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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region King George Sound (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
194
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
194
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
194
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
168
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
90
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
71
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for King George Sound
9 Genera with 13 Species
Byrrhomorpha1SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Epichrysus White, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Maechidinus Lea, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Metallesthes Kraatz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Neophyllotocus Blackburn, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Sauvagesinella Paulian, 19742SpeciesTaxom


Species list for King George Sound
13 Species
Byrrhomorpha ponderosa Blackburn, 1892
Cheiroplatys bifossus Blackburn, 1896
Epichrysus lamprimoides White, 1841
Maechidinus marginalis Lea, 1919
Metallesthes unicolor MacLeay, 1863
Neophyllotocus rostratus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus ferox Harold, 1867Western dung beetle
Onthophagus haagi Harold, 1867
Onthophagus tenebrosus Harold, 1871
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Sauvagesinella becki Paulian, 1934
Sauvagesinella palustris Matthews, 1974

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in King George Sound
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
5
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
2
5
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