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''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of
Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
or scarab beetles in the superfamily
Scarabaeoidea Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Its constituent families are also undergoing r ...
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Selected species

* '' Canthon aberrans'' Harold, 1868 * '' Canthon acutiformis'' Balthasar, 1939 * '' Canthon acutoides'' Schmidt, 1922 * '' Canthon acutus'' Harold, 1868 * '' Canthon aequinoctialis'' Harold 1868 * '' Canthon angularis'' Harold, 1868 * '' Canthon angustatus'' Harold, 1867 * '' Canthon histrio'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 * '' Canthon quadriguttatus'' Olivier, 1789 * ''
Canthon smaragdulus ''Canthon'', the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this ...
'' Fabricius, 1781 ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''Canthon elegans'' (Laporte, 1840), a synonym for '' Canthon quadriguttatus'' Olivier, 1789


See also

* List of Canthon species


References


External links

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