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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
1030
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
967
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
154
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
20
148
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
31
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
31
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
29
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
7 Genera with 7 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1859Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1868Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
7 Species
Canthidium breve Germar, 1824
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) agenor Harold, 1869
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Phanaeus prasinus Harold, 1868

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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