Pseudocanthon is a genus of (formerly canthonini) in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. There are about nine described species in Pseudocanthon.[1][2][3]
| Pseudocanthon | |
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| Pseudocanthon perplexus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Deltochilini |
| Genus: | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1887 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editThese 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)
References
edit- ^ a b "Pseudocanthon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pseudocanthon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pseudocanthon genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z.; Edmonds, W. D.; Ocampo, Federico C.; Schoolmeesters, Paul (2011). "A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2854 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2854.1.1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- Mathison, Blaine A.; Hardy, Martin; Bezdek, Aleš; Schoolmeesters, Paul (2001). "A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
External links
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