1996
Ontherus pilatus Génier, 1996
Ontherus politus Génier, 1996
Ontherus pubens Génier, 1996
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Ontherus trituberculatus Balthasar, 1938
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cyanellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus acuminatus (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus embrikianus Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus basicarinatus Rossini, Vaz..., 2018
Onthophagus belorhinus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus bidentatus (Drapiez, 1819)⇒ Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus clypeatus Blanchard, 1846
Onthophagus confusus Boucomont, 1932
Onthophagus coscineus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811
Onthophagus dicranius Bates, 1887
Onthophagus dicranoides Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus digitifer (Boucomont, 1932)⇒ Onthophagus coscineus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus embrikianus Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus haematopus Harold, 1875
Onthophagus insularis Boheman, 1858
Onthophagus lojanus Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus mirabilis Bates, 1887
Onthophagus nabeleki Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus nasutus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Onthophagus onorei Zunino & Hal..., 1997
Onthophagus ophion Erichson, 1847
Onthophagus ophion confusus Boucomont, 1932
Onthophagus osculatii Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Onthophagus rhinophyllus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus rubrescens (Blanchard, 1843)⇒ Onthophagus stylocerus Graells, 1851
Onthophagus sharpi Harold, 1875
Onthophagus steinheili Harold, 1880
Onthophagus stockwelli Howden & Young, 1956
Onthophagus transisthmius Howden & Young, 1956
Onthophagus viviensis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus xanthomerus Bates, 1887
Oruscatus opalescens Bates, 1870
Oxysternon conspicillatum Weber, 1801
Oxysternon silenum Castelnau, 1840
Oxysternon silenus Castelnau, 1840
Oxysternon spiniferum Castelnau, 1840
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) achilles Boheman, 1858
Phanaeus achilles achilles
Phanaeus achilles lydiae Arnaud, 2000
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) bispinus Bates, 1868
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) cambeforti Arnaud, 1982
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) chalcomelas Perty, 1830
Phanaeus chalcomelas chalcomelas
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) haroldi Kirsch, 1871
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) meleagris Blanchard, 1846
Phanaeus meleagris minos Erichson, 1847
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Phanaeus pyrois funereus Balthasar, 1939
Phanaeus arlettae Arnaud, 2018
Phanaeus funereus (Balthasar, 1939)⇒ Phanaeus pyrois funereus Balthasar, 1939
Phanaeus lunaris Taschenberg, 1870
Phanaeus olsoufieffi (Balthasar, 1939)⇒ Phanaeus pyrois olsoufieffi Balthasar, 1939
Phanaeus violetae Zunino, 2013
Phanaeus viridicollis Olsoufieff, 1924
Pinotus bicornis (Waterhouse, 1891)⇒ Dichotomius bicornis Waterhouse, 1891
Pseuduroxys ohausi Balthasar, 1938
Scatimus cribrosus Génier & Koh..., 2003
Scatimus fernandezi Martínez, 1988
Scatimus furcatus Balthasar, 1939
Scatimus monstrosus Balthasar, 1939
Scatimus onorei Génier & Koh..., 2003
Scatimus pacificus Génier & Koh..., 2003
Scatimus strandi Balthasar, 1939
Scybalocanthon arnaudi Silva & Valois, 2019
Scybalocanthon chamorroi Silva & Valois, 2019
Scybalocanthon kaestneri Balthasar, 1939
Scybalocanthon kelleri Pereira & Ma..., 1956
Scybalocanthon maculatus Schmidt, 1920
Scybalocanthon martinezi Silva & Valois, 2019
Scybalocanthon moniliatus Bates, 1887
Scybalocanthon pinopterus Kirsch, 1873
Scybalocanthon trimaculatus Schmidt, 1922
Streblopus punctatus Balthasar, 1938
Sulcophanaeus faunus Fabricius, 1775
Sulcophanaeus miyashitai Arnaud, 2002
Sulcophanaeus miyashitai miyashitai
Sulcophanaeus noctis Bates, 1887
Sulcophanaeus velutinus Murray, 1856
Sylvicanthon bridarollii Martínez, 1949
Sylvicanthon candezei Harold, 1869
Sylvicanthon edmondsi Cupello & Va..., 2018
Sylvicanthon genieri Cupello & Va..., 2018
Sylvicanthon proseni Martínez, 1949
Synapsis tmolus Fischer von ..., 1821
Tetraechma balteata Boheman, 1858
Trichillidium pilosum Robinson, 1948
Uroxys batesi Harold, 1868
Uroxys elongatus Harold, 1868
Uroxys frankenbergeri Balthasar, 1940
Uroxys gatunensis Howden & Young, 1981
Uroxys gorgon Arrow, 1933
Uroxys latesulcatus Bates, 1891
Uroxys lojanus Arrow, 1933
Uroxys magnus Balthasar, 1940
Uroxys monstrosus Balthasar, 1940
Uroxys ohausi Balthasar, 1938
Uroxys pauliani Balthasar, 1940
Uroxys rugatus Boucomont, 1928
Uroxys spaethi Balthasar, 1940
Uroxys sulai Balthasar, 1940
Uroxys sulcicollis Harold, 1880

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Ecuador
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
10
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
8
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
8
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEucraniini
Brullé, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
8
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



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