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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
941
2654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
161
939
2651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
154
914
2611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
848
2442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
117
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
32
98
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua Region
6 Genera with 6 Species
Anomala Samouelle, 2006Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Ischiopsopha Gestro, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Lomaptera Gory & Perch..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Region
6 Species
Anomala fergussonensis Zorn, 2006
Lomaptera loriae Gestro, 1893
Temnoplectron boucomonti Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron major Paulian, 1985
Tesserodon howdeni Paulian, 1985
Uroxys tuberculatus Lansberge, 1874

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Papua Region
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
2
1
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
3
4
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