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Canthon
| Description | Canthon, the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canthon, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Canthon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Zool. Magazin, 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 0.30 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. E. Miller, R. D. Gordon, and H. F. Howden. 1981. Reevaluation of Pleistocene scarab beetles from Rancho La Brea, California (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 83:625-630 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canthon |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Canthon (Boreocanthon) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.30 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Canthon aberrans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon acutiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon acutoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon acutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon angularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon angustatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon antoniomartinezi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon ateuchiceps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon auricollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon balteatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon bicolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon bimaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon bisignatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon bispinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon blumei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon brunneus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon brunnipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon caelius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon callosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon candens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon carbonarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon chalcites species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon championi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon chiriguano species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon cinctellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon circulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon coahuilensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon cobosi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon coeruleicollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon coerulescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon coloratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon columbianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon corporaali species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon corpulentus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon corruscus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon curvipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon curvodilatatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon cyanellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon daguerrei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon delgadoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon delicatulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon deloyai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon delpontei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon denticulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon dentiger species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon deplanatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon depressipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon deyrollei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon dives species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon divinator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon doesburgi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon ebeneus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon ebenus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon edentulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon edmondsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon euryscelis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon fallax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon femoralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon forcipatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon formosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon forreri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon fulgidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon fuscipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon gemellatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon hartmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon helleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon heyrovskyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon histrio species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon honsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon humboldti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon humectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon ibarragrassoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon imitator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon incisus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon indigaceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon integricollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon inusitatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon janthinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon juvencus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon lafargei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon laminatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon lamprimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon latipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon lecontei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon leechi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon lituratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon lividus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon lucreciae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon lunatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon luteicollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon maldonadoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon manantlanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon marmoratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon matthewsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon melancholicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon melanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon meridionalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon mixtus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon modestus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon moniliatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon monilifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon montanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon moroni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon morsei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon mutabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon muticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon nigripennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon nyctelius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon obliquus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon obscuriellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon octodentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon ohausi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon oliverioi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon orfilai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon ornatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon pacificus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon pallidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon perplexus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon perseverans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon pilularius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon piluliformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon plagiatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon planus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon podagricus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon politus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon praticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon principalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon probus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon puncticollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon quadratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon quadriguttatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon quadripunctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon quinquemaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon reichei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon reyesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon riverai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon rubrescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon rutilans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon rzedowskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon semiopacus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon septemmaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon sericatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon signifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon silvaticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon simplex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon simulans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon smaragdulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon sordidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon splendidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon staigi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon steinheili species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon subcyaneus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon subhyalinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon substriatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon sulcatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon tetraodon species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon triangularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon unicolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon variabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon vazquezae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon velutinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon viduus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon vigilans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon violaceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon virens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon viridis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon vulcanoae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon xanthopus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Canthon zuninoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1817 | Canthon Hoffmannsegg |
| 1981 | Canthon Miller et al. p. 626 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
