''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 ...
.
Selected species
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Canthon aberrans
''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 acutoi ...
'' Harold, 1868
* ''
Canthon acutiformis
''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 acutoid ...
'' Balthasar, 1939
* ''
Canthon acutoides
''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 acuto ...
'' Schmidt, 1922
* ''
Canthon acutus
''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 acuto ...
'' Harold, 1868
* ''
Canthon aequinoctialis
''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 acuto ...
'' Harold 1868
* ''
Canthon angularis
''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 acuto ...
'' 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
There were only 354 days ...
'' Harold, 1867
* ''
Canthon histrio
''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 acuto ...
'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828
* ''
Canthon quadriguttatus
''Canthon quadriguttatus'' is a species 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 ha ...
'' 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
''Canthon zuninoi'' is a species 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 under ...
'' Rivera-Cervantes & Halffter, 1999
; Names brought to synonymy:
* ''Canthon elegans'' (Laporte, 1840), a synonym for ''
Canthon quadriguttatus
''Canthon quadriguttatus'' is a species 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 ha ...
'' Olivier, 1789
See also
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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
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References
External links
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''Canthon''at insectoid.info
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Scarabaeidae genera
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