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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region North Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
4560
12054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
69
1647
3468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
1527
3283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
217
966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
217
966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
175
800
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
43
302
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Brazil
43 Genera with 302 Species
#ABCDEFGHIMOPSTUZ
Agamopus Bates, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopus Westwood, 200622SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 191311SpeciesTaxom
Bdelyrus Harold, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Bradypodidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 201921SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1956Tumblebug33SpeciesTaxom
Canthonella Chapin, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Canthotrypes Paulian, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1959Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 184714SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocanthon Balthasar, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 201523SpeciesTaxom
Deltorhinum Harold, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Dendropaemon Perty, 193910SpeciesTaxom
Diabroctis Gistl, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 194236SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 198827SpeciesTaxom
Feeridium Vaz-de-Mello, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Genieridium Vaz-de-Mello, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Gromphas Brullé, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Hansreia Halffter & M..., 20156SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Isocopris Pereira & Ma..., 19222SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Megatharsis Waterhouse, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 188716SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 192411SpeciesTaxom
Pedaridium Harold, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1863Burrowing Dung Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Scybalocanthon Martínez, 19229SpeciesTaxom
Sinapisoma Boucomont, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicanthon Halffter & M..., 19209SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Trichillum Harold, 05SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Zonocopris Arrow, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
302 Species and 14 Subspecies
Agamopus castaneus Balthasar, 1938
Anomiopus aequalis Waterhouse, 1891
Anomiopus alexandrei Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus andrei Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus batesii Waterhouse, 1891
Anomiopus brevipes Waterhouse, 1891
Anomiopus foveicollis Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus globosus Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus howdeni Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus intermedius Waterhouse, 1891
Anomiopus laetus Waterhouse, 1891
Anomiopus lunatipes Canhedo, 2004
Anomiopus mourai Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus myrmidon Westwood, 1842
Anomiopus paraensis Canhedo, 2004
Anomiopus parallelus Harold, 1862
Anomiopus pereirai Martínez, 1955
Anomiopus pictus Harold, 1862
Anomiopus serranus Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus simplex Waterhouse, 1891
Anomiopus smaragdinus Westwood, 1842
Anomiopus virescens Westwood, 1842
Anomiopus zaguryi Canhedo, 2006
Ateuchus aeneomicans Harold, 1868
Ateuchus connexus Harold, 1868
Ateuchus freudei Balthasar, 1966
Ateuchus genieri Montoya-Moli..., 2019
Ateuchus laevicolle Harold, 1868
Ateuchus murrayi Harold, 1868
Ateuchus pauki Balthasar, 1939
Ateuchus pygidialis Harold, 1868
Ateuchus scatimoides Balthasar, 1939
Ateuchus substriatus Harold, 1868
Ateuchus tridenticeps Arrow, 1913
Bdelyrus amazonensis Cook, 1998
Bdelyrus iauaretensis Cook, 1998
Bdelyrus leptomerus Cook, 1998
Bdelyrus paraensis Cook, 1998
Bradypodidium adisi Ratcliffe, 1980
Canthidium aeneolum Harold, 1867
Canthidium atricolle Preudhomme d..., 1886
Canthidium auricolle Harold, 1867
Canthidium basale Harold, 1867
Canthidium batesi Harold, 1867
Canthidium bicolor Boucomont, 1928
Canthidium cereum Harold, 1868
Canthidium cupreum Blanchard, 1846
Canthidium deyrollei Harold, 1867
Canthidium discolor Harold, 1867
Canthidium flabellatum Harold, 1883
Canthidium gerstaeckeri Harold, 1867
Canthidium humerale Germar, 1813
Canthidium miscellum Harold, 1883
Canthidium onitoides Perty, 1830
Canthidium paranum Harold, 1867
Canthidium ruficolle Germar, 1824
Canthidium rufinum Harold, 1867
Canthidium semicupreum Harold, 1868
Canthidium splendidum Preudhomme d..., 1886
Canthidium stofeli Carvalho de ..., 2019
Canthon acutiformis Balthasar, 1939
Canthon bicolor Castelnau, 1840
Canthon bimaculatus (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Glaphyrocanthon bimaculatus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon brunneus (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Glaphyrocanthon brunneus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon brunnipennis Schmidt, 1922
Canthon delpontei Martinez & H..., 1972
Canthon fulgidus Redtenbacher, 1867
Canthon fulgidus pereirai Nunes, Nunes..., 2018
Canthon histrio (Lepeletier &..., 1828)⇒ Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1812
Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
Canthon luteicollis Erichson, 1847
Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
Canthon nigellus (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Scybalocanthon nigellus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon ornatus bipunctatus Burmeister, 1873
Canthon piluliformis Blanchard, 1846
Canthon quadriguttatus Olivier, 1789
Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
Canthon rubrescens Blanchard, 1846
Canthon semiopacus Harold, 1868
Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1812
Canthon septemmaculatus cincticollis Lucas, 1857
Canthon septemmaculatus histrio Lepeletier &..., 1828
Canthon septemmaculatus septemmaculatus
Canthon simulans Martínez, 1950
Canthon sordidus (Harold, 1868)⇒ Trichocanthon sordidus Harold, 1868
Canthon staigi Pereira, 1953
Canthon subhyalinus Harold, 1867
Canthon substriatus Harold, 1868
Canthon triangularis Drury, 1770
Canthon unicolor Blanchard, 1846
Canthon virens Mannerheim, 1829
Canthon virens chalybaeus Blanchard, 1846
Canthon vulcanoae Pereira & Ma..., 1956
Canthonella amazonica Ratcliffe & ..., 1999
Canthonella leptoculata Ratcliffe & ..., 1999
Canthotrypes oberthuri Paulian, 1939
Copris amazonicus Darling & Gé..., 2018
Copris megasoma Matthews & H..., 1959
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) ensifer Germar, 1821
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) lancifer Linnaeus, 1767
Coprophanaeus abas MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus christophorowi Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus cyanescens Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus degallieri Arnaud, 1997
Coprophanaeus gamezi Arnaud, 2002
Coprophanaeus jasius Olivier, 1789
Coprophanaeus jasius acrisius (MacLeay, 1819)⇒ Coprophanaeus acrisius MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus parvulus Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus spitzi Pessôa, 1934
Coprophanaeus suredai Arnaud, 1996
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Cryptocanthon campbellorum Howden, 1973
Cryptocanthon peckorum Howden, 1973
Deltochilum aspericolle Bates, 1870
Deltochilum aureopilosum Paulian, 1939
Deltochilum barbipes Bates, 1870
Deltochilum carinatum Westwood, 1837
Deltochilum diringshofeni Pereira & Ma..., 1956
Deltochilum elongatum Felsche, 1907
Deltochilum enceladus Kolbe, 1893
Deltochilum femorale Bates, 1870
Deltochilum fuscocupreum Bates, 1870
Deltochilum gibbosum sublaeve Bates, 1887
Deltochilum granulatum Bates, 1870
Deltochilum guildingii Westwood, 1835
Deltochilum icarus Olivier, 1789
Deltochilum irroratum Castelnau, 1840
Deltochilum laetiusculum Bates, 1870
Deltochilum lindemannae Balthasar, 1967
Deltochilum orbiculare Lansberge, 1874
Deltochilum orbignyi amazonicum Bates, 1887
Deltochilum parile Bates, 1887
Deltochilum parile parile
Deltochilum schefflerorum Silva, Louza..., 2015
Deltochilum sextuberculatum Bates, 1870
Deltochilum streblopodum Silva, Louza..., 2015
Deltorhinum batesi Harold, 1867
Deltorhinum genieri Montoya-Moli..., 2019
Deltorhinum vazdemelloi Génier, 2010
Dendropaemon (Coprophanaeoides) renatii Olsoufieff, 1924
Dendropaemon (Dendropaemon) amazonicus Génier & Arn..., 2016
Dendropaemon (Dendropaemon) angustulus Génier & Arn..., 2016
Dendropaemon (Glaphyropaemon) angustipennis (Harold, 1869)⇒ Dendropaemon silvanus Blut, 1939
Dendropaemon (Nigropaemon) nigritulus Génier & Arn..., 2016
Dendropaemon (Onthoecus) attalus Génier & Arn..., 2016
Dendropaemon (Onthoecus) lydiae Génier & Arn..., 2016
Dendropaemon (Rutilopaemon) refulgens (Waterhouse, 1891)⇒ Coprophanaeoides refulgens Waterhouse, 1891
Dendropaemon fredericki Klages, 1906
Dendropaemon silvanus Blut, 1939
Diabroctis mimas Linnaeus, 1758
Diastellopalpus murrayi Harold, 1868
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) apicalis Luederwaldt, 1931
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) batesi Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) crinicollis Germar, 1824
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) fortestriatus Luederwaldt, 1924
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) globulus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) lucasi Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) lycas Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) nisus Olivier, 1789
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) ocellatopunctatus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) parcepunctatus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) sexdentatus Luederwaldt, 1925
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) superbus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) tristis Luederwaldt, 1924
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) mundus Harold, 1869
Dichotomius asenjoi Nunes & Vaz-..., 2019
Dichotomius blancoi Nunes & Vaz-..., 2019
Dichotomius boreus Olivier, 1789
Dichotomius bos Blanchard, 1846
Dichotomius carinatus Luederwaldt, 1925
Dichotomius gandinii Rossini & Va..., 2020
Dichotomius gardneri Nunes & Vaz-..., 2019
Dichotomius horridus Felsche, 1911
Dichotomius latilobatus Boilly & Vaz..., 2021
Dichotomius longiceps Taschenberg, 1870
Dichotomius mamillatus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius melzeri Luederwaldt, 1922
Dichotomius nimuendajui Luederwaldt, 1925
Dichotomius ohausi Luederwaldt, 1923
Dichotomius podalirius Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius prietoi Martinez & M..., 1982
Dichotomius quadrilobatus Chamorro, Lo..., 2021
Dichotomius ribeiroi Pereira, 1954
Dichotomius robustus Luederwaldt, 1935Apex mesh weaver
Dichotomius rondoniaensis Nunes & Vaz-..., 2019
Dichotomius subaeneus Castelnau, 1840
Dichotomius worontzowi Pereira, 1942
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Eurysternus arnaudi Génier, 2009
Eurysternus atrosericus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus balachowskyi Halffter & H..., 1976
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus cavatus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus cayennensis Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus cyclops Génier, 2009
Eurysternus fallaciosus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus foedus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Eurysternus gilli Génier, 2009
Eurysternus gracilis Génier, 2009
Eurysternus hamaticollis Balthasar, 1939
Eurysternus harlequin Génier, 2009
Eurysternus hirtellus Dalman, 1824
Eurysternus howdeni Génier, 2009
Eurysternus hypocrita Balthasar, 1939
Eurysternus inflexus Germar, 1824
Eurysternus jessopi Martínez, 1988
Eurysternus navajasi Martínez, 1988
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Eurysternus squamosus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus strigilatus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus uniformis Génier, 2009
Eurysternus vastiorum Martínez, 1988
Eurysternus velutinus Bates, 1887
Eurysternus ventricosus Gill, 1990
Eurysternus wittmerorum Martínez, 1988
Feeridium woodruffi Vaz-de-Mello, 2008
Genieridium bidens Balthasar, 1938
Genieridium cryptops Arrow, 1913
Gromphas aeruginosa Perty, 1830
Gromphas amazonica Bates, 1870
Hansreia affinis Fabricius, 1801
Hansreia coriacea Schmidt, 1922
Hansreia grossii Valois, Vaz-..., 2015
Hansreia krinskii Valois, Vaz-..., 2015
Hansreia oxygona Perty, 1830
Hansreia peugeoti Valois, Vaz-..., 2015
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Isocopris imitator Felsche, 1901
Isocopris nitidus Luederwaldt, 1922
Malagoniella astyanax astyanax Olivier, 1789
Megatharsis buckleyi Waterhouse, 1891
Ontherus appendiculatus Mannerheim, 1829
Ontherus azteca Harold, 1869
Ontherus carinifrons Luederwaldt, 1930
Ontherus edentulus Génier, 1996
Ontherus irinus Balthasar, 1938
Ontherus laminifer Balthasar, 1938
Ontherus pubens Génier, 1996
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) stylocerus Graells, 1851
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus brucei cyanopterus (d´Orbigny, 1905)⇒ Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus basicarinatus Rossini, Vaz..., 2018
Onthophagus bidentatus (Drapiez, 1819)⇒ Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus clypeatus Blanchard, 1846
Onthophagus compressus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Onthophagus haematopus Harold, 1875
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus nasutus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Onthophagus onthochromus Arrow, 1913
Onthophagus osculatii Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Onthophagus rubrescens (Blanchard, 1843)⇒ Onthophagus stylocerus Graells, 1851
Onthophagus xanthomerus Bates, 1887
Oxysternon conspicillatum Weber, 1801
Oxysternon durantoni Arnaud, 1984
Oxysternon ebeninum Nevinson, 1890
Oxysternon festivum Linnaeus, 1758
Oxysternon festivum festivum
Oxysternon lautum MacLeay, 1819
Oxysternon macleayi Nevison, 1892
Oxysternon silenum Castelnau, 1840
Oxysternon silenus Castelnau, 1840
Oxysternon spiniferum Castelnau, 1840
Oxysternon striatopunctatum Olsoufieff, 1924
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) bispinus Bates, 1868
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) bordoni Arnaud, 1997
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) cambeforti Arnaud, 1982
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) chalcomelas Perty, 1830
Phanaeus chalcomelas chalcomelas
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) melibaeus Blanchard, 1846
Phanaeus sororibispinus Edmonds & Zidek, 2012
Phanaeus wagneri Harold, 1863
Pseudocanthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1846
Scatimus simulator Martínez, 1988
Scybalocanthon acrianus Silva & Valois, 2019
Scybalocanthon adisi Silva & Valois, 2019
Scybalocanthon aereus Schmidt, 1922
Scybalocanthon cyanocephalus Harold, 1868
Scybalocanthon nigriceps Harold, 1868
Scybalocanthon papaxibe Silva & Valois, 2019
Scybalocanthon pygidialis Schmidt, 1922
Scybalocanthon sexspilotus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Scybalocanthon uniplagiatus Schmidt, 1922
Sinapisoma minuta Boucomont, 1928
Sulcophanaeus columbi MacLeay, 1819
Sulcophanaeus faunus Fabricius, 1775
Sylvicanthon aequinoctialis Harold, 1868
Sylvicanthon attenboroughi Cupello & Va..., 2018
Sylvicanthon bridarollii Martínez, 1949
Sylvicanthon candezei Harold, 1869
Sylvicanthon mayri Cupello & Va..., 2018
Sylvicanthon monnei Cupello & Va..., 2018
Sylvicanthon proseni Martínez, 1949
Sylvicanthon seag Cupello & Va..., 2018
Sylvicanthon securus Schmidt, 1920
Tetraechma chlorophana Mannerheim, 1828
Tetraechma liturata Germar, 1813
Trichillum adjunctum Martínez, 1967
Trichillum externepunctatum Preudhomme d..., 1880
Trichillum heydeni Harold, 1868
Trichillum pauliani Balthasar, 1939
Trichillum woodruffi
Uroxys batesi Harold, 1868
Uroxys besti Ratcliffe, 1980
Uroxys kratochvili Balthasar, 1940
Uroxys lobata
Uroxys pygmaeus Harold, 1883
Zonocopris gibbicollis Harold, 1868

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in North Brazil
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
10
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
13
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
27
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
8
46
Genera
Species

Taxom



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