Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Otago (South Island, New Zealand)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
603
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 190
602
882 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
591
871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 133
492
730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 31
112
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 29
99
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
14
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
14
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Otago
8 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Otago
11 Species | Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847 | Black-headed pasture cockchafer | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Costelytra zealandica White, 1846 | Grass grub | | Odontria striata White, 1846 | | | Pericoptus stupidus Sharp, 1878 | | | Pericoptus truncatus Fabricius, 1775 | Ngungutawa | | Prodontria capito Broun, 1909 | | | Prodontria lewisi Broun, 1904 | Cromwell Chafer Beetle | | Pyronota edwardsi Sharp, 1876 | | | Pyronota festiva Fabricius, 1775 | Kekerewai manuka chafer | | Scythrodes squalidus Broun, 1886 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Otago
 | | 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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