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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae)

Subfamily Scarabaeinae - Dung Beetles

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Subphylum Hexapoda - Hexapods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Coleoptera - Beetles
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles
Subfamily Scarabaeinae - Dung Beetles

Tribe Ateuchini
Genus Ateuchus
Species floridensis - Ateuchus floridensis 0
Species histeroides - Ateuchus histeroides
Species lecontei - Ateuchus lecontei
Species texanus - Ateuchus texanus
Genus Canthidium
Species macclevei - Canthidium macclevei
Tribe Coprini
Genus Copris
Species arizonensis - Copris arizonensis
Species fricator - Copris fricator
Species howdeni - Copris howdeni
Species inemarginatus - Copris inemarginatus
Species lecontei - Copris lecontei
Species macclevei - Copris macclevei
Species minutus - Small Black Dung Beetle
Species remotus - Copris remotus
No Taxon unsorted AZ submissions
Genus Dichotomius
Species carolinus - Dichotomius carolinus
Species colonicus - Dichotomius colonicus
Tribe Deltochilini
Genus Boreocanthon
Species depressipennis - Boreocanthon depressipennis
Species ebenus - Boreocanthon ebenus
Species lecontei - Boreocanthon lecontei
Species melanus - Boreocanthon melanus
Species praticola - Boreocanthon praticola
Species probus - Boreocanthon probus
Species puncticollis - Boreocanthon puncticollis
Species simplex - Boreocanthon simplex
Subspecies militaris - simplex var. militaris
Genus Canthon - Tumblebugs
No Taxon subgenus Canthon
Species blumei - Canthon blumei
Species chalcites - Canthon chalcites
Species cyanellus - Canthon cyanellus
Species floridanus - Canthon floridanus
Species humectus - Canthon humectus
Species imitator - Canthon imitator
Species indigaceus - Canthon indigaceus
Species pilularius - Canthon pilularius
Species vigilans - Canthon vigilans
No Taxon chalcites or pilularius
No Taxon pilularius or imitator
Species viridis - Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis
Genus Deltochilum
Species gibbosum - Humpback Dung Beetle
Species scabriusculum - Deltochilum scabriusculum
Genus Malagoniella
Species astyanax - Malagoniella astyanax
Genus Melanocanthon
Species bispinatus - Melanocanthon bispinatus
Species granulifer - Melanocanthon granulifer
Species nigricornis - Melanocanthon nigricornis
Species punctaticollis - Melanocanthon punctaticollis
Species vulturnus - Melanocanthon vulturnus
Genus Pseudocanthon
Species perplexus - Pseudocanthon perplexus
Tribe Oniticellini
Genus Euoniticellus
Species intermedius - Euoniticellus intermedius
Genus Liatongus
Species californicus - Liatongus californicus
Tribe Onitini
Genus Onitis
Species alexis - Onitis alexis
Tribe Onthophagini
Genus Onthophagus
No Taxon anthracinus species complex
Species alluvius - Onthophagus alluvius
Species durangoensis - Onthophagus durangoensis
Species mextexus - Onthophagus mextexus
Species altivagans - Onthophagus altivagans
Species arnetti - Onthophagus arnetti
Species batesi - Onthophagus batesi
Species brevifrons - Onthophagus brevifrons
Species browni - Onthophagus browni
Species cochisus - Onthophagus cochisus
Species concinnus - Onthophagus concinnus
Species coproides - Onthophagus coproides
Species cynomysi - Onthophagus cynomysi
Species depressus - Onthophagus depressus
Species hecate - Scooped Scarab
Subspecies blatchleyi - Onthophagus hecate blatchleyi
Species hoepfneri - Onthophagus hoepfneri
Species knausi - Onthophagus knausi
Species landolti - Onthophagus landolti
Species medorensis - Onthophagus medorensis
Species nuchicornis - Onthophagus nuchicornis
Species oklahomensis - Onthophagus oklahomensis
Species orpheus - Onthophagus orpheus
Subspecies pseudorpheus - Onthophagus orpheus pseudorpheus
Species pennsylvanicus - Onthophagus pennsylvanicus
Species polyphemi - Gopher Tortoise Onthophagus Beetle
Species schaefferi - Onthophagus schaefferi
Species striatulus - Onthophagus striatulus
Species subaeneus - Onthophagus subaeneus
Species subopacus - Onthophagus subopacus
Species subtropicus - Onthophagus subtropicus
Species taurus - Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Species tuberculifrons - Onthophagus tuberculifrons
Species velutinus - Onthophagus velutinus
Species cavernicollis - Onthophagus cavernicollis
Genus Digitonthophagus
Species gazella - Gazelle Scarab
Tribe Phanaeini
Genus Coprophanaeus
Species pluto - Coprophanaeus pluto
Genus Phanaeus - Rainbow Scarabs
Species adonis - Phanaeus adonis
Species amithaon - Phanaeus amithaon
Species difformis - Phanaeus difformis
Species igneus - Phanaeus igneus
Species quadridens - Phanaeus quadridens
Species texensis - Phanaeus texensis
Species triangularis - Phanaeus triangularis
Subspecies triangularis - Phanaeus triangularis triangularis
Species vindex - Rainbow Scarab

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