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Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817

1201818  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1201818)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Coleoptera (Order)
  7. Scarabaeidae (Family)
  8. Canthon (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Scarabaeus piularius Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Canthon pilularius Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Boreocanthon Halffter, 1958 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)
Glaphyrocanthon Martínez, 1948 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)
Goniocanthon Pereira & Martínez, 1956 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)
Pseudocanthon Bates, 1887 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)

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  1. Species Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
  2. Species Canthon aequinoctialis Harold, 1868
  3. Species Canthon angularis Harold, 1868
  4. Species Canthon angustatus Harold, 1867
  5. Species Canthon balteatus Boheman, 1858
  6. Species Canthon bicolor Castelnau, 1840
  7. Species Canthon bispinus Germar, 1824
  8. Species Canthon caelius Bates, 1887
  9. Species Canthon candens Gistel, 1857
  10. Species Canthon chalcites Haldeman, 1843
  11. Species Canthon chiriguano Martinez & Halffter, 1972
  12. Species Canthon cinctellus Germar, 1824
  13. Species Canthon coeruleicollis Blanchard, 1843
  14. Species Canthon coerulescens Schmidt, 1922
  15. Species Canthon corruscans Castelnau, 1840
  16. Species Canthon curvipes Harold, 1868
  17. Species Canthon curvodilatatus Schmidt, 1920
  18. Species Canthon cyanellus Leconte, 1859
  19. Species Canthon daguerrei Martinez, 1951
  20. Species Canthon delicatulus Balthasar, 1939
  21. Species Canthon delpontei Martinez & Halffter, 1972
  22. Species Canthon denticulatus Schmidt, 1922
  23. Species Canthon dentiger Harold, 1868
  24. Species Canthon deplanatus Harold, 1868
  25. Species Canthon deyrollei Harold, 1868
  26. Species Canthon divinator Gistel, 1857
  27. Species Canthon edentulus Harold, 1868
  28. Species Canthon euryscelis Bates, 1887
  29. Species Canthon forcipatus Harold, 1868
  30. Species Canthon formosus Harold, 1868
  31. Species Canthon fuscipes Erichson, 1847
  32. Species Canthon gemellatus Erichson, 1847
  33. Species Canthon hartmanni Howden & Gill, 1987
  34. Species Canthon heyrovskyi Balthasar, 1939
  35. Species Canthon humboldti Solis & Kohlmann, 2002
  36. Species Canthon humectus Say, 1831
  37. Species Canthon imitator Brown, 1946
  38. Species Canthon indigaceus Leconte, 1866
  39. Species Canthon janthinus Blanchard, 1843
  40. Species Canthon juvencus Harold, 1868
  41. Species Canthon laminatus Balthasar, 1939
  42. Species Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
  43. Species Canthon lividus Blanchard, 1843
  44. Species Canthon luctuosus Harold, 1868
  45. Species Canthon maldonadoi Martinez, 1951
  46. Species Canthon matthewsi Martinez & Halffter, 1972
  47. Species Canthon melancholicus Harold, 1868
  48. Species Canthon meridionalis Martinez, Halffter & Halffter, 1964
  49. Species Canthon modestus Harold, 1867
  50. Species Canthon monilifer Blanchard, 1843
  51. Species Canthon morsei Howden, 1966
  52. Species Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
  53. Species Canthon nigripennis Lansberge, 1874
  54. Species Canthon obliquus Horn, 1894
  55. Species Canthon obscuriellus Schmidt, 1922
  56. Species Canthon octodentatus Schmidt, 1920
  57. Species Canthon orfilai Martinez, 1949
  58. Species Canthon ornatus Redtenbacher, 1867
  59. Species Canthon perseverans Matthews, 1966
  60. Species Canthon pilularius Linnaeus, 1758
  61. Species Canthon piluliformis Blanchard, 1843
  62. Species Canthon podagricus Harold, 1868
  63. Species Canthon principalis Burmeister, 1873
  64. Species Canthon punctatus Schmidt, 1922
  65. Species Canthon quadratus Blanchard, 1843
  66. Species Canthon quadripunctatus Redtenbacher, 1867
  67. Species Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
  68. Species Canthon reyesi Martinez & Halffter, 1972
  69. Species Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1811
  70. Species Canthon sericatus Schmidt, 1922
  71. Species Canthon silvaticus Solis & Kohlmann, 2002
  72. Species Canthon steinheili Harold, 1880
  73. Species Canthon subhyalinus Harold, 1867
  74. Species Canthon substriatus Harold, 1868
  75. Species Canthon triangularis Drury, 1770
  76. Species Canthon unicolor Blanchard, 1843
  77. Species Canthon vazquezae Martinez, Halffter & Halffter, 1964
  78. Species Canthon velutinus Harold, 1868
  79. Species Canthon vigilans Leconte, 1858
  80. Species Canthon virens Mannerheim, 1829
  81. Species Canthon acutoides Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon acutoides Schmidt, 1922
  82. Species Canthon aereus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Scybalocanthon aereus Schmidt, 1922
  83. Species Canthon apicale Lucas, 1857 accepted as Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
  84. Species Canthon asper Harold, 1868 accepted as Anisocanthon sericinus Harold, 1868
  85. Species Canthon basalis Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
  86. Species Canthon bifasciatus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
  87. Species Canthon bifurcatus Robinson, 1948 accepted as Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
  88. Species Canthon bimaculatus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon bimaculatus Schmidt, 1922
  89. Species Canthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941 accepted as Melanocanthon bispinatus Robinson, 1941
  90. Species Canthon brunipennis Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon brunnipennis Schmidt, 1922
  91. Species Canthon brunneus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon brunneus Schmidt, 1922
  92. Species Canthon caliginosus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon triangularis Drury, 1770
  93. Species Canthon carbonarius Harold, 1868 accepted as Francmonrosia carbonarius Harold, 1868
  94. Species Canthon championi Bates, 1887 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon championi Bates, 1887
  95. Species Canthon chevrolati Harold, 1868 accepted as Canthon indigaceus Leconte, 1866
  96. Species Canthon circulatus Harold, 1868 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon circulatus Harold, 1868
  97. Species Canthon coloratus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon coloratus Schmidt, 1922
  98. Species Canthon columbianus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon columbianus Schmidt, 1920
  99. Species Canthon confluens Harold, 1868 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon rubrescens Blanchard, 1843
  100. Species Canthon conformis Harold, 1868 accepted as Canthon virens Mannerheim, 1829
  101. Species Canthon coorporali Balthasar, 1939 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon coorporali Balthasar, 1939
  102. Species Canthon coronatus Perty, 1830 accepted as Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1811
  103. Species Canthon costulatus Lucas, 1857 accepted as Canthon unicolor Blanchard, 1843
  104. Species Canthon cyanopterus Redtenbacher, 1867 accepted as Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
  105. Species Canthon darlingtoni Paulian, 1939 accepted as Scybalocanthon darlingtoni Paulian, 1939
  106. Species Canthon dromedarius Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Anisocanthon pygmaeus Gillet, 1911
  107. Species Canthon elegans Castelnau, 1840 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon quadriguttatus Olivier, 1789
  108. Species Canthon felix Arrow, 1913 accepted as Pseudocanthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1843
  109. Species Canthon flavicollis Harold, 1868 accepted as Canthon triangularis Drury, 1770
  110. Species Canthon foveiventris Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Sylvicanthon foveiventris Schmidt, 1920
  111. Species Canthon fractipes Harold, 1868 accepted as Scybalophagus plicatipennis Blanchard, 1843
  112. Species Canthon furvus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Sylvicanthon furvus Schmidt, 1920
  113. Species Canthon gagatinus Harold, 1863 accepted as Canthon humectus Say, 1831
  114. Species Canthon gibbicollis Harold, 1868 accepted as Zonocopris gibbicollis Harold, 1868
  115. Species Canthon granadensis Lansberge, 1874 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon politus Harold, 1868
  116. Species Canthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920
  117. Species Canthon guticollis Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon cyanellus Leconte, 1859
  118. Species Canthon helleri Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon helleri Schmidt, 1922
  119. Species Canthon histrio Serville, 1825 accepted as Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1811
  120. Species Canthon hybomoides Felsche, 1907 accepted as Pseudepilissus planus Lucas, 1857
  121. Species Canthon juanae Martinez, 1949 accepted as Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
  122. Species Canthon klecandai Balthasar, 1939 accepted as Canthon denticulatus Schmidt, 1922
  123. Species Canthon laesus Erichson, 1847 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon rubrescens Blanchard, 1843
  124. Species Canthon latipes Blanchard, 1843 accepted as Francmonrosia latipes Blanchard, 1843
  125. Species Canthon lichyi Martinez, 1944 accepted as Canthon principalis Burmeister, 1873
  126. Species Canthon linearis Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1811
  127. Species Canthon lunatus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Pseudepilissus lunatus Schmidt, 1922
  128. Species Canthon maculatus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Scybalocanthon maculatus Schmidt, 1920
  129. Species Canthon maculicollis Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1811
  130. Species Canthon maculipennis Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1811
  131. Species Canthon marii Brethes, 1925 accepted as Scatonomus insignis Harold, 1867
  132. Species Canthon metallicus Sturm, 1843 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon viridis Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
  133. Species Canthon minor Sturm, 1843 accepted as Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1824
  134. Species Canthon moniliatus Bates, 1887 accepted as Scybalocanthon moniliatus Bates, 1887
  135. Species Canthon nigellus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Scybalocanthon nigellus Schmidt, 1922
  136. Species Canthon niger Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon septemmaculatus Latreille, 1811
  137. Species Canthon nigrinus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
  138. Species Canthon nitidicollis Lucas, 1857 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon luteicollis Erichson, 1847
  139. Species Canthon obscurus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Sylvicanthon obscurus Schmidt, 1920
  140. Species Canthon ohausi Blackwelder, 1944 accepted as Canthon angustatus Harold, 1867
  141. Species Canthon opacus Lucas, 1857 accepted as Canthon unicolor Blanchard, 1843
  142. Species Canthon pallidus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon pallidus Schmidt, 1922
  143. Species Canthon pauper Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
  144. Species Canthon perplexum Leconte, 1847 accepted as Pseudocanthon perplexus Leconte, 1847
  145. Species Canthon planus Lucas, 1857 accepted as Pseudepilissus planus Lucas, 1857
  146. Species Canthon plicatipennis Pereira, 1953 accepted as Canthon aberrans Harold, 1868
  147. Species Canthon plicatipennis Blanchard, 1843 accepted as Scybalophagus plicatipennis Blanchard, 1843
  148. Species Canthon pseudoforcipatus Balthasar, 1939 accepted as Canthon substriatus Harold, 1868
  149. Species Canthon pygidialis Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Scybalocanthon pygidialis Schmidt, 1922
  150. Species Canthon quadrimaculatus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Canthon subhyalinus Harold, 1867
  151. Species Canthon quadripustulatus Guerin-Meneville, 1855 accepted as Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
  152. Species Canthon raripilus Bates, 1887 accepted as Canthon juvencus Harold, 1868
  153. Species Canthon rutilans Castelnau, 1840 accepted as Francmonrosia rutilans Castelnau, 1840
  154. Species Canthon sanguineomaculatus Blanchard, 1843 accepted as Tetraechma sanguineomaculata Blanchard, 1843
  155. Species Canthon sanguinicollis Guerin-Meneville, 1855 accepted as Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau, 1840
  156. Species Canthon securus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Sylvicanthon securus Schmidt, 1920
  157. Species Canthon seminitens Harold, 1868 accepted as Canthon lividus Blanchard, 1843
  158. Species Canthon seminulum Harold, 1867 accepted as Vulcanocanthon seminulum Harold, 1867
  159. Species Canthon sericans Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Xenocanthon sericans Schmidt, 1922
  160. Species Canthon sericinus Harold, 1868 accepted as Anisocanthon sericinus Harold, 1868
  161. Species Canthon signatus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
  162. Species Canthon signifer Harold, 1868 accepted as Nesocanthon signifer Harold, 1868
  163. Species Canthon solutus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon lituratus Germar, 1813
  164. Species Canthon sordidus Harold, 1868 accepted as Trichocanthon sordidus Harold, 1868
  165. Species Canthon speculifer Castelnau, 1840 accepted as Goniocanthon smaragdulus Fabricius, 1781
  166. Species Canthon strandi Balthasar, 1939 accepted as Anisocanthon strandi Balthasar, 1939
  167. Species Canthon tarsalis Balthasar, 1939 accepted as Tetraechma sanguineomaculata Blanchard, 1843
  168. Species Canthon tibialis Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Pseudepilissus lunatus Schmidt, 1922
  169. Species Canthon transversalis Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
  170. Species Canthon triangulatus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon cyanellus Leconte, 1859
  171. Species Canthon trimaculatus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Scybalocanthon trimaculatus Schmidt, 1922
  172. Species Canthon tristis Harold, 1862 accepted as Canthon unicolor Blanchard, 1843
  173. Species Canthon uniplagiatus Schmidt, 1922 accepted as Scybalocanthon pygidialis Schmidt, 1922
  174. Species Canthon variomaculatus Schmidt, 1920 accepted as Canthon mutabilis Lucas, 1857
  175. Species Canthon villosus Harold, 1868 accepted as Anisocanthon villosus Harold, 1868
  176. Species Canthon viridulus Dejean, 1836 accepted as Glaphyrocanthon viridis Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
  177. Species Canthon wenigi Balthasar, 1939 accepted as Francmonrosia carbonarius Harold, 1868
  178. Species Canthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1843 accepted as Pseudocanthon xanthurus Blanchard, 1843
marine, brackish
recent only
masculine
Hoffmannsegg, J.C. (1817). Entomologische Bemerkungen bei Gelegenheit Abhandlungen der Amerikanischer Insekten. <em>Zoologisches Magazin.</em> 1(1): 8-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14928895
page(s): 38 [details] 
IRMNG (2021). Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1201818 on 2025-05-07
Date
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2020-08-11 00:33:56Z
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Girard, Jean-Sébastien

original description Hoffmannsegg, J.C. (1817). Entomologische Bemerkungen bei Gelegenheit Abhandlungen der Amerikanischer Insekten. <em>Zoologisches Magazin.</em> 1(1): 8-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14928895
page(s): 38 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

status source Chamorro, W.; Marin-Armijos, D.; Asenjo, A.; Vaz-De-Mello, F. Z. (2019). Scarabaeinae dung beetles from Ecuador: a catalog, nomenclatural acts, and distribution records. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 826: 1-343., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.826.26488 [details] 

subsequent type designation Paulian, R . (1939). Contribution à l'étude des Canthonides américains [Coleopt. Lamellic.] (Suite et fin). <em>Annales de la Société Entomologique de France.</em> 108: 1-48., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6138887f/f8.image
page(s): 22 [details] 

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

extant flag source SN2000 unverified [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Canthomoechus Pereira & Martínez, 1960) Pereira, F.S. & Martínez, A. (1959). Tres nuevos géneros de “Canthonini” Americanos. <em>Acta Zoologica Lilloana.</em> 17: 165-184.
page(s): 166 [details] 

original description (of Boreocanthon Halffter, 1958) Ciencia, Méx. 17
page(s): 208 [details] 

original description (of Goniocanthon Pereira & Martínez, 1956) Pereira, F.S. & Martínez, A. (1956). Os gêneros de Canthonini Americanos. <em>Revista Brasileira de Entomologia.</em> 6: 91-192.
page(s): 109 [details] 

original description (of Glaphyrocanthon Martínez, 1948) Martínez, A. (1948). Notas Coleopterológicas I. <em>Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina.</em> 146(1): 41-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48990363
page(s): 41 [details] 

original description (of Paedhyboma Kolbe, 1893) Kolbe, H.J. (1893). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Mistkafer, Lamellicornia Onthophila. I. Die Gattung Deltochilum. <em>Entomologische Zeitung (Stettin).</em> 54(4-6): 188-202., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8932278
page(s): 191 [details] 

original description (of Pseudocanthon Bates, 1887) Bates, H.W. (1886-1890). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Coleoptera. Vol. II. Part 2. Pectinicornia and Lamellicornia. Taylor and Francis, London. xii + 432 pp. [1-24: 1886, 25-176: 1887; 177-336: 1888; 337-416: 1889; 417-432, i-xii: 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/135502
page(s): 35 [details] 

original description (of Coprobius Latreille, 1829) Latreille, P.A. (1829). Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction a l'anatomie comparée, Nouvelle Édition, Revue et Augmentée. Tome IV: Crustacés, arachnides et partie des insectes. Déterville, Paris, 584 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374757
page(s): 535 [details] 

original description (of Coeloscelis Reiche, 1841) Reiche, [L.]. (1841). Tableau d'une division systematique de la tribu des coprophages, dans la famille des lamellicornes. <em>Revue zoologique, par la Société Cuviérienne.</em> 4: 211-213., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2362162
page(s): 213 [details] 
To BioNames database (from synonym Goniocanthon Pereira & Martínez, 1956)
To BioNames database (from synonym Glaphyrocanthon Martínez, 1948)
To BioNames database (from synonym Canthomoechus Pereira & Martínez, 1960)
To BioNames database (from synonym Boreocanthon Halffter, 1958)
To BioNames database (from synonym Paedhyboma Kolbe, 1893)
To BioNames database (from synonym Pseudocanthon Bates, 1887)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Goniocanthon Pereira & Martínez, 1956)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Pseudocanthon Bates, 1887)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Paedhyboma Kolbe, 1893)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Boreocanthon Halffter, 1958)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Canthomoechus Pereira & Martínez, 1960)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Glaphyrocanthon Martínez, 1948)
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