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Boreocanthon

Boreocanthon is a genus of ball-rolling dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. They are endemic to North America, occurring from southern Canada to central Mexico.

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Boreocanthon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Boreocanthon
Halffter, 1958
Type species
Ateuchus ebenus
Say, 1823
Diversity
13 species

Boreocanthon is a genus of ball-rolling dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae.12 They are endemic to North America, occurring from southern Canada to central Mexico.3

Species

Thirteen species are currently recognized.3

  • Boreocanthon ateuchiceps Bates, 1887
  • Boreocanthon coahuilensis Howden, 1966
  • Boreocanthon depressipennis LeConte, 1859
  • Boreocanthon ebenus Say, 1823
  • Boreocanthon forreri Bates, 1887
  • Boreocanthon halffteri Edmonds, 2022
  • Boreocanthon integricollis Schaeffer, 1915
  • Boreocanthon lecontei Harold, 1868
  • Boreocanthon melanus Robinson, 1948
  • Boreocanthon praticola LeConte, 1859
  • Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1823
  • Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
  • Boreocanthon simplex LeConte, 1857
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