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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Lake Eyre Basin (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
117
323
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
269
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
23
89
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
19
65
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
12
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
12
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lake Eyre Basin
12 Genera with 23 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 2014Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1835Christmas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodopsammobius Endrodi, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Bisallardiana Antoine, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Carneodon Özdikmen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19726SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Eyre Basin
23 Species
Anomala katherine Jin, Weir, S..., 2014
Anoplognathus suturalis Boisduval, 1835
Aphodopsammobius matthewsi (Rakovic, 1981)⇒ Aphodopsammobius rugicollis MacLeay, 1888
Aphodopsammobius rugicollis MacLeay, 1888
Carneodon pecuarius Reiche, 1860
Coptodactyla depressa Paulian, 1933
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Lepanus globulus MacLeay, 1887
Lepanus nitidus Matthews, 1974
Lepanus parapisoniae Matthews, 1974
Lepanus villosus Matthews, 1974
Lepidiota arnhemensis Britton, 1978
Lepidiota cabala Britton, 1978
Lepidiota flavipennis Lea, 1926
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Onthophagus binyana Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus yiryoront Matthews, 1972
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Temnoplectron reyi Paulian, 1934

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Lake Eyre Basin
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
13
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