Canthon pilularius

Canthon pilularius, the common tumblebug, is a species of (formerly canthonini) in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Oceania and North America.[1][2][3]

Common tumblebug, Canthon pilularius

Canthon pilularius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Canthon
Species:
C. pilularius
Binomial name
Canthon pilularius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Canthon viridescens Drury, 1773
  • Coprobius obtusidens Forster, 1771
  • Scarabaeus hudsonias Fabricius, 1792
  • Scarabaeus laevis Ziegler, 1844
  • Scarabaeus volvens Horn, 1870

References
  1. "Canthon pilularius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Canthon pilularius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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