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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Ontario (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
577
7616
22760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
575
7611
22754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
549
7486
22379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6421
19627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
109
1912
6100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
102
1714
4925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
109
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
109
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
84
206
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ontario
9 Genera with 30 Species
Bubas Mulsant, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug4SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1764Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197719SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ontario
30 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bubas bubalus Olivier, 1811
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator fricator
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941
Onitis belial Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus canadensis Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) marginalis Gebler, 1817
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758Mottled dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) punctatus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Onthophagus emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) maki Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus notiodes Solis & Kohl..., 2003
Onthophagus transisthmius Howden & Young, 1956
Onthophagus xanthochlorus Walter & Cam..., 1977
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Ontario
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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