Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 432
3970
7377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 429
3965
7370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 412
3896
7245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 264
3041
5797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 79
1132
2284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 73
1032
2094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
82
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
82
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 72
163 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Leeward Islands
11 Genera with 15 Species | Ateuchus Weber, 1889 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Canthidium Erichson, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthochilum Chapin, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1867 | Tumblebug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canthonella Chapin, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Choeridium Serville, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichotomius Hope, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uroxys Westwood, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Leeward Islands
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801 | | | Ateuchus illaesum Harold, 1868 | | | Ateuchus illaesus Harold, 1868 | | | Ateuchus insulare Fleutiaux & ..., 1889 | | | Canthidium melanocephalum Olivier, 1789 | | | Canthochilum taino Matthews, 1966 | | | Canthon muticus Harold, 1867 | | | Canthonella parva Chapin, 1930 | | | Canthonella parva parva | | | Choeridium insulare (Fleutiaux & ..., 1889) | ⇒ Ateuchus illaesus Harold, 1868 | | Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) lucasi Harold, 1869 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871 | | | Onthophagus antillarum Arrow, 1903 | | | Pseudocanthon vitraci Fleutiaux & ..., 1889 | | | Uroxys productus Arrow, 1933 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov
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