Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region South Island (New Zealand)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 297
1454
2174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 296
1453
2173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 286
1435
2139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 204
1200
1724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 46
245
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 42
207
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 2
19
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 2
19
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 12
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Island
12 Genera with 16 Species | Acrossidius Schmidt, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colpochila Erichson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Costelytra Given, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856 | Wall-Rockets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontria White, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pericoptus Burmeister, 1775 | Small sand scarab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophaga Harris, 1824 | June beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prodontria Broun, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronota Boisduval, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrodes Broun, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Island
16 Species | Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847 | Black-headed pasture cockchafer | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Colpochila punctulata Blanchard, 1850 | | | Costelytra zealandica White, 1846 | Grass grub | | Diplotaxis moerens LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856 | Aquatic oligochaete worm | | Odontria striata White, 1846 | | | Pardalosus sayi Gordon, 2006 | Greater weever | | Pericoptus stupidus Sharp, 1878 | | | Pericoptus truncatus Fabricius, 1775 | Ngungutawa | | Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longitarsa Say, 1824 | | | 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 South Island
 | | 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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