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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Pima County (Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
1969
3404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1968
3403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1938
3351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1633
2879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
602
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
501
892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
56
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
56
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
51
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pima County
7 Genera with 21 Species
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1915Tumblebug7SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1990Mexican dung beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1875Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pima County
21 Species
Canthon (Boreocanthon) melanus Robinson, 1948
Canthon (Boreocanthon) puncticollis (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon punctatus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon integricollis (Schaeffer, 1915)⇒ Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris lecontei Matthews, 1961
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Copris macclevei Warner, 1990
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) browni Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hoepfneri Harold, 1869
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knulli Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subopacus Robinson, 1940
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) amithaon Harold, 1875
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Pima County
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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