Ceratocanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hybosoridae
Subfamily: Ceratocanthinae
Genus: Ceratocanthus
White, 1842
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnoropterus Gestro, 1899
  • Sphaeromorphus Germar, 1843

Ceratocanthus is a genus of pill scarab beetles in the family Hybosoridae. There are more than 50 described species in Ceratocanthus.[1][2][3]

Species

These 53 species belong to the genus Ceratocanthus:

  • Ceratocanthus aeneus (MacLeay, 1819) (shining ball scarab beetle)
  • Ceratocanthus amazonicus Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus aureolus (Harold, 1874)
  • Ceratocanthus baniensis Howden, 1978
  • Ceratocanthus basilicus (Germar, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus bicinctoides Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus bicinctus (Erichson, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus bonfilsi Chalumeau, 1977
  • Ceratocanthus brasiliensis (Lansberge, 1887)
  • Ceratocanthus chalceus (Germar, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus clypealis (Lansberge, 1887)
  • Ceratocanthus ebeninus (Erichson, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus eberti Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus eulampros (Bates, 1887)
  • Ceratocanthus fuscoviridis (Ohaus, 1911)
  • Ceratocanthus globulus (Erichson, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus gundlachi (Harold, 1874)
  • Ceratocanthus humeralis (Erichson, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus inca Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus major Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus mathani Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus micans (Harold, 1874)
  • Ceratocanthus micros (Bates, 1887)
  • Ceratocanthus monrosi (Martinez & Pereira, 1959)
  • Ceratocanthus nanus (Germar, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus niger Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus nitidus (Germar, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus pararelucens Howden, 1978
  • Ceratocanthus pauliani (Delgado & Hernandez, 1998)
  • Ceratocanthus pecki Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus perpunctatus Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus politus (Erichson, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus pseudosuturalis Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus punctolineatus Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus punctulatus (Lansberge, 1887)
  • Ceratocanthus pyritosus (Erichson, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus quadristriatus Paulian & Vaz-de-mello, 1998
  • Ceratocanthus relucens (Bates, 1887)
  • Ceratocanthus rotundicollis (Bates, 1887)
  • Ceratocanthus semipunctatus (Germar, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus semistriatus (Germar, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus seriatus (Erichson, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus sesquistriatus (Germar, 1843)
  • Ceratocanthus sexstriatus Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus spinicornis (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Ceratocanthus steinbachi Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus striatulus (Lansberge, 1887)
  • Ceratocanthus suturalis (Lansberge, 1887)
  • Ceratocanthus suturaloides Paulian, 1982
  • Ceratocanthus termiticola (Wasmann, 1894)
  • Ceratocanthus turquinensis (Zayas, 1988)
  • Ceratocanthus undulatus (Harold, 1874)
  • Ceratocanthus vicarius (Bates, 1887)

References

  1. 1 2 "Ceratocanthus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Ceratocanthus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

  • 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.


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