Checklist for Tribe Heteronychini Lacordaire, 1856
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 458
5336
18787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 455
5331
18781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 433
5239
18576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
4213
16123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 78
1509
6505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 71
1262
5308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 6
170
1049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 6
170
1049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 120
770 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 18
137 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Heteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
| 3
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Papua New Guinea
3 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Papua New Guinea
17 Species | Heteronyx apicispinosa Heller, 1914 | | | Heteronyx brevior Fairmaire, 1883 | | | Heteronyx castanescens Moser, 1924 | | | Heteronyx colossus Arrow, 1915 | | | Heteronyx excisa Heller, 1912 | | | Heteronyx fimbriatus Moser, 1924 | | | Heteronyx hirsutosetosus Moser, 1920 | | | Heteronyx insularis (Fairmaire, 1883) | ⇒ Heteronyx tindalei Britton, 1992 | | Heteronyx labratus Moser, 1926 | | | Heteronyx magnus Moser, 1924 | | | Heteronyx maluensis Brenske, 1889 | | | Heteronyx nigritulus Moser, 1926 | | | Heteronyx papuanus Moser, 1920 | | | Neoheteronyx densicollis Moser, 1926 | | | Neoheteronyx versteegi Moser, 1926 | | | Paraheteronyx corporaali Moser, 1926 | | | Paraheteronyx quadriflabellata Moser, 1924 | |
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