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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
232
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
232
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
77
212
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
151
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
25
68
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
61
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
26
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
26
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
19
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Groote Eylandt
19 Genera with 46 Species
Anoplognathus Leach, 1892Christmas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Australammoecius Petrovitz, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Haploscapanes Arrow, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 19105SpeciesTaxom
Holorhopaea Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Neoheteronyx Blackburn, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Neso Blackburn, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 188815SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoryctes Sharp, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 18883SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Groote Eylandt
46 Species
Anoplognathus brevicollis Blackburn, 1892
Ataenius torridus Blackburn, 1892
Australammoecius occidentalis MacLeay, 1888
Colpochila bidentipes Lea, 1926
Colpochila longipalpis Lea, 1926
Colpochila tindalei Lea, 1926
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Demarziella alternata Lea, 1923
Demarziella mirifica Balthasar, 1961
Haploscapanes barbarossa Fabricius, 1775
Heteronyx minimus Lea, 1926
Heteronyx pellucida Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx pellucidus Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx tindalei Britton, 1992
Heteronyx viduus Blackburn, 1910
Holorhopaea sagata Britton, 1978
Lepanus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1888
Lepidiota aenigma Britton, 1978
Lepidiota flavipennis Lea, 1926
Lepidiota lepidosterna Lea, 1926
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Liparetrus simulator Lea, 1926
Maechidius konandus Britton, 1957
Neoheteronyx unidentatus Lea, 1924
Neso minuta Lea, 1926
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus clypealis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus fabricii Waterhouse, 1894
Onthophagus froggattellus Monteith & R..., 2017
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus latro Harold, 1877
Onthophagus ocelliger Harold, 1877
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus picipennis Hope, 1841
Onthophagus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus rubescens MacLeay, 1888
Pseudoryctes bidentifrons Lea, 1926
Temnoplectron boucomonti Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron rotundum Westwood, 1841
Tesserodon intricatum Lea, 1923
Tesserodon novaehollandiae Fabricius, 1775
Tesserodon variolosum MacLeay, 1888

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Groote Eylandt
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
6
24
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