Canthon

Canthon
Canthon smaragdulus Fabricius, 1781
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Canthonini
Genus: Canthon
Hoffmannsegg 1817[1]
Species

about 50, see text

Canthon, the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[2][3][4]

Selected species

References

  1. Entomologische Bemerkungen bei Gelegenheit der Abhandlungen über amerikanische insekten. JC Hoffmannsegg - Zoologisches Magazin, 1817
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
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