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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
869
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
280
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
223
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
42
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
42
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
33
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
33 Genera with 83 Species
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Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Amphistomus van Lansberge, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1817Shining Leaf Chafer2SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Australammoecius Petrovitz, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Bisallardiana Antoine, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dilochrosis Thomson, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Dipelicus Hope, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphana Burmeister, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalopoda Reiche, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hemipharis Burmeister, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 19102SpeciesTaxom
Hyphoryctes Blackburn, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Metanastes Arrow, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Microrhopaea Lea, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197228SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoryctes Sharp, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
83 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960
Amphistomus tuberosus Matthews, 1974
Anomala aeneotincta Fairmaire, 1883
Anomala antiqua Gyllenhal, 1817
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Apogonia destructor Bos, 1890Javan sugarcane beetle
Ataenius torridus Blackburn, 1892
Australammoecius peckorum Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Bisallardiana decorticata MacLeay, 1863
Bisallardiana gymnopleura Fischer von ..., 1823
Colpochila griffithi Blackburn, 1907
Colpochila latebricola Blackburn, 1906
Colpochila scutalis Blanchard, 1850
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Coptodactyla lesnei Paulian, 1933
Cryptodus debilis Blackburn, 1890
Cryptodus foveatus Lea, 1919
Cryptodus fraternus Fairmaire, 1877
Demarziella geminata MacLeay, 1871
Demarziella planitarsis Petrovitz, 1971
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Dilochrosis atripennis MacLeay, 1863
Dilochrosis brownii Kirby, 1818
Dipelicus bovilli Blackburn, 1888
Dipelicus optatus Sharp, 1875Sugarcane sandgrub
Glycyphana (Glycyphaniola) brooksi Bacchus, 1974
Gnaphalopoda tridentata Lea, 1917
Hemipharis insularis Gory & Perch..., 1833
Heteronyx tarsalis Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx viduus Blackburn, 1910
Hyphoryctes maculatus Blackburn, 1895
Lepidiota degener Blackburn, 1888
Lepidiota delicatula Blackburn, 1888
Lepidiota lepidosterna Lea, 1926
Lepidiota oryx Britton, 1959
Lepidiota perkinsi Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Liparetrus bimaculatus Lea, 1917
Maechidius cavus Britton, 1957
Maechidius fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Maechidius kurantus Britton, 1957
Maechidius lateripennis Lea, 1917
Metanastes vulgivagus Olliff, 1889Black beetle
Microrhopaea flavipennis Lea, 1920
Onthophagus bambra Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus bicarinaticeps Lea, 1923
Onthophagus bicavicollis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus demarzi Frey, 1959
Onthophagus dinoderus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus erichsoni Hope, 1841
Onthophagus fabricii Waterhouse, 1894
Onthophagus fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus jalamari Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus kakadu Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus latro Harold, 1877
Onthophagus murchisoni Blackburn, 1892
Onthophagus muticus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus nodulifer Harold, 1867
Onthophagus ocelliger Harold, 1877
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus picipennis Hope, 1841
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus rubescens MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus solidus (Gillet, 1927)⇒ Onthophagus compactus Arrow, 1933
Onthophagus symbioticus Arrow, 1920
Onthophagus yeyeko Matthews, 1972
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Plectris scutalis Blanchard, 1850
Pseudoryctes etunus Carne, 1957
Temnoplectron boucomonti Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron rotundum Westwood, 1841
Tesserodon erratum Storey, 1991
Tesserodon intricatum Lea, 1923
Tesserodon novaehollandiae Fabricius, 1775
Tesserodon variolosum MacLeay, 1888
Xylonychus eucalypti pentaphyllus Arrow, 1924

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Darwin
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
10
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
40
Genera
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