Taxonomic review of the pilularius species group of the New World dung beetle genus Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents a taxonomic review of the pilularius species group of the genus Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817, a New World group of ball-rolling (telocoprid) dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). This species group comprises five North American taxa: Canthon vigilans LeConte; C. chalcites (Haldeman); C. pilularius (Linnaeus); C. imitator Brown; and C. floridanus Brown. Each species is keyed, diagnosed, illustrated and presented with information on distribution, relationships, and biology. Nomenclatural actions taken include (a) designation of lectotype for Scarabaeus pilularius Linnaeus, 1758; (b) designation of lectotype for Scarabaeus hudsonias Forster, 1771; (c) designation of lectotype for Scarabaeus laevis Drury, 1773; (d) designation of lectotype and correction of type locality for Scarabaeus volvens Fabricius, 1792; and (e) correction of type locality for Canthon floridanus Brown. In addition, a new synonymy is designated: Scarabaeus hudsonias Forster, 1771, as senior objective synonym of S. laevis Drury, 1773.
Source: Insecta mundi
Author: W. J. Edmonds
Language: English
Subfield: Paleontology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4412677888