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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Murray Darling Basin (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
397
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
397
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
373
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
78
282
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
121
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
80
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
7
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Murray Darling Basin
7 Genera with 23 Species
Anoplognathus Leach, 1817Christmas beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Metallesthes Kraatz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Metanastes Arrow, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Murray Darling Basin
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplognathus boisduvalii Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus brunnipennis Gyllenhal, 1817
Anoplognathus concolor Burmeister, 1855
Anoplognathus montanus MacLeay, 1873
Anoplognathus nebulosus nebulosus
Anoplognathus pallidicollis Blanchard, 1851Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus porosus Dalman, 1817
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Metallesthes metallescens White, 1859
Metanastes vulgivagus Olliff, 1889Black beetle
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus perpilosus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus tamworthi Blackburn, 1903
Phyllotocus erythropterus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus kingii MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus occidentalis Blackburn, 1888
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Telura alta Britton, 1987

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Murray Darling Basin
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
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
2
8
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