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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3550
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2836
5497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
966
1663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
841
1424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
106
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
106
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
76
165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
76 Genera with 165 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTX
Airapus Stebnicka & ..., 19612SpeciesTaxom
Allophyllus Fauvel, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphistomus van Lansberge, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1851Shining Leaf Chafer3SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1919Christmas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Boletoscapter Matthews, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Chalcasthenes Arrow, 20094SpeciesTaxom
Chalepides Casey, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chrysina Kirby, 1891Jewel scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cnematoplatys A.Schmidt, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Coenoryctoderus Prell, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1835Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1883Green June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1966Masked Chafers4SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Dilochrosis Thomson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Diorygopyx Matthews, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dipelicus Hope, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets5SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1869
Rice Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Euchloropus Arrow, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Eutheola Bates, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphana Burmeister, 19138SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphileurus Kolbe, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Heterogomphus Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ischiopsopha Gestro, 193515SpeciesTaxom
Ixorida Thomson, 03SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Listrochelus Blanchard, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lomaptera Gory & Perch..., 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 2018Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphonia Schürhoff, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Melanhyphus Fairmaire, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Mycterophallus Kraatz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Neodasygnathus Carne, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Neohyphus Heller, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 200014SpeciesTaxom
Orizabus Fairmaire, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oryctoderus Boisduval, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Osmoderma Le Peletier ..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Panglaphyra Kraatz, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Papuana Arrow, 1911Taro beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Parachrysina Bates, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Parastasia Westwood, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1844Precious Metal Scarabs5SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819Burrowing Dung Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Platycoelia Dejean, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopharis Kraatz, 010SpeciesTaxom
Polyphyllum Blanchard, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Protaetia Burmeister, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Repsimus MacLeay, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rutela Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Scapanes Burmeister, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Schizognathus Fischer von ..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1809Ox Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1888Carrot Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Trichogomphus Burmeister, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopeltastes Burmeister &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Xenotrogus Britton, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Xylotrupes Hope, 1885Elephant beetles9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
165 Species and 26 Subspecies
Airapus interstitialis Fairmaire, 1883
Airapus novaebritanniae Balthasar, 1961
Amphistomus calcaratus MacLeay, 1871
Anomala aeneiventris Fairmaire, 1883
Anomala innuba Fabricius, 1787
Anomala testaceipennis (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Anomala nitidula Blanchard, 1851
Anoplognathus multiseriatus Lea, 1919
Ataenius exiguus Brown, 1932
Ataenius heinekeni Wollaston, 1854
Ataenius hirsutus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius scabrelloides Petrovitz, 1962Blennies
Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909Scarab beetle
Ataenius wenzeli Horn, 1887
Boletoscapter cornutus MacLeay, 1887
Callistethus marginatus Fabricius, 1792
Callistethus nicoya Ohaus, 1928
Chalcasthenes divinus Endrödi, 1971
Chalcasthenes pulcher Arrow, 1937
Chalcasthenes squamigera Frey, 1969
Chalcasthenes styracoceros Jameson & Ra..., 2009
Chalepides barbatus Fabricius, 1781
Chrysina karschi Nonfried, 1891
Cnematoplatys cylindrica Endrödi, 1951
Coenoryctoderus candezei Lansberge, 1880
Coenoryctoderus robustus Prell, 1914
Copris howdeni Matthews & H..., 1959
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Coptodactyla nitida (Paulian, 1933)⇒ Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Cotinis (Cotinis) aliena Woodruff, 2008Keys Green June Beetle
Cotinis (Cotinis) mutabilis Gory & Perch..., 1883Fig beetle
Cyclocephala fulgurata Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala miamiensis Howden & End..., 1966Miami roundhead scarab
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Dilochrosis ebenina Butler, 1865
Diorygopyx tibialis MacLeay, 1871
Dipelicus alveolatus Heller, 1897
Dipelicus montrouzieri Montrouzier, 1860
Dipelicus nasutus Bates, 1877
Diplotaxis denigrata Bates, 1889
Diplotaxis misella Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis planidens Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Euphoria sepulchralis (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Glycyphana (Caloglycyphana) papua Wallace, 1867
Glycyphana papua magnifica Moser, 1906
Glycyphana papua papua
Glycyphana (Glycyphaniola) varicorensis Burmeister, 1842
Glycyphana varicorensis varicorensis
Glycyphana aurora Arrow, 1941
Glycyphana peterseni Miksic, 1970
Glycyphana tibialis Moser, 1913
Hemiphileurus howdeni Endrödi, 1978
Heterogomphus chevrolati Burmeister, 1847
Ischiopsopha (Ischiopsopha) samuelsoni Rigout, 1997
Ischiopsopha samuelsoni mundaensis Rigout, 1997
Ischiopsopha samuelsoni samuelsoni
Ischiopsopha asperipennis Miksic, 1978
Ischiopsopha dechambrei Allard, 1995
Ischiopsopha esmeralda Wallace, 1867
Ischiopsopha minettii Allard, 1995
Ischiopsopha plana Paykull, 1817
Ischiopsopha poggii Allard, 1995
Ischiopsopha rugata Blanchard, 1842
Ischiopsopha schaarsmidti Jakl, 2013
Ischiopsopha striolatissima Delpont, 1995
Ischiopsopha tibialis Kraatz, 1895
Ischiopsopha vellalavellaensis Jakl, 2013
Ischiopsopha wallisiana salomonensis Schürhoff, 1935
Ixorida solomonica Miksic, 1972
Ixorida solomonica guadalcanalensis Antoine, 1986
Ixorida solomonica solomonica
Lepanus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1888
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota impressifrons Moser, 1913
Lepidiota microlepida Moser, 1913
Lepidiota pentaphylla Moser, 1913
Lepidiota rugifrons Moser, 1913
Lepidiota salomona Moser, 1913
Lepidiota serraticollis Moser, 1913
Listrochelus timidus Horn, 1878
Macrodactylus solisi Arce-Pérez &..., 2018
Megaphonia pratti Janson, 1905
Melanhyphus platygenioides Fairmaire, 1881
Melanocanthon punctaticollis Schaeffer, 1915
Mycterophallus duboulayi Thomson, 1878
Neodasygnathus juba Kirby, 1818
Neohyphus kleinschmidti Fairmaire, 1881
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cyanellus Bates, 1887
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus atrosericeus Boucomont, 1932
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus mulgravei Paulian, 1937
Onthophagus parrumbal Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus purpureicollis MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus solomonensis Krikken & Hu..., 2012
Onthophagus walteri Josso & Prév..., 2000
Orizabus teamscaraborum Ratcliffe & ..., 2006
Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Oryctoderus godeffroyi anguliceps Prell, 1934
Panglaphyra bougainvillei Allard, 1989
Panglaphyra duboulayi Thomson, 1879
Panglaphyra ghanonggaensis Allard, 1995
Panglaphyra pseudomarginicollis Allard, 1995
Papuana hubneri hubneri
Papuana inermis Prell, 1912Taro beetle
Papuana lansbergei lansbergei
Papuana uninodis Prell, 1912
Papuana woodlarkiana laevipennis Arrow, 1911
Parachrysina borealis Jameson, 1991
Parastasia bimaculata bimaculata
Parastasia montrouzieri Fairmaire, 1883
Parastasia rufolimbata Blanchard, 1851
Pelidnota courtini Soula, 2009
Pelidnota lugubris LeConte, 1874
Pelidnota notata (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Pelidnota punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota strigosa Laporte, 1840
Pelidnota virescens Burmeister, 1844Cloister blenny
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) splendidulus Fabricius, 1781
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Platycoelia convexa Smith, 2003
Poecilopharis fromentae Rigout, 1997
Poecilopharis fromontae Rigout, 1997
Poecilopharis gressitti Rigout, 1997
Poecilopharis kerleyi Allard, 1995
Poecilopharis poggii flyensis Rigout, 1997
Poecilopharis uniformis Waterhouse, 1884
Poecilopharis uniformis makiraensis Rigout, 1997
Poecilopharis uniformis uniformis
Poecilopharis woodfordi Waterhouse, 1887
Poecilopharis woodfordi woodfordi
Polyphyllum rubrescens Blanchard, 1851
Protaetia (Heteroprotaetia) fusca Herbst, 1790Asian Mango Flower Beetle
Protaetia (Netociomima) salomoensis Moser, 1914
Protaetia (Protaetia) marceani Montrouzier, 1857
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Repsimus aeneus Fabricius, 1775Repsimus beetle
Rhyparus costatus
Rutela formosa Burmeister, 1844Cloister blenny
Saprosites pygmaeus Harold, 1877Birthworts
Scapanes australis Boisduval, 1835Melanesian rhinoceros beetle
Scapanes australis grossepunctatus Sternberg, 1908
Scapanes australis salomonensis Sternberg, 1908
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Schizognathus compressicornis Ohaus, 1898
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Strategus antaeus Drury, 1773Ox beetle
Strategus jugurtha Burmeister, 1847
Strategus splendens Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Temnoplectron laeve Castelnau, 1840
Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801Carrot Scarab
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Tomarus laevicollis Bates, 1888
Tomarus nasutus Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Tomarus neglectus LeConte, 1847
Tomarus sallaei Bates, 1888
Trichogomphus excavatus excavatus
Trichogomphus excavatus fairmairei Arrow, 1911
Trigonopeltastes delta Forster, 1771Delta Flower Scarab
Xenotrogus bisquamulata Moser, 1919
Xenotrogus salomoensis Moser, 1919
Xenotrogus solomonensis Moser, 1919
Xylotrupes clinias (Schaufuss, 1885)⇒ Xylotrupes ulysses clinias Schaufuss, 1885
Xylotrupes clinias clinias
Xylotrupes gideon Linnaeus, 1767Brown rhinoceros beetle
Xylotrupes gideon gideon Linnaeus, 1767
Xylotrupes macleayi Mountrouzier, 1855
Xylotrupes macleayi macleayi
Xylotrupes macleayi szekessyi Endrödi, 1951
Xylotrupes ulysses Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Common rhinoceros beetle
Xylotrupes ulysses clinias Schaufuss, 1885

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Solomon Islands
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
15
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
22
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
11
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
13
29
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