Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2533
4360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 353
2531
4358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 345
2499
4310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 233
1995
3533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 76
735
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 72
700
1200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 7
61
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 7
61
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 46
120 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 7
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Windward Islands
7 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Windward Islands
16 Species | Ateuchus illaesum Harold, 1868 | | | Ateuchus illaesus Harold, 1868 | | | Canthon perplexus LeConte, 1847 | | | Canthon perseverans Matthews, 1966 | | | Canthon violaceus Olivier, 1789 | | | Choeridium insulare (Fleutiaux & ..., 1889) | ⇒ Ateuchus illaesus Harold, 1868 | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963 | | | Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908 | | | Onthophagus antillarum Arrow, 1903 | | | Onthophagus bituberculatus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Onthophagus acutus d´Orbigny, 1908 | | Pseudocanthon caeranus Matthews, 1966 | | | Pseudocanthon chlorizans Bates, 1887 | | | Pseudocanthon sylvaticus Matthews, 1966 | | | Uroxys trinitatis Arrow, 1933 | | | Uroxys vincentiae Arrow, 1903 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Windward Islands
Links, sources and further information Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov
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