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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2069
5632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1862
5042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
220
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
220
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
179
731
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
38
189
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
38 Genera with 189 Species
#ABCDEGHMOPSTU
Agamopus Bates, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Anisocanthon Martinez & P..., 18682SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopus Westwood, 18428SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchus Weber, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Bdelyropsis Pereira, Vul..., 19761SpeciesTaxom
Bdelyrus Harold, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Bradypodidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1846Tumblebug29SpeciesTaxom
Canthonella Chapin, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 184710SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocanthon Balthasar, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 202116SpeciesTaxom
Dendropaemon Perty, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Diabroctis Gistl, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 194221SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 199015SpeciesTaxom
Genieridium Vaz-de-Mello, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Gromphas Brullé, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Hansreia Halffter & M..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Onoreidium Vaz-de-Mello, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 195613SpeciesTaxom
Oxysternon Laporte, 18407SpeciesTaxom
Pedaridium Harold, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 0Burrowing Dung Beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Scatimus Erichson, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Scybalocanthon Martínez, 18558SpeciesTaxom
Sinapisoma Boucomont, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sulcophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicanthon Halffter & M..., 20182SpeciesTaxom
Tetraechma Agassiz, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Tetramereia Klages, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
189 Species and 14 Subspecies
Agamopus lampros Bates, 1887
Anisocanthon sericinus Harold, 1868
Anisocanthon villosus Harold, 1868
Anomiopus alexandrei Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus edmondsi Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus genieri Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus gracilis Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus hirsutus Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus palmispinus Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus puncticollis Harold, 1862
Anomiopus smaragdinus Westwood, 1842
Ateuchus alvarezi Martinez & H..., 1986
Ateuchus ambiguus Martinez & M..., 1990
Ateuchus bordoni Martinez & M..., 1990
Ateuchus connexus Harold, 1868
Bdelyropsis venezuelensis Howden, 1976
Bdelyrus leptomerus Cook, 1998
Bradypodidium venezuelense Ferreira & G..., 1993
Bradypodidium venezuelensis Ferreira & G..., 1993
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Canthidium alvarezi Martinez & H..., 1986
Canthidium funebre Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium hypocrita Balthasar, 1939
Canthidium latipleurum Preudhomme d..., 1886
Canthidium lebasi Harold, 1867
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
Canthon acutoides (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Glaphyrocanthon acutoides Schmidt, 1922
Canthon acutus Harold, 1868
Canthon balachowskyi Martinez & H..., 1972
Canthon bicolor Castelnau, 1840
Canthon bifurcatus (Robinson, 1948)⇒ Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
Canthon curvodilatatus Schmidt, 1920
Canthon edmondsi Rivera-Cerva..., 1999
Canthon juvencus Harold, 1868
Canthon lamprimus Bates, 1887
Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
Canthon nigellus (Schmidt, 1922)⇒ Scybalocanthon nigellus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon politus Harold, 1868
Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
Canthon semiopacus Harold, 1868
Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1812
Canthon septemmaculatus septemmaculatus
Canthon simulans Martínez, 1950
Canthon smaragdulus Fabricius, 1781
Canthon steinheili Harold, 1880
Canthon subcyaneus Erichson, 1848
Canthon subhyalinus Harold, 1867
Canthon subhyalinus subhyalinus
Canthon triangularis Drury, 1770
Canthon variabilis Martínez, 1948
Canthon velutinus Harold, 1868
Canthon virens chalybaeus Blanchard, 1846
Canthonella gomezi Halffter & M..., 1968
Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) lancifer Linnaeus, 1767
Coprophanaeus abas MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus corythus Harold, 1863
Coprophanaeus dardanus MacLeay, 1819
Coprophanaeus gamezi Arnaud, 2002
Coprophanaeus jasius Olivier, 1789
Coprophanaeus lichyi Arnaud, 2002
Coprophanaeus milon Blanchard, 1846
Coprophanaeus parvulus Olsufieff, 1924
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Cryptocanthon andersoni Cook, 2002
Cryptocanthon gilli Cook, 2002
Cryptocanthon nebulinus Howden, 1973
Cryptocanthon punctatus Cook, 2002
Deltochilum abdominalis Martínez, 1947
Deltochilum aureopilosum Paulian, 1939
Deltochilum barbipes Bates, 1870
Deltochilum bolivariensis González-Alv..., 2021
Deltochilum bordoni Halffter & M..., 1976
Deltochilum carinatum Westwood, 1837
Deltochilum cristinae Martínez, 1991
Deltochilum guildingii Westwood, 1835
Deltochilum icaroides Balthasar, 1939
Deltochilum icarus Olivier, 1789
Deltochilum nonstriatum González-Alv..., 2021
Deltochilum orbignyi Blanchard, 1846
Deltochilum orbignyi amazonicum Bates, 1887
Deltochilum plebejum Balthasar, 1939
Deltochilum septemstriatum Paulian, 1938
Deltochilum tenuistriatum González-Alv..., 2021
Dendropaemon (Dendropaemon) angustulus Génier & Arn..., 2016
Dendropaemon (Glaphyropaemon) inemarginatus Génier & Arn..., 2016
Dendropaemon (Nigropaemon) nigritulus Génier & Arn..., 2016
Dendropaemon (Rutilopaemon) refulgens (Waterhouse, 1891)⇒ Coprophanaeoides refulgens Waterhouse, 1891
Dendropaemon fredericki Klages, 1906
Diabroctis cadmus Harold, 1868
Diabroctis mimas Linnaeus, 1758
Diabroctis venezuelensis Martinez & C..., 1990
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) agenor Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) deyrollei Harold, 1869
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) fallax Harold, 1880
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) inachoides Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) nisus Olivier, 1789
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) ocellatopunctatus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) triquetrus Luederwaldt, 1924
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) tristis Luederwaldt, 1924
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) validipilosus Luederwaldt, 1931
Dichotomius bitiensis Gillet, 1911
Dichotomius blancoi Nunes & Vaz-..., 2019
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius coenosus Erichson, 1848
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Dichotomius costaricensis Luederwaldt, 1935
Dichotomius henripittieri Montoya-Moli..., 2021
Dichotomius latilobatus Boilly & Vaz..., 2021
Dichotomius mamillatus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius protectus Harold, 1867
Dichotomius robustus Luederwaldt, 1935Apex mesh weaver
Dichotomius worontzowi Pereira, 1942
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Eurysternus atrosericus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus balachowskyi Halffter & H..., 1976
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Eurysternus cayennensis Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus foedus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Eurysternus hamaticollis Balthasar, 1939
Eurysternus hypocrita Balthasar, 1939
Eurysternus impressicollis Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus marmoreus Castelnau, 1840
Eurysternus mexicanus Harold, 1869
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Eurysternus sanbornei Gill, 1990
Eurysternus superbus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus truncus Génier, 2009
Eurysternus ventricosus Gill, 1990
Genieridium bordoni Martínez, 1992
Gromphas aeruginosa Perty, 1830
Gromphas lemoinei (Waterhouse, 1891)⇒ Gromphas aeruginosa Perty, 1830
Hansreia affinis Fabricius, 1801
Malagoniella astyanax Olivier, 1789
Malagoniella astyanax astyanax Olivier, 1789
Malagoniella astyanax polita Halffter, Pe..., 1960
Onoreidium bottimeri Howden & Young, 1981
Ontherus aphodioides Burmeister, 1874
Ontherus appendiculatus Mannerheim, 1829
Ontherus brevicollis Kirsch, 1870
Ontherus gilli Génier, 1996
Ontherus kirschii Harold, 1867
Ontherus lichyi Martínez, 1947
Ontherus pubens Génier, 1996
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus landolti landolti Harold, 1880
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus bidentatus (Drapiez, 1819)⇒ Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus buculus Mannerheim, 1829
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus clypeatus Blanchard, 1846
Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus osculatii Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Onthophagus rhinophyllus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus transisthmius Howden & Young, 1956
Oxysternon conspicillatum Weber, 1801
Oxysternon ebeninum Nevinson, 1890
Oxysternon festivum Linnaeus, 1758
Oxysternon festivum festivum
Oxysternon silenum Castelnau, 1840
Oxysternon silenus Castelnau, 1840
Oxysternon spiniferum Castelnau, 1840
Pedaridium bordoni (Martínez, 1992)⇒ Genieridium bordoni Martínez, 1992
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) bispinus Bates, 1868
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) bordoni Arnaud, 1997
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) haroldi Kirsch, 1871
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) meleagris Blanchard, 1846
Phanaeus meleagris minos Erichson, 1847
Phanaeus hermes Harold, 1868
Phanaeus miles (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Coprophanaeus lancifer Linnaeus, 1767
Phanaeus prasinus Harold, 1868
Phanaeus prasinus joliyi Arnaud, 2001
Phanaeus prasinus jolyi Arnaud, 2001
Phanaeus prasinus lugens Nevinson, 1889
Phanaeus prasinus prasinus
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Pseudocanthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1846
Scatimus fernandezi Martínez, 1988
Scatimus simulator Martínez, 1988
Scybalocanthon balachowskyi Martinez & H..., 1972
Scybalocanthon cyanocephalus Harold, 1868
Scybalocanthon haroldi Silva & Valois, 2019
Scybalocanthon imitans Harold, 1868
Scybalocanthon kelleri Pereira & Ma..., 1956
Scybalocanthon nigellus Schmidt, 1922
Scybalocanthon pygidialis Schmidt, 1922
Scybalocanthon sexspilotus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Sinapisoma minuta Boucomont, 1928
Sulcophanaeus auricollis Harold, 1880
Sulcophanaeus auricollis joffrei Martínez, 1988
Sulcophanaeus faunus Fabricius, 1775
Sulcophanaeus leander Waterhouse, 1891
Sulcophanaeus steinheili Harold, 1875
Sylvicanthon candezei Harold, 1869
Sylvicanthon seag Cupello & Va..., 2018
Tetraechma liturata Germar, 1813
Tetramereia convexa Harold, 1869
Uroxys simplex Waterhouse, 1891

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Venezuela
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
9
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
12
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
8
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



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