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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Sonora (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3274
5460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
3273
5459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
3230
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2671
4510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
976
1735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
852
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
128
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
128
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
104
354
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
20
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sonora
20 Genera with 79 Species
Agamopus Bates, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 19817SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1964Tumblebug12SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 2005Mexican dung beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Helictopleurus Orbigny, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 188719SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1924Burrowing Dung Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18872SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sonora
79 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agamopus lampros Bates, 1887
Boreocanthon forreri Bates, 1887
Boreocanthon melanus Robinson, 1948
Boreocanthon praticola LeConte, 1859
Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Canthidium (Eucanthidium) laetum (Harold, 1867)⇒ Eucanthidium laetum Harold, 1867
Canthidium (Eucanthidium) macclevei Kohlmann & S..., 2006
Canthidium ardens Bates, 1887
Canthidium centrale Boucomont, 1928
Canthidium hespenheidei Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium perceptibile Howden & Young, 1981
Canthidium vespertinum Howden & Young, 1981
Canthon (Boreocanthon) forreri Bates, 1887
Canthon (Boreocanthon) melanus Robinson, 1948
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon humectus humectus Say, 1832
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon indigaceus indigaceus
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Canthon subhyalinus Harold, 1867
Canthon vazquezae Martinez, Ha..., 1964
Copris arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906
Copris costaricensis Gahan, 1894
Copris lecontei Matthews, 1961
Copris lecontei lecontei Matthews, 1962
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Copris macclevei Warner, 1990
Copris megasoma Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris warneri Mccleve & Ko..., 2005
Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) pluto Harold, 1863
Coprophanaeus boucardi Nevinson, 1891
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Deltochilum mexicanum Burmeister, 1848
Deltochilum scabriusculum Bates, 1887Rockpool blenny
Deltochilum sublaeve Bates, 1887
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) centralis Harold, 1869
Dichotomius annae Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus magnus Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Helictopleurus neoamplicollis Krell, 2000
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Liatongus rhinocerulus Bates, 1889
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hoepfneri Harold, 1869
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knulli Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus landolti landolti Harold, 1880
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) mcclevei Howden and G..., 2004
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subopacus Robinson, 1940
Onthophagus acuminatus (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus embrikianus Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus altivagans Howden & Gén..., 2004
Onthophagus anthracinus (Harold, 1873)⇒ Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus atriglabrus Howden & Gill, 1987
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus chryses Bates, 1887
Onthophagus macleayi Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus malthinus Gillet, 1930
Onthophagus nemorivagus Kohlmann & S..., 2001
Onthophagus nyctopus Bates, 1887
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) amithaon Harold, 1875
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) flohri Nevinson, 1892Collared blenny
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) furiosus Bates, 1887
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) quadridens Say, 1835
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) yecoraensis Edmonds, 2004Fringed leopard blenny
Phanaeus arnaudi Nogueira, Mo..., 2020
Phanaeus borealis (Olsoufieff, 1924)⇒ Phanaeus quadridens borealis Olsoufieff, 1924
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Scatimus ovatus Harold, 1862
Uroxys boneti Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Uroxys micros Bates, 1887

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

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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