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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1735
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1733
3077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1702
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1421
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
503
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
42
431
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
63
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
63
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
57
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
21
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
21 Genera with 39 Species
#ACDGHLMOPSTU
Anachalcos Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1813Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 17783SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Mimonthophagus Balthasar, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184313SpeciesTaxom
Pachylomera Griffith & P..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 02SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
39 Species
Ateuchus luciae Matthews, 1966
Canthon dives Harold, 1868
Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
Catharsius harpagus Harold, 1877
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Demarziella interrupta Carter, 1936
Garreta azareus
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Mimonthophagus ambiguus Péringuey, 1901
Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) coenobita Herbst, 1783
Onthophagus antillarum Arrow, 1903
Onthophagus dandalu Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus dunningi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877
Onthophagus obtusicornis (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus marginalis przewalski Kabakov, 2006
Onthophagus rubicundulus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus semimetallicus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus tuckonie Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828
Proagoderus aciculatus Fahraeus, 1857
Pseudocanthon iuanalaoi Matthews, 1966
Pseudocanthon ivanalaoi
Scarabaeus bornemisszai zur Strassen, 1980
Scarabaeus geminogalenus Davis & Desc..., 2017
Sisyphus neobornemisszanus Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sisyphus oralensis Daniel & Davis, 2016
Sisyphus sordidus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Sisyphus caffer Boheman, 1857
Tetraechma liturata Germar, 1813
Uroxys vincentiae Arrow, 1903

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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