Scarabaeidae
Pachylomera femoralis (Kirby, 1828)
Pachylomera femoralis (Kirby, 1828)
Pachylomera femoralis is a blackish gray scarab dung beetle widespread in southern African woodlands and savannahs.
Scarabaeus sacer Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus sacer Linnaeus, 1758
Scarabaeus sacer is a black dung-rolling scarab beetle found across southern Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia.
Phanaeus vindex MacLeay, 1819
Phanaeus vindex MacLeay, 1819
Phanaeus vindex, the rainbow scarab, is a North American true dung beetle with distinct sexual dimorphism and paracoprid nesting behavior.
Phanaeus triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus triangularis, the black phanaeus, is a North American true dung beetle found in the eastern half of the US.
Phanaeus difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus difformis is a true dung beetle native to the south-central US and far northern Mexico that may hybridize with the more common P. vindex.
Coprophanaeus lancifer (Linnaeus, 1767)
Coprophanaeus lancifer (Linnaeus, 1767)
Coprophanaeus lancifer is one of the world's largest dung beetles, found across South American Amazon and Atlantic forests.
Coprophanaeus ensifer (Germar, 1821)
Coprophanaeus ensifer (Germar, 1821)
Coprophanaeus ensifer is one of the largest dung beetles in the Americas, found across parts of South America.
Oxysternon conspicillatum (Weber, 1801)
Oxysternon conspicillatum (Weber, 1801)
Oxysternon conspicillatum is a common South and Central American dung beetle studied for potential antimicrobial peptide use.
Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sisyphus schaefferi is a dung beetle from the Scarabaeidae family that occurs mainly in European steppe and semi-desert habitats.
Canthon chalcites (Haldeman, 1843)
Canthon chalcites (Haldeman, 1843)
Canthon chalcites is a North American scarab beetle species first described in 1843.
Canthon pilularius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Canthon pilularius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Canthon pilularius, the common tumblebug, is a scarab beetle species found in Oceania and North America.
Canthon viridis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
Canthon viridis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
Canthon viridis is a Scarabaeidae beetle species that occurs in North America.
Canthon indigaceus LeConte, 1866
Canthon indigaceus LeConte, 1866
Canthon indigaceus is a dung beetle species in Scarabaeidae currently categorized as least concern by the IUCN.
Deltochilum gibbosum (Fabricius, 1775)
Deltochilum gibbosum (Fabricius, 1775)
Deltochilum gibbosum, the humpback dung beetle, is a scarab dung beetle found in the southeastern United States.
Melanocanthon bispinatus (Robinson, 1941)
Melanocanthon bispinatus (Robinson, 1941)
Melanocanthon bispinatus, the tumble bug, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
Melanocanthon nigricornis (Say, 1823)
Melanocanthon nigricornis (Say, 1823)
Melanocanthon nigricornis is a dung beetle species from the Scarabaeidae family found in central United States.
Pseudocanthon perplexus (LeConte, 1847)
Pseudocanthon perplexus (LeConte, 1847)
The four-toothed dung beetle, Pseudocanthon perplexus, is a scarab beetle species formerly placed in the tribe Canthonini.
Circellium bacchus (Fabricius, 1781)
Circellium bacchus (Fabricius, 1781)
Circellium bacchus, the flightless dung beetle, is a vulnerable endemic South African dung beetle species, the only one in its genus.
Chlorocala africana (Drury, 1773)
Chlorocala africana (Drury, 1773)
Chlorocala africana is the most common Chlorocala species, found across the Afrotropical region, with variable iridescent body colouration.
Pseudotorynorrhina japonica (Hope, 1841)
Pseudotorynorrhina japonica (Hope, 1841)
Pseudotorynorrhina japonica is a large drone beetle species in the genus Pseudotorynorrhina, also called kanabun.
Mecynorhina passerinii (Westwood, 1843)
Mecynorhina passerinii (Westwood, 1843)
Mecynorhina passerinii is a horned African beetle that feeds on Bridelia micrantha sap.
Dicronorhina derbyana Westwood, 1842
Dicronorhina derbyana Westwood, 1842
Dicronorhina derbyana is the smallest species in its genus, found across several countries in eastern and southern Africa.
Cotinis mutabilis (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
Cotinis mutabilis (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
Cotinis mutabilis, the figeater beetle, is a daylight-active flower chafer found from the US to northern South America.
Cotinis nitida (Linnaeus, 1764)
Cotinis nitida (Linnaeus, 1764)
Cotinis nitida, the green June beetle, is a Nearctic scarab beetle found across North America with a one-year life cycle.
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