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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Quepos (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2117
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
2116
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
2101
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1882
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
40
485
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
426
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
32
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quepos
12 Genera with 23 Species
Anomiopus Westwood, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1887Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1959Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Trichillidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anomiopus panamensis Paulian, 1939
Ateuchus howdeni Kohlmann, 1996
Canthidium ardens Bates, 1887
Canthidium aurifex Bates, 1887
Canthidium centrale Boucomont, 1928
Canthidium hespenheidei Howden & Young, 1981
Canthon caelius Bates, 1887
Canthon moniliatus (Bates, 1887)⇒ Scybalocanthon moniliatus Bates, 1887
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Copris remotus dicyrtus Matthews & H..., 1959
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus foedus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Ontherus brevipennis Harold, 1867
Onthophagus acuminatus (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus embrikianus Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus coscineus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus dicranius Bates, 1887
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Onthophagus sharpi Harold, 1875
Trichillidium pilosum Robinson, 1948
Uroxys gorgon Arrow, 1933

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Quepos
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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