Pseudocanthon Explained

Pseudocanthon is a genus of (formerly canthonini) in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. There are about nine described species in Pseudocanthon.

Species

These 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)

Further reading

• A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). 2011. Vaz-de-Mello. Fernando Z.. Edmonds. W. D.. Ocampo. Federico C.. Schoolmeesters. Paul. Zootaxa. 2854. 1. 1. 10.11646/zootaxa.2854.1.1. 2019-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714093649/http://www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Scarabaeidae/Scarabaeinae/ScarabaeinaeKey2011.pdf. 2018-07-14. dead. free.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae). 2001. Mathison . Blaine A.. Hardy . Martin. Bezdek . Aleš. Schoolmeesters . Paul.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. Ratcliffe. Brett. Jameson. Mary Liz. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330151517/http://www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Guide-introduction/Guideintro.html. 2019-03-30. dead.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.