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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Ferntree Gully (Melbourne, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
120
545
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
120
545
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
537
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
519
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
328
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
39
292
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
16
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ferntree Gully
16 Genera with 24 Species
Anoplognathus Leach, 1835Christmas beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Antitrogus Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Chondropyga Kraatz, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Dasygnathus MacLeay, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eupoecila Burmeister, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18503SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Microvalgus Kraatz, 06SpeciesTaxom
Neorrhina Thomson, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trissodon Prell, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ferntree Gully
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplognathus suturalis Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835
Antitrogus tasmanicus Burmeister, 1855
Cheiroplatys bifossus Blackburn, 1896
Chondropyga gulosa Janson, 1873
Cryptodus paradoxus (MacLeay, 1819)⇒ Cryptodus variolosus White, 1841
Dasygnathus trituberculatus Blackburn, 1889
Eupoecila australasiae Donovan, 1805Fiddler beetle
Heteronyx dimidiata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx dimidiatus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus marginipennis Blanchard, 1850
Microvalgus bursariae (Lea, 1914)⇒ Microvalgus bursuriae Lea, 1914
Microvalgus bursuriae Lea, 1914
Microvalgus lapeyrousei Gory & Perch..., 1833
Microvalgus squamiventris Lea, 1914
Microvalgus vagans Lea, 1914
Microvalgus vagans vagans
Neorrhina punctatum Donovan, 1805Punctate Flower Chafer
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus mniszechi Harold, 1869Kershaw´s burying beetle
Phyllotocus australis Boisduval, 1835
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Trissodon australasiae Hope, 1837

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Ferntree Gully
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
7
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
1
2
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