Canthon Aequinoctialis
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''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a Nearctic-Neotropical genus of
Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...
or scarab beetles in the superfamily
Scarabaeoidea Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Some of its constituent families are undergo ...
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Selected species

* '' Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868 * '' Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939 * '' Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 1922 * '' Canthon acutus'' Harold, 1868 * '' Canthon aequinoctialis'' Harold 1868 * '' Canthon angularis'' Harold, 1868 * '' Canthon angustatus'' Harold, 1867 * '' Canthon histrio'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 * '' Canthon quadriguttatus'' Olivier, 1789 * ''
Canthon smaragdulus ''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a Nearctic-Neotropical genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Selected species * ''Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868 * ''Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939 * ''Canthon acutoide ...
'' Fabricius, 1781 * '' Canthon zuninoi'' Rivera-Cervantes & Halffter, 1999 ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''Canthon elegans'' (Laporte, 1840), a synonym for '' Canthon quadriguttatus'' Olivier, 1789


See also

* List of Canthon species


References


External links

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