Pseudocanthon
Genus of beetles
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Pseudocanthon is a genus of (formerly canthonini) in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. There are about nine described species in Pseudocanthon.[1][2][3]
| Pseudocanthon | |
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| Pseudocanthon perplexus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Deltochilini |
| Genus: | Pseudocanthon Bates, 1887 |
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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)
