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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
518
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
457
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
19
103
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
18
102
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
40
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
40
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
32
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tobago
9 Genera with 15 Species
Anomiopus Westwood, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1840Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anomiopus genieri Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus tuberculicollis Canhedo, 2006
Ateuchus opacipennis Boucomont, 1928
Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
Coprophanaeus abas MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus bidentatus (Drapiez, 1819)⇒ Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus clypeatus Blanchard, 1846
Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811
Onthophagus praecellens Bates, 1887
Oxysternon festivum nigerrimum Arnaud, 2002
Uroxys trinitatis Arrow, 1933

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Tobago
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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