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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Hobart (Southeast Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1004
1270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
251
1003
1269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
993
1259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
837
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
428
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
383
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
29
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
29
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
22
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hobart
22 Genera with 41 Species
#ACDEHLOPST
Acrossidius Schmidt, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1835Christmas beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Australammoecius Petrovitz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chondropyga Kraatz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18428SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Phycocus Broun, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Phyllochlaenia Blanchard, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Pimelopus Erichson, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tesarius Rakovič, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hobart
41 Species
Acrossidius pseudotasmaniae Given, 1950Blackheaded pasture cockchafer
Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847Black-headed pasture cockchafer
Anoplognathus suturalis Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835
Australammoecius aphodioides Lea, 1923
Cheiroplatys latipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Chondropyga dorsalis Donovan, 1805Cowboy beetle
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Colpochila obesa Boisduval, 1835
Cryptodus tasmannianus Westwood, 1841
Diphucephala colaspidoides Gyllenhall, 1817Green scarab beetle
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Heteronyx cervina Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx elongatus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx fumata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx pilosellus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx planiceps Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx praecox Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Liparetrus concolor (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Southern dung beetle
Onthophagus fuliginosus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus mutatus Harold, 1859
Onthophagus posticus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842
Phycocus graniceps Broun, 1883
Phyllochlaenia rufescens Blanchard, 1846
Phyllochlaenia villosus Le Guillou, 1844
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus erythropterus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Pimelopus porcellus Erichson, 1847
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Saprosites mendax Blackburn, 1892
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Telura vitticollis Erichson, 1842
Tesarius suclipennis Lea, 1904
Tesarius sulcipennis Lea, 1904

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Hobart
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
9
20
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
2
7
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