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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
129
3809
32267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
118
3482
27089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
13
295
2505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
13
295
2505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
244
2154
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
20
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
20 Genera with 140 Species
Ateuchus Weber, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 185710SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1915Tumblebug35SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1789Mexican dung beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epilissus Blanchard, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Megathopa Eschscholtz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190253SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1847Burrowing Dung Beetles20SpeciesTaxom
Pinotus Erichson, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
140 Species and 25 Subspecies
Ateuchus floridensis Génier, 2000
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Ateuchus lecontei Harold, 1868Leconte's dung beetle
Ateuchus texanus Robinson, 1948Notchfin blenny
Boreocanthon depressipennis LeConte, 1859
Boreocanthon ebenus Say, 1823
Boreocanthon halffteri Edmonds, 2022
Boreocanthon integricollis Schaeffer, 1915
Boreocanthon lecontei Harold, 1868
Boreocanthon melanus Robinson, 1948
Boreocanthon praticola LeConte, 1859
Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1824
Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Boreocanthon simplex LeConte, 1857
Canthidium (Eucanthidium) pseudopuncticolle Solis & Kohl..., 2004
Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Boreocanthon) melanus Robinson, 1948
Canthon (Boreocanthon) mixtus Robinson, 1948
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon humectus blumei Halffter & H..., 2003
Canthon humectus hidalgoensis Bates, 1887
Canthon humectus humectus Say, 1832
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon imitator floridanus Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon indigaceus indigaceus
Canthon (Canthon) obliquus Horn, 1894
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
Canthon bisignatus Balthasar, 1939
Canthon bispinatus (Robinson, 1941)⇒ Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941
Canthon blumei Halffter & H..., 2003
Canthon floridanus Brown, 1946
Canthon granulifer (Schmidt, 1920)⇒ Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920
Canthon hudsonias Forster, 1771
Canthon integricollis (Schaeffer, 1915)⇒ Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Canthon juanae (Martínez, 1949)⇒ Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
Canthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Canthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Canthon pilularium Linnaeus, 1758
Canthon punctaticollis (Schaeffer, 1915)⇒ Melanocanthon punctaticollis Schaeffer, 1915
Copris arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906
Copris cartwrighti (Robinson, 1941)⇒ Copris fricator cartwrighti Robinson, 1941
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator cartwrighti Robinson, 1941
Copris fricator fricator
Copris gopheri Hubbard, 1894Copris tortoise commensal scarab
Copris howdeni Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Copris inemarginatus Blatchley, 1918
Copris lecontei Matthews, 1961
Copris lecontei lecontei Matthews, 1962
Copris macclevei Warner, 1990
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Copris moecha LeConte, 1854
Copris moechus LeConte, 1854
Copris remotus LeConte, 1866
Copris remotus remotus LeConte, 1866
Copris tullius Olivier, 1789
Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) pluto Harold, 1863
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Deltochilum gibbosus Fabricius, 1775
Deltochilum scabriusculum Bates, 1887Rockpool blenny
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) texanus (Felsche, 1901)⇒ Luederwaldtinia texanus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) spadiceus Luederwaldt, 1928
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Euoniticellus cubiensis Castelnau, 1840Scarab beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Liatongus californicus Horn, 1882
Malagoniella astyanax yucateca Harold, 1863
Megathopa yucateca (Harold, 1863)⇒ Malagoniella astyanax yucateca Harold, 1863
Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941
Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920Pearl blenny
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Melanocanthon punctaticollis Schaeffer, 1915
Oniticellus californicus (Horn, 1882)⇒ Liatongus californicus Horn, 1882
Oniticellus cubiensis (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Euoniticellus cubiensis Castelnau, 1840
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) aciculatulus Blatchley, 1928
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) arnetti Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) brevifrons (Horn, 1881)⇒ Onthophagus abyssinicus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) browni Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cartwrighti Howden, 1973
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cavernicollis Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cochisus Brown, 1927
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) concinnus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) coproides Horn, 1881
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cynomysi Brown, 1927
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) hoepfneri Harold, 1869
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knausi Brown, 1927
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knulli Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus landolti texanus Schaeffer, 1914
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) mextexus (Howden and C..., 1970)⇒ Onthophagus durangoensis Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus canadensis Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus orpheus orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus pseudorpheus Howden & Car..., 1963
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) schaefferi Howden and C..., 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) subopacus Robinson, 1940
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subtropicus Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) velutinus Horn, 1875
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus abyssinicus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus aciculatus (Fahraeus, 1857)⇒ Onthophagus aciculatulus Blatchley, 1928
Onthophagus altivagans Howden & Gén..., 2004
Onthophagus cynomisi Brown, 1927
Onthophagus durangoensis Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus monticolus (Howden & Car..., 1963)⇒ Onthophagus durangoensis Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus semichalcites d´Orbigny, 1902
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) adonis Harold, 1863
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) amithaon Harold, 1875
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) furiosus Bates, 1887
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) igneus MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus igneus floridanus Olsoufieff, 1924
Phanaeus igneus igneus
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) quadridens Say, 1835
Phanaeus quadridens borealis Olsoufieff, 1924
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus triangularis niger Olsoufieff, 1924
Phanaeus triangularis triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus arnaudi Nogueira, Mo..., 2020
Phanaeus borealis (Olsoufieff, 1924)⇒ Phanaeus quadridens borealis Olsoufieff, 1924
Phanaeus carnifex Linnaeus, 1758
Phanaeus mexicanus Harold, 1863
Phanaeus pluto Harold, 1863
Phanaeus texensis Edmonds, 1994
Phanaeus torrens (LeConte, 1847)⇒ Phanaeus triangularis Say, 1823
Pinotus spadiceus (Luederwaldt, 1928)⇒ Dichotomius spadiceus Luederwaldt, 1928
Pinotus texanus (Felsche, 1901)⇒ Dichotomius texanus Felsche, 1901
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Nearctic
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
7
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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