''Pseudocanthon'' is a genus of (formerly canthonini) in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
family
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 ...
. There are about nine described species in ''Pseudocanthon''.
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Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Pseudocanthon'':
* '' Pseudocanthon caeranus'' Matthews, 1966
* '' Pseudocanthon chlorizans'' (Bates, 1887)
* '' Pseudocanthon iuanalaoi'' Matthews, 1966
* '' Pseudocanthon ivanalaoi'' Matthews
* '' Pseudocanthon jamaicensis'' Matthews, 1966
* '' Pseudocanthon perplexus'' (LeConte, 1847) (four-toothed dung beetle)
* '' Pseudocanthon sylvaticus'' Matthews, 1966
* '' Pseudocanthon vitraci'' (Fleutiaux & Sallé, 1889)
* '' Pseudocanthon xanthurus'' (Blanchard, 1846)
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