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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
99
1866
4633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
92
1660
3982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
149
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
149
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
118
403
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
16
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
16 Genera with 60 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Canthochilum Chapin, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug10SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1773Mexican dung beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Coptorhina Hope, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epilissus Blanchard, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 200327SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 0Burrowing Dung Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
60 Species and 10 Subspecies
Ateuchus floridensis Génier, 2000
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Ateuchus lecontei Harold, 1868Leconte's dung beetle
Boreocanthon depressipennis LeConte, 1859
Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1824
Canthochilum histeroides Harold, 1868
Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon imitator floridanus Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Copris armatus Harold, 1869
Copris fricator fricator
Copris gopheri Hubbard, 1894Copris tortoise commensal scarab
Copris howdeni Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris inemarginatus Blatchley, 1918
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Coptorhina klugi Hope, 1833
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Euoniticellus cubiensis Castelnau, 1840Scarab beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941
Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920Pearl blenny
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Melanocanthon punctaticollis Schaeffer, 1915
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) aciculatulus Blatchley, 1928
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cavernicollis Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) concinnus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) depressus Harold, 1871Flat African dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate blatchleyi Brown, 1929
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) polyphemi Hubbard, 1894Gopher Tortoise Onthophagus Beetle
Onthophagus polyphemi polyphemi Hubbard, 1894
Onthophagus polyphemi sparsisetosus Howden & Car..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Onthophagus striatulus floridanus Blatchley, 1928
Onthophagus striatulus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subaeneus (Palisot de B..., 1811)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) velutinus Horn, 1875
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus minutus (Hausmann, 1807)⇒ Onthophagus centricornis Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus notiodes Solis & Kohl..., 2003
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) igneus MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus igneus floridanus Olsoufieff, 1924
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus magnifescens
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Scatimus ovatus Harold, 1862

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Florida
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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