| Canthon pilularius | |
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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] | |
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Canthon pilularius, the common tumblebug, is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Oceania and North America. [1] [2] [3]
Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night.
The scarab beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae consists of species collectively called true dung beetles. Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dung. However, some may feed on decomposing matter including carrion, decaying fruits and fungi. Dung beetles can be placed into three structural guilds based on their method of dung processing namely rollers, dwellers and tunnelers Dung removal and burial by dung beetles result in ecological benefits such as soil aeration and fertilization; improved nutrient cycling and uptake by plants, increase in Pasture quality, biological control of pest flies and intestinal parasites and secondary seed dispersal. Well-known members include the genera Scarabaeus and Sisyphus, and Phanaeus vindex.
Canthon, the tumblebugs, is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
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Canthon lecontei is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae.
Canthon viridis is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Canthon melanus is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae.
Canthon cyanellus is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae.
Canthon imitator is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae.
Canthon simplex is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Canthon depressipennis is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae.
Canthon humectus is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Oceania.
Canthon chalcites is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Canthon zuninoi is a species of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles. It is found in Mexico.
Canthon indigaceus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
Canthon ebenus is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae.
Canthon praticola is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Canthon vigilans, the vigilant dung beetle, is a species in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Canthon angustatus is a species of tumblebug from the genus Canthon. It occurs across North, Central, and South America, from Mexico to Peru. The species was originally described by Edgar von Harold in 1867
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