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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
90
1573
5883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1403
5013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
68
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
68
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
51
216
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
51 Genera with 216 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPSTX
Acrossidius Schmidt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Adoryphorus Blackburn, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1896Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1817Christmas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Australaphodius Balthasar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Carneiola Endrödi, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1835Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Costelytra Given, 184613SpeciesTaxom
Dasygnathus MacLeay, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalopoda Reiche, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Microvalgus Kraatz, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Mimela Kirby, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mycernus Broun, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Odontria White, 184654SpeciesTaxom
Oedanomerus Waterhouse, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pericoptus Burmeister, 1775Small sand scarab6SpeciesTaxom
Phycochus1SpeciesTaxom
Phycocus Broun, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1824June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopharis Kraatz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Proctophanes Harold, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Prodontria Broun, 196016SpeciesTaxom
Psilodontria Broun, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pyronota Boisduval, 195219SpeciesTaxom
Saphobiamorpha Brookes, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Saphobius Sharp, 187715SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 200111SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scythrodes Broun, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Sericospilus Sharp, 196017SpeciesTaxom
Stethaspis Hope, 17759SpeciesTaxom
Tesarius Rakovič, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Xylonichus Boisduval, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
216 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847Black-headed pasture cockchafer
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Adoryphorus couloni Burmeister, 1847Australian black beetle
Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960
Anomala minor (Marshall, 1896)⇒ Mimela chalcophora Ohaus, 1902
Anoplognathus porosus Dalman, 1817
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Labarrus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataenius brouni Sharp, 1876Broun's Scarab
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892Little pasture cockchafer
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Carneiola zealandica Endrödi, 1974
Colpochila punctulata Blanchard, 1850
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Costelytra austrobrunneum Given, 1952
Costelytra brookesi Given, 1966
Costelytra brooksei Given, 1966
Costelytra brunneum Broun, 1880
Costelytra distincta Given, 1966
Costelytra diurna Given, 1960
Costelytra giveni Coca-Abia & ..., 2016
Costelytra gregoryi Given, 1966
Costelytra macrobrunneum Given, 1952
Costelytra piceobrunneum Given, 1952
Costelytra pseudobrunneum Given, 1952
Costelytra symmetrica Given, 1966
Costelytra zealandica White, 1846Grass grub
Dasygnathus dejeani MacLeay, 1819Redheaded whitegrub
Dasygnathus trituberculatus Blackburn, 1889
Diplotaxis moerens LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880
Gnaphalopoda brookesi Broun, 1921
Gnaphalopoda piceus Broun, 1881
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Heteronychus arator arator
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Liparetrus fulvohirtus MacLeay, 1871
Maechidius latus Waterhouse, 1875
Microvalgus lapeyrousei Gory & Perch..., 1833
Microvalgus rufipennis Lea, 1914
Mimela chalcophora Ohaus, 1902
Mycernus elegans Broun, 1904
Mycernus intermediatus Given, 1952
Odontria aenealis Broun, 1909
Odontria albonotata Broun, 1893
Odontria aurantia Given, 1952
Odontria aureopilosa Given, 1952
Odontria australis Given, 1952
Odontria autumnalis Given, 1952
Odontria borealis Given, 1960
Odontria calvescens Given, 1952
Odontria carinata Given, 1954
Odontria cassiniae Given, 1952
Odontria castanea Blanchard, 1850
Odontria cinnamomea White, 1846
Odontria communis Given, 1952
Odontria convexa Given, 1952
Odontria costella (Broun, 1880)⇒ Sericospilus costellus Broun, 1880
Odontria decepta Given, 1952
Odontria epomeas Lewis, 1903
Odontria eximia Broun, 1917
Odontria fusca Broun, 1893
Odontria giveni Watt, 1984
Odontria glabrata Broun, 1893
Odontria halli Broun, 1921
Odontria inconspicua Given, 1952
Odontria macrothoracica Given, 1952
Odontria magna Given, 1952
Odontria magnum Given, 1952
Odontria marmorata Broun, 1893
Odontria monticola Broun, 1912
Odontria nesobia Broun, 1921
Odontria nitidula Broun, 1912
Odontria obscura Broun, 1895
Odontria obsoleta Broun, 1917
Odontria occipitalis Broun, 1893
Odontria occiputale Broun, 1893
Odontria piceobrunneum
Odontria piciceps Given, 1952
Odontria picipes Broun, 1893
Odontria piliventris Broun, 1921
Odontria puncticollis Broun, 1916
Odontria punctulata Broun, 1880
Odontria regalis Given, 1952
Odontria rossii White, 1846
Odontria rufescens Given, 1952
Odontria sandageri Broun, 1881
Odontria smithi Broun, 1893
Odontria striata White, 1846
Odontria suavis Broun, 1880
Odontria subnitida Given, 1952
Odontria sylvatica Broun, 1880
Odontria varicolorata Given, 1952
Odontria variegata Given, 1952
Odontria velutina Given, 1952
Odontria velutinum Given, 1952
Odontria xanthosticta White, 1846
Oedanomerus longicornis Arrow, 1936
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus posticus Erichson, 1842
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Pardalosus sayi Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Pericoptus frontalis Broun, 1904
Pericoptus nitidulus Broun, 1880
Pericoptus punctatus White, 1846Small sand scarab
Pericoptus studipus Sharp, 1878
Pericoptus stupidus Sharp, 1878
Pericoptus truncatus Fabricius, 1775Ngungutawa
Phycochus graniceps Broun, 1886
Phycocus graniceps Broun, 1883
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longitarsa Say, 1824
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Poecilopharis laeviclypeata Schürhoff, 1935
Proctophanes minor Blackburn, 1897
Proctophanes sculptus Hope, 1846
Prodontria capito Broun, 1909
Prodontria grandis Given, 1964
Prodontria jenniferae Emerson, 1997
Prodontria lewisi Broun, 1904Cromwell Chafer Beetle
Prodontria longitarsis Broun, 1909
Prodontria matagouriae Emerson, 1997
Prodontria minuta Emerson, 1997
Prodontria modesta Broun, 1909
Prodontria montis Emerson, 1997
Prodontria patricki Emerson, 1997
Prodontria pinguis Given, 1952
Prodontria praelatella Broun, 1909
Prodontria rakiurensis Emerson, 1997
Prodontria regalis Emerson, 1997
Prodontria setosa Given, 1952
Prodontria truncata Given, 1960
Psilodontria viridescens Broun, 1895
Pyronota aurata (Broun, 1893)⇒ Pyronota laeta Fabricius, 1775
Pyronota caerulea Broun, 1893
Pyronota coerula Broun, 1893
Pyronota dives (Broun, 1893)⇒ Pyronota edwardsi Sharp, 1876
Pyronota edwardsi Sharp, 1876
Pyronota electa (Broun, 1893)⇒ Pyronota laeta Fabricius, 1775
Pyronota festiva Fabricius, 1775Kekerewai manuka chafer
Pyronota inconstans Brookes, 1926
Pyronota laeta Fabricius, 1775
Pyronota lugubris Sharp, 1886
Pyronota minor Given, 1952
Pyronota pallida (Broun, 1893)⇒ Pyronota sobrina Sharp, 1876
Pyronota punctata Given, 1952
Pyronota purpurata (Broun, 1893)⇒ Pyronota festiva Fabricius, 1775
Pyronota regalis (Broun, 1893)⇒ Pyronota laeta Fabricius, 1775
Pyronota rubra (Given, 1952)⇒ Pyronota laeta Fabricius, 1775
Pyronota setosa Given, 1952
Pyronota sobrina Sharp, 1876
Pyronota splendens Given, 1952
Saphobiamorpha maorianus Brookes, 1944
Saphobius arrowi Paulian, 1935
Saphobius brouni Paulian, 1935
Saphobius curvipes Broun, 1893
Saphobius edwardsi Sharp, 1873
Saphobius fulvipes Broun, 1893
Saphobius fuscus Broun, 1893
Saphobius inflatipes Broun, 1893
Saphobius laticollis Broun, 1914
Saphobius lepidus Broun, 1912
Saphobius lesnei Paulian, 1935
Saphobius nitidulus (Broun, 1880)⇒ Saphobius edwardsi Sharp, 1873
Saphobius setosus Sharp, 1886
Saphobius squamulosus Broun, 1886
Saphobius tibialis Broun, 1895
Saphobius wakefieldi Sharp, 1877
Saprosites communis Broun, 1880
Saprosites distans Sharp, 1876
Saprosites exsculptus White, 1846
Saprosites fortipes Broun, 1886
Saprosites kaimai Stebnicka, 2005
Saprosites kamai Stebnicka, 2005
Saprosites kingsensis Stebnicka, 2001
Saprosites mendax Blackburn, 1892
Saprosites raoulensis Broun, 1910
Saprosites sulcatissimus Broun, 1911
Saprosites watti Stebnicka, 2001
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scythrodes squalidus Broun, 1886
Sericospilus advena Sharp, 1882
Sericospilus aenealis Broun, 1909
Sericospilus brevis Given, 1952
Sericospilus costella Broun, 1880
Sericospilus costellus Broun, 1880
Sericospilus cumberi Given, 1953
Sericospilus eximia Broun, 1917
Sericospilus glabrata Broun, 1893
Sericospilus intermediatus Given, 1952
Sericospilus minor Given, 1952
Sericospilus obscura (Given, 1952)⇒ Sericospilus obscurus Given, 1952
Sericospilus obscurus Given, 1952
Sericospilus ornatus Given, 1960
Sericospilus piliventris Broun, 1921
Sericospilus rossii White, 1846
Sericospilus truncatus Given, 1952
Sericospilus watti Given, 1960
Stethaspis convexa Given, 1952
Stethaspis discoidea Broun, 1893
Stethaspis intermediata Given, 1952
Stethaspis lineata Arrow, 1924
Stethaspis longicornis Arrow, 1924
Stethaspis prasinus Broun, 1893
Stethaspis pulchra Broun, 1895
Stethaspis simmondsi Broun, 1893
Stethaspis suturalis Fabricius, 1775
Tesarius sulcipennis Lea, 1904

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
16
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
19
143
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
23
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