''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
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. Its constituent families are also undergoing ...
.
Selected species
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Canthon aberrans
''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
Selected species
* '' Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868
* ''Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939
* ''Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 1922 ...
'' Harold, 1868
* ''
Canthon acutiformis
''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
Selected species
* '' Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868
* '' Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939
* ''Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 192 ...
'' Balthasar, 1939
* ''
Canthon acutoides
''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
Selected species
* '' Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868
* '' Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939
* '' Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 19 ...
'' Schmidt, 1922
* ''
Canthon acutus
''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
Selected species
* '' Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868
* '' Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939
* '' Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 19 ...
'' Harold, 1868
* ''
Canthon aequinoctialis
''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
Selected species
* '' Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868
* '' Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939
* '' Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 19 ...
'' Harold 1868
* ''
Canthon angularis
''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
Selected species
* '' Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868
* '' Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939
* '' Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 19 ...
'' Harold, 1868
* ''
Canthon angustatus
''Canthon angustatus'' is a species of tumblebug from the genus ''Canthon''. It occurs across North, Central, and South America, from Mexico to Peru. The species was originally described by Edgar von Harold in 1867
Events
January–March ...
'' Harold, 1867
* ''
Canthon histrio
''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
Selected species
* '' Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868
* '' Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939
* '' Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 19 ...
'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828
* ''
Canthon quadriguttatus
''Canthon quadriguttatus'' is a species of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and Suriname.
References
External links
*
''Canthon quadriguttatus''at insectoid.info
Deltochilini
Beetles described in 1789
...
'' Olivier, 1789
* ''
Canthon smaragdulus'' Fabricius, 1781
; Names brought to synonymy:
* ''Canthon elegans'' (Laporte, 1840), a synonym for ''
Canthon quadriguttatus
''Canthon quadriguttatus'' is a species of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and Suriname.
References
External links
*
''Canthon quadriguttatus''at insectoid.info
Deltochilini
Beetles described in 1789
...
'' Olivier, 1789
See also
*
List of Canthon species
This is a list of 167 species in the genus ''Canthon'', tumblebugs.
''Canthon'' species
* '' Canthon aberrans'' (Harold, 1868)
* '' Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939
* '' Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 1922
* '' Canthon acutus'' Harold, 1868
* ...
References
External links
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''Canthon''at insectoid.info
Deltochilini
Scarabaeidae genera
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