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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
538
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
488
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
43
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
43
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
37
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
7 Genera with 8 Species
Anoplodrepanus Simonis, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocerus Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anoplodrepanus pecki Howden, 1976
Anoplodrepanus reconditus Matthews, 1966
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Drepanocerus roconditus
Euoniticellus cubiensis Castelnau, 1840Scarab beetle
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Pseudocanthon jamaicensis Matthews, 1966
Pseudocanthon jamaicensis jamaicensis
Pseudocanthon jamaicensis viridescens Matthews, 1966
Sulcophanaeus carnifex Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Jamaica
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
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