Canthidium

***Canthidium*** er en artsrik slekt av biller som hører til familien skarabider (Scarabaeidae) i gruppen skarabider (Scarabaeoidea). Artene, som lever av kumøkk, kan minne om små neshornbiller, men er mindre, mer tettbygd og hvelvet, og dekkvingene har tydelige lengdestriper.

## Utseende
Små til middelsstore (ofte bare 4&nbsp;mm lange), hvelvede, blanke skarabider, vanligvis svarte, ofte med metallisk glans. De har ikke påfallende horn eller knøler på hodet. Pronotum kan være rødt eller oransje. Dekkvingene har tydelige lengdestriper.

## Levevis
Disse billene finnes helst i tilknytning til gjødsel. Den graver dype sjakter under en kuruke og graver ned store mengder møkk som de legger egg på. Hannen graver gangene, hunnen arbeider møkka til glatte kuler som hun legger egg på. Hun passer disse i rundt fire måneder mens larvene utvikler seg. De voksne billene ses helst vår og høst.

## Utbredelse
Slekten er utbredt i Sør- og Mellom-Amerika.

## Systematisk plassering

* Ordenen biller, Coleoptera
** Underordenen Polyphaga
*** Overfamilien skarabider, Scarabaeoidea
**** Familien skarabider, (Scarabaeidae) Latreille, 1806
***** Underfamilien gjødselgravere (Scarabaeinae) Latreille, 1806
****** Slektsgruppen Coprini
******* Slekten *Canthidium* Erichson, 1847
******** *[[Canthidium abbreviatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium alvarezi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium andersoni]]*
******** *[[Canthidium angulicolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium angusticeps]]*
******** *[[Canthidium annagabrielae]]*
******** *[[Canthidium ardens]]*
******** *[[Canthidium aterrimum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium atomarium]]*
******** *[[Canthidium atramentarium]]*
******** *[[Canthidium atricolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium aurichalceum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium auricolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium aurifex]]*
******** *[[Canthidium barbacenicum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium basale]]*
******** *[[Canthidium basipunctatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium batesi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium bicolor]]*
******** *[[Canthidium bituberifrons]]*
******** *[[Canthidium bokermanni]]*
******** *[[Canthidium bovinum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium breve]]*
******** *[[Canthidium caesareum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium calidum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium cavifrons]]*
******** *[[Canthidium centrale]]*
******** *[[Canthidium cereum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium chabanaudi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium chrysis]]*
******** *[[Canthidium clypeale]]*
******** *[[Canthidium coerulescens]]*
******** *[[Canthidium cognatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium collare]]*
******** *[[Canthidium convexifrons]]*
******** *[[Canthidium cupreum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium darwini]]*
******** *[[Canthidium decoratum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium delgadoi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium deplanatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium depressum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium deyrollei]]*
******** *[[Canthidium discolor]]*
******** *[[Canthidium discopygidiale]]*
******** *[[Canthidium dispar]]*
******** *[[Canthidium dohrni]]*
******** *[[Canthidium elegantulum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium emoryi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium epistomale]]*
******** *[[Canthidium erythropterum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium escalerai]]*
******** *[[Canthidium euchalceum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium excisipes]]*
******** *[[Canthidium femoratum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium flabellatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium flavicorne]]*
******** *[[Canthidium flavipes]]*
******** *[[Canthidium flavum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium foveolatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium funebre]]*
******** *[[Canthidium gemmingeri]]*
******** *[[Canthidium gerstaeckeri]]*
******** *[[Canthidium gigas]]*
******** *[[Canthidium glabricolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium globulum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium gracilipes]]*
******** *[[Canthidium granuliferum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium guanacaste]]*
******** *[[Canthidium guyanense]]*
******** *[[Canthidium haagi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium haroldi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium hespenheidei]]*
******** *[[Canthidium histrio]]*
******** *[[Canthidium howdeni]]*
******** *[[Canthidium humerale]]*
******** *[[Canthidium hyla]]*
******** *[[Canthidium hypocrita]]*
******** *[[Canthidium imperiale]]*
******** *[[Canthidium impressum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium inerme]]*
******** *[[Canthidium inoptatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium kelleri]]*
******** *[[Canthidium kiesenwetteri]]*
******** *[[Canthidium kirschi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium korschefskyi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium kraatzi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium laetum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium laevigatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium latipleurum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium latum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium lebasi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium lentum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium leucopterum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium lucidum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium luteum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium macclevei]]*
******** *[[Canthidium macroculare]]*
******** *[[Canthidium magnum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium manni]]*
******** *[[Canthidium margaritae]]*
******** *[[Canthidium marianelae]]*
******** *[[Canthidium marielae]]*
******** *[[Canthidium marseuli]]*
******** *[[Canthidium melanocephalum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium metallicum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium minimum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium miscellum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium moestum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium monoceros]]*
******** *[[Canthidium moroni]]*
******** *[[Canthidium multipunctatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium muticum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium nanum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium nigritum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium nitidum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium nobile]]*
******** *[[Canthidium obscurum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium onitoides]]*
******** *[[Canthidium onthophagoides]]*
******** *[[Canthidium opacum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium pallidoalatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium paranum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium parvulum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium perceptibile]]*
******** *[[Canthidium persplendens]]*
******** *[[Canthidium picipes]]*
******** *[[Canthidium pinotoides]]*
******** *[[Canthidium planovultum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium prasinum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium priscillae]]*
******** *[[Canthidium pseudaurifex]]*
******** *[[Canthidium pseudoperceptibile]]*
******** *[[Canthidium pseudopuncticolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium pullus]]*
******** *[[Canthidium punctatostriatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium puncticeps]]*
******** *[[Canthidium puncticolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium quadridens]]*
******** *[[Canthidium refulgens]]*
******** *[[Canthidium riverai]]*
******** *[[Canthidium ruficolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium rufinum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium rufipes]]*
******** *[[Canthidium rutilum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium seladon]]*
******** *[[Canthidium semicupreum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium sladeni]]*
******** *[[Canthidium smithi]]*
******** *[[Canthidium splendidum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium stahli]]*
******** *[[Canthidium steinheili]]*
******** *[[Canthidium subdopuncticolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium sulcatum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium sulcicolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium taurinum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium tenebrosum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium thalassinum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium titschacki]]*
******** *[[Canthidium tricolor]]*
******** *[[Canthidium trinodosum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium tuberifrons]]*
******** *[[Canthidium variolosum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium versicolor]]*
******** *[[Canthidium vespertinum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium violaceipenne]]*
******** *[[Canthidium viride]]*
******** *[[Canthidium viridicolle]]*
******** *[[Canthidium viridiobscurum]]*
******** *[[Canthidium volxemi]]*

## Eksterne lenker
* Natural History Museum - ''Canthidium darwini''
* Bilder av ''Canthidium'' nr. ''deyrollei''
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