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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Uruguay (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
282
1674
2697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1673
2696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
1648
2663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
1261
2113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
569
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
496
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
97
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
97
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
78
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
24
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uruguay
24 Genera with 73 Species
#ABCDGMOPSTU
Anomiopus Westwood, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Aphengium Harold, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Bolbites Harold, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 0Tumblebug26SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Dendropaemon Perty, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18245SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Gromphas Brullé, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 19117SpeciesTaxom
Megathopa Eschscholtz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1840Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Scatonomus Erichson, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Trichillum Harold, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18915SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uruguay
73 Species and 11 Subspecies
Anomiopus bonariensis Bruch, 1925
Aphengium sordidum Harold, 1868
Ateuchus apicatus Harold, 1867
Ateuchus pauperatus Germar, 1824
Ateuchus robustus Harold, 1868
Bolbites onitoides Harold, 1868
Canthidium breve Germar, 1824
Canthidium moestum Harold, 1867
Canthidium puncticeps Harold, 1867
Canthon bispinus Germar, 1824
Canthon coeruleicollis Blanchard, 1846
Canthon curvipes Harold, 1868
Canthon dives Harold, 1868
Canthon edentulus Harold, 1868
Canthon edentulus granuliceps Felsche, 1910
Canthon granuliceps Felsche, 1910
Canthon janthinus Blanchard, 1846
Canthon latipes (Blanchard, 1843)⇒ Francmonrosia latipes Blanchard, 1843
Canthon latipes latipes
Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
Canthon lividus Blanchard, 1846
Canthon lividus lividus
Canthon lividus seminitens Harold, 1868
Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
Canthon rutilans cyanescens Harold, 1868
Canthon seminulus Harold, 1867
Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1812
Canthon septemmaculatus septemmaculatus
Canthon smaragdulus Fabricius, 1781
Canthon tetraodon Blanchard, 1846
Canthon tibialis (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Pseudepilissus lunatus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon unicolor Blanchard, 1846
Canthon unicolor fortemarginatus Balthasar, 1939
Canthon unicolor unicolor
Coprophanaeus milon Blanchard, 1846
Deltochilum elevatum Castelnau, 1840
Deltochilum viridicatum Silva, Louza..., 2015
Dendropaemon (Sulcopaemon) fasces Blut, 1939
Dendropaemon viridipennis Laporte, 1831
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) nobilis Waterhouse, 1891
Dichotomius alutaceus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius nutans Harold, 1867
Dichotomius rotundatus Burmeister, 1874
Dichotomius semiaeneus Germar, 1824
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Gromphas aeruginosa Perty, 1830
Gromphas dichroa Blanchard, 1846
Gromphas inermis Harold, 1869
Gromphas lacordairei (Brullé, 1837)⇒ Gromphas inermis Harold, 1869
Malagoniella argentina Gillet, 1911
Malagoniella argentina argentina
Malagoniella argentina cuprea Gillet, 1911
Malagoniella bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Malagoniella cupreicollis Waterhouse, 1890
Malagoniella magnifica Balthasar, 1939
Malagoniella puncticollis tubericeps Gillet, 1911
Megathopa violacea Blanchard, 1846
Ontherus androgynus Génier, 1996
Ontherus appendiculatus Mannerheim, 1829
Ontherus atlantidis Génier, 1996
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus hirculus (Mannerheim, 1829)⇒ Onthophagus mutatus Harold, 1859
Onthophagus hircus Billberg, 1815
Onthophagus mutatus Harold, 1859
Oxysternon pteroderum Nevinson, 1892
Phanaeus menelas (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Sulcophanaeus menelas Castelnau, 1840
Pseudocanthon chaquensis Nazaré-Silva..., 2021
Scatonomus chalybeus Erichson, 1835
Scatonomus insignis Harold, 1867
Scatonomus janssensi Pereira, 1954
Scatonomus paulosawayai Vulcano & Pe..., 1973
Sulcophanaeus menelas Castelnau, 1840
Tetraechma liturata Germar, 1813
Trichillum externepunctatum Preudhomme d..., 1880
Trichillum morellii Verdu & Galante, 1997
Uroxys angulicollis Boheman, 1858
Uroxys dilaticollis Blanchard, 1846
Uroxys inconspicuus Harold, 1868
Uroxys rugatus Boucomont, 1928
Uroxys terminalis Waterhouse, 1891

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Uruguay
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
6
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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