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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
431
5219
10149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
275
4237
8364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
72
1405
2371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
67
1327
2271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
204
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
204
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
167
639
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
40
209
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Brazil
40 Genera with 209 Species
#ABCDEGHIMOPSTUXZ
Agamopus Bates, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Anisocanthon Martinez & P..., 19393SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopus Westwood, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19358SpeciesTaxom
Bdelyrus Harold, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Bolbites Harold, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 185814SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1846Tumblebug36SpeciesTaxom
Canthonella Chapin, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Chalcocopris Burmeister, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 184712SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 193913SpeciesTaxom
Dendropaemon Perty, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Diabroctis Gistl, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 190126SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 188714SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichillum1SpeciesTaxom
Genieridium Vaz-de-Mello, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Gromphas Brullé, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Holocanthon2SpeciesTaxom
Holocephalus Hope, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Hypocanthidium Balthasar, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Isocopris Pereira & Ma..., 18242SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 193014SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18736SpeciesTaxom
Paracanthon Balthasar, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Pedaridium Harold, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pereiraidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1846Burrowing Dung Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Scatonomus Erichson, 18916SpeciesTaxom
Scybalocanthon Martínez, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Synapsis Forster, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Trichillum Harold, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Xenocanthon Martínez, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Zonocopris Arrow, 20072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
209 Species and 15 Subspecies
Agamopus joker Costa-Silva,..., 2022
Agamopus unguicularis Harold, 1883
Anisocanthon pygmaeus Gillet, 1911
Anisocanthon sericinus Harold, 1868
Anisocanthon strandi Balthasar, 1939
Anomiopus galileoae Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus germari Harold, 1867
Anomiopus nigrocoeruleus Martínez, 1955
Anomiopus pereirai Martínez, 1955
Ateuchus alvarezi Martinez & H..., 1986
Ateuchus hypocrita (Balthasar, 1939)⇒ Ateuchetus puncticollis Latreille, 1819
Ateuchus mutilatus Harold, 1867
Ateuchus myrmecophilus Boucomont, 1935
Ateuchus robustus Harold, 1868
Ateuchus rodriguezi Preudhomme d..., 1886
Ateuchus tenebrosus Balthasar, 1945
Ateuchus viridimicans Boucomont, 1935
Bdelyrus braziliensis Cook, 1998
Bolbites onitoides Harold, 1868
Canthidium abbreviatum Harold, 1867
Canthidium ayri Carvalho de ..., 2019
Canthidium breve Germar, 1824
Canthidium cavifrons Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium chabanaudi Boucomont, 1928
Canthidium decoratum Perty, 1830
Canthidium deplanatum Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium dispar Harold, 1867
Canthidium gigas Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium moestum Harold, 1867
Canthidium nobile Harold, 1867
Canthidium sladeni Arrow, 1903
Canthidium taurinum Harold, 1867
Canthidium trinodosum Boheman, 1858
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon angularis angularis
Canthon angularis obenbergeri Balthasar, 1940
Canthon bispinus Germar, 1824
Canthon coeruleicollis Blanchard, 1846
Canthon coerulescens Schmidt, 1922
Canthon curvipes Harold, 1868
Canthon dives Harold, 1868
Canthon granuliceps Felsche, 1910
Canthon ibarragrassoi Martínez, 1952
Canthon laminatus Balthasar, 1939
Canthon latipes latipes
Canthon lividus lividus
Canthon lividus seminitens Harold, 1868
Canthon luctuosus Harold, 1868
Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
Canthon muticus Harold, 1867
Canthon oliverioi Pereira & Ma..., 1956
Canthon ornatus bipunctatus Burmeister, 1873
Canthon ornatus ornatus
Canthon podagricus Harold, 1868
Canthon quadratus Blanchard, 1846
Canthon quadripunctatus Redtenbacher, 1867
Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
Canthon rutilans (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Francmonrosia rutilans Castelnau, 1840
Canthon rutilans cyanescens Harold, 1868
Canthon rutilans rutilans
Canthon seminulus Harold, 1867
Canthon septemmaculatus histrio Lepeletier &..., 1828
Canthon smaragdulus smaragdulus
Canthon staigi Pereira, 1953
Canthon subhyalinus Harold, 1867
Canthon tetraodon Blanchard, 1846
Canthon tibialis (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Pseudepilissus lunatus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon virens Mannerheim, 1829
Canthon virens chalybaeus Blanchard, 1846
Canthonella catharinensis Pereira & Ma..., 1956
Canthonella silphoides Harold, 1867
Chalcocopris hesperus Olivier, 1789
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) bellicosus Olivier, 1789
Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) horus Waterhouse, 1891
Coprophanaeus (Metallophanaeus) saphirinus Sturm, 1826
Coprophanaeus saphirinus chabrillaci Thomson, 1857
Coprophanaeus saphirinus saphirinus
Coprophanaeus acrisius MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus cyanescens Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus magnoi Arnaud, 2002
Coprophanaeus milon Blanchard, 1846
Coprophanaeus spitzi Pessôa, 1934
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Deltochilum brasiliense Castelnau, 1840
Deltochilum cristatum Paulian, 1938
Deltochilum dentipes Eschscholtz, 1822
Deltochilum elevatum Castelnau, 1840
Deltochilum finestriatum Silva, Louza..., 2015
Deltochilum furcatum Castelnau, 1840
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Deltochilum morbillosum Burmeister, 1848
Deltochilum multicolor Balthasar, 1939
Deltochilum rubripenne Gory, 1831
Deltochilum sculpturatum Felsche, 1907
Deltochilum viridicatum Silva, Louza..., 2015
Deltochilum viridicupreum Balthasar, 1939
Dendropaemon (Coprophanaeoides) renatii Olsoufieff, 1924
Dendropaemon (Dendropaemon) viridis Perty, 1830
Dendropaemon viridipennis Laporte, 1831
Diabroctis mimas Linnaeus, 1758
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) assifer Eschscholtz, 1822
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) carbonarius Mannerheim, 1829
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) crinicollis Germar, 1824
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) fimbriatus Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) nisus Olivier, 1789
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) opalescens Felsche, 1910
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) sericeus Harold, 1867
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) superbus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) ascanius Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) bicuspis Germar, 1824
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) fissus Harold, 1867
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) punctulatipennis Luederwaldt, 1930
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) quadraticeps Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) socius Luederwaldt, 1929
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) spadiceus Luederwaldt, 1928
Dichotomius anthrax Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius australis Luederwaldt, 1931
Dichotomius borgmeieiri Pereira & Ma..., 1959
Dichotomius borgmeieri (Pereira & Ma..., 1959)⇒ Dichotomius borgmeieiri Pereira & Ma..., 1959
Dichotomius bos Blanchard, 1846
Dichotomius depressicollis Harold, 1867
Dichotomius lucianomourai Nunes & Vaz-..., 2019
Dichotomius luctuosioides Luederwaldt, 1922
Dichotomius mormon Ljungh, 1799
Dichotomius nutans Harold, 1867
Dichotomius quadrinodosus Felsche, 1901
Eurysternus aeneus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus atrosericus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus calligrammus Dalman, 1824
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus cyanescens Balthasar, 1939
Eurysternus deplanatus Germar, 1824
Eurysternus francinae Génier, 2009
Eurysternus navajasi Martínez, 1988
Eurysternus parallelus Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Eurysternus strigilatus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus sulcifer Balthasar, 1939
Eurysternus vastiorum Martínez, 1988
Eurysternus velutinus Bates, 1887
Eutrichillum hirsutum Boucomont, 1928
Genieridium bidens Balthasar, 1938
Genieridium paranense Arrow, 1932
Gromphas aeruginosa Perty, 1830
Gromphas dichroa Blanchard, 1846
Gromphas inermis Harold, 1869
Holocanthon fuscorubrus Blanchard, 1845
Holocanthon giosilvai Sawaris, Cup..., 2019
Holocephalus eridanus Olivier, 1789
Holocephalus julieni Smith & Génier, 2001
Hypocanthidium globulum Balthasar, 1938
Isocopris imitator Felsche, 1901
Isocopris inhiatus Germar, 1824
Malagoniella lanei Lange, 1945
Malagoniella magnifica Balthasar, 1939
Malagoniella virens Harold, 1869
Ontherus androgynus Génier, 1996
Ontherus aphodioides Burmeister, 1874
Ontherus appendiculatus Mannerheim, 1829
Ontherus azteca Harold, 1869
Ontherus brevicollis Kirsch, 1870
Ontherus elegans Luederwaldt, 1930
Ontherus erosioides Luederwaldt, 1930
Ontherus erosus Harold, 1875
Ontherus insolitus Génier, 1996
Ontherus lichyi Martínez, 1947
Ontherus lobifrons Génier, 1996
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Ontherus ulcopygus Génier, 1996
Ontherus zikani Luederwaldt, 1930
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus acuminatus (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus embrikianus Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus anthracinus (Harold, 1873)⇒ Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus catharinensis Paulian, 1936
Onthophagus hircus Billberg, 1815
Onthophagus tristis Harold, 1873
Paracanthon genieri Pacheco & Va..., 2020
Paracanthon muriloi Pacheco & Va..., 2020
Paracanthon ocellatopunctatus Pacheco & Va..., 2020
Paracanthon rosinae Balthasar, 1942
Paracanthon trichonotulus Balthasar, 1938
Pedaridium hirsutum Harold, 1859
Pereiraidium almeidai Pereira, 1946
Phanaeus kirbyi kirbyi
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) melibaeus Blanchard, 1846
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) pyrois Bates, 1887
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) splendidulus Fabricius, 1781
Phanaeus dzidoi Arnaud, 2000
Phanaeus palaeno Blanchard, 1846
Pseudocanthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1846
Scatonomus chalybeus Erichson, 1835
Scatonomus fasciculatus Erichson, 1835
Scatonomus insignis Harold, 1867
Scatonomus janssensi Pereira, 1954
Scatonomus mitzae Valois, Vaz-..., 2020
Scatonomus thalassinus Waterhouse, 1891
Scybalocanthon nigriceps Harold, 1868
Sulcophanaeus menelas Castelnau, 1840
Sulcophanaeus noctis Bates, 1887
Sulcophanaeus rhadamanthus Harold, 1875
Synapsis tmolus Fischer von ..., 1821
Tetraechma chlorophana Mannerheim, 1828
Trichillum adjunctum Martínez, 1967
Trichillum depilatum Balthasar, 1942
Trichillum externepunctatum Preudhomme d..., 1880
Trichillum falsus
Trichillum halffteri Martínez, 1967
Trichillum morellii Verdu & Galante, 1997
Trichillum tishechkini Vaz-de-Mello..., 2005
Uroxys catharinensis Balthasar, 1966
Uroxys dilaticollis Blanchard, 1846
Uroxys epipleurale Boucomont, 1928
Uroxys terminalis Waterhouse, 1891
Xenocanthon sericans Schmidt, 1922
Zonocopris gibbicollis Harold, 1868
Zonocopris machadoi Vaz-de-Mello, 2007

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in South Brazil
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
10
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
12
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
8
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
7
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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