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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Australian Alps (South Eastern Highlands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
150
431
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
150
431
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
414
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
322
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
20
84
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
18
64
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australian Alps
4 Genera with 13 Species
Anoplognathus Leach, 1815Christmas beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Paraschizognathus Ohaus, 02SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australian Alps
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anoplognathus hirsutus Burmeister, 1844
Anoplognathus montanus MacLeay, 1873
Anoplognathus nebulosus MacLeay, 1864
Anoplognathus nebulosus nebulosus
Anoplognathus pallidicollis Blanchard, 1851Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus pindarus Carne, 1957
Anoplognathus porosus Dalman, 1817
Anoplognathus rugosus Kirby, 1818
Anoplognathus suturalis Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus viriditarsis Leach, 1815
Onthophagus mutatus Harold, 1859
Paraschizognathus elgatus Carne, 1958
Paraschizognathus elgatus elgatus
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Phyllotocus variicollis MacLeay, 1871

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Australian Alps
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov