Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Kangaroo Island (South Australia, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 133
412
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 133
412
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 128
406
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 88
313
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 27
113
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 24
92
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
10
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
10
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 8
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kangaroo Island
8 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Kangaroo Island
17 Species | Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847 | Black-headed pasture cockchafer | | Anoplognathus montanus MacLeay, 1873 | | | Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835 | | | Cryptodus paradoxus (MacLeay, 1819) | ⇒ Cryptodus variolosus White, 1841 | | Diaphonia dispar Newman, 1840 | | | Heteronyx cygneus Blackburn, 1889 | | | Heteronyx posticalis Blackburn, 1890 | | | Heteronyx pustulosus Blackburn, 1890 | | | Liparetrus insularis Blackburn, 1888 | | | Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842 | | | Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830 | Southern dung beetle | | Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858) | ⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867 | | Onthophagus pentacanthus Harold, 1867 | Five horned dung beetle | | Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869 | | | Onthophagus posticus Erichson, 1842 | | | Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842 | | | Phyllotocus kingii MacLeay, 1864 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Kangaroo Island | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 1
7 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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