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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
1486
3685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1311
2877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
88
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
88
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
66
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Ontario
8 Genera with 28 Species
Bubas Mulsant, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug4SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1764Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197716SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
28 Species
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 hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Onitis belial Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
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 Southern Ontario
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
4
Genus
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
17
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