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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
1194
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
1045
2166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
84
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
84
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
68
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
68 Genera with 180 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPSTX
Acrossidius Schmidt, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Adoretus Laporte, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Adoryphorus Blackburn, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Adossa2SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1815Christmas beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Antitrogus Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Aplopsis Blanchard, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Australammoecius Petrovitz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Australaphodius Balthasar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Australoxenella Howden & Storey, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Automolius Britton, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Callistethus Blanchard, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodesmius Westwood, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chondropyga Kraatz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Colpochilodes Blackburn, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocaulobius Dalle Torre, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Dilochrosis Thomson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Diorygopyx Matthews, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18353SpeciesTaxom
Eosaulostomus Carne, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphana Burmeister, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalopoda Reiche, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 185035SpeciesTaxom
Homolotropus MacLeay, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Hoplochelus Blanchard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 012SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Microvalgus Kraatz, 04SpeciesTaxom
Neodasygnathus Carne, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Nepytis Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Omocrates E. Mulsant &..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 187117SpeciesTaxom
Phycochus1SpeciesTaxom
Phycocus Broun, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Phyllochlaenia Blanchard, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopertha Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Pimelopus Erichson, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Podotenus Schmidt, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Proctophanes Harold, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoheteronyx Blackburn, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Saprus Blackburn, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Saulostomus Waterhouse, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Semanopterus Hope, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 198710SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Tesarius Rakovič, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Xylonichus Boisduval, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Xylotrupes Hope, 1767Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
180 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acrossidius pseudotasmaniae Given, 1950Blackheaded pasture cockchafer
Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847Black-headed pasture cockchafer
Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914
Adoryphorus couloni Burmeister, 1847Australian black beetle
Adoryphorus coulonii Burmeister, 1847Redheaded pasture cockchafer
Adossa infera Britton, 1995
Adossa sylvicola Britton, 1995
Aegialia (Aegialia) blanchardi Horn, 1887
Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960
Anoplognathus hirsutus Burmeister, 1844
Anoplognathus montanus MacLeay, 1873
Anoplognathus olivieri Dalman, 1817Christmas beetle
Anoplognathus rugosus Kirby, 1818
Anoplognathus suturalis Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus viridiaeneus Donovan, 1805King Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus viriditarsis Leach, 1815
Antitrogus tasmanicus Burmeister, 1855
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius cardinalis (Reitter, 1892)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aplopsis evexa Britton, 1957
Ataenius basiceps Lea, 1923
Ataenius brouni Sharp, 1876Broun's Scarab
Australammoecius aphodioides Lea, 1923
Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892Little pasture cockchafer
Australoxenella midgee Storey & Howden, 1996
Automolius depressus Blanchard, 1850
Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Automolius vulgaris Britton, 1957
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Callistethus pterygophorus Ohaus, 1903
Cephalodesmius laticollis Pascoe, 1863
Cheiroplatys bifossus Blackburn, 1896
Cheiroplatys latipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Chondropyga dorsalis Donovan, 1805Cowboy beetle
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Colpochila andersoni Britton, 1986
Colpochila nigra Lea, 1919
Colpochila obesa Boisduval, 1835
Colpochilodes peregrina Britton, 1987
Cryptodus tasmannianus Westwood, 1841
Deuterocaulobius rufescens Blanchard, 1850
Deuterocaulobius villosus Le Guillou, 1844
Dilochrosis brownii Kirby, 1818
Diorygopyx simpliciclunis Matthews, 1974
Diphucephala colaspidoides Gyllenhall, 1817Green scarab beetle
Diphucephala elegans Blackburn, 1892
Diphucephala smaragdula (Boisduval, 1835)⇒ Diphucephala pulchella Waterhouse, 1837
Eosaulostomus collaris Blackburn, 1892
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Glycyphana (Glycyphaniola) stolata Fabricius, 1781
Gnaphalopoda carnei Britton, 1987
Heteronyx aequalis Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx aphodioides Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx cervina Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx comans Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx crinitus Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx dimidiata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx dimidiatus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx diversiceps Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx elongatus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx excisus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx fumata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx glabratus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx granum Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx hirtuosus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx montanus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx nigella Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx nigellus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx novitius Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx ovatus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx pellucida Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx pellucidus Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx pilosellus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx planiceps Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx posticalis Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx praecox Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx quadraticollis Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx rufomarginatus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx simulator Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx substriatus MacLeay, 1871
Heteronyx tasmanicus Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx unicolor Blanchard, 1850
Homolotropus sericeus Britton, 1970
Hoplochelus piliger Blanchard, 1850
Lepanus pungalina Gunter & Weir, 2019
Liparetrus atratus Burmeister, 1855
Liparetrus concolor (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus convexus Boisduval, 1835
Liparetrus discipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Liparetrus flavidus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus mimus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus minimus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus sericeus MacLeay, 1871
Liparetrus sylvicola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus vestitus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus vestitus vestitus
Maechidius wilsoni Britton, 1957
Microvalgus bursariae (Lea, 1914)⇒ Microvalgus bursuriae Lea, 1914
Microvalgus bursuriae Lea, 1914
Microvalgus vagans Lea, 1914
Microvalgus vagans vagans
Neodasygnathus corynophylloides Carne, 1957
Nepytis russula Erichson, 1842
Omocrates depressus Blanchard, 1850
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus anisocerus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Southern dung beetle
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus fuliginosus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus hoplocerus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus mutatus Harold, 1859
Onthophagus pentacanthus Harold, 1867Five horned dung beetle
Onthophagus posticus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus pugnax Harold, 1868
Onthophagus tabellifer Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus tenebrosus Harold, 1871
Phycochus graniceps Broun, 1886
Phycocus graniceps Broun, 1883
Phyllochlaenia rufescens Blanchard, 1846
Phyllochlaenia villosus Le Guillou, 1844
Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus decipiens Lea, 1919
Phyllotocus erythropterus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus kingii MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus nigripennis Lea, 1919
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Pimelopus dubius Blackburn, 1888
Pimelopus dubius dubius
Pimelopus nothus Burmeister, 1847
Pimelopus porcellus Erichson, 1847
Pimelopus porcellus porcellus Erichson, 1842
Podotenus erosus Erichson, 1842
Podotenus victoriae Blackburn, 1897
Proctophanes minor Blackburn, 1897
Proctophanes sculptus Hope, 1846
Pseudoheteronyx littoralis McQuillan & ..., 1997
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Saprosites exsculptus White, 1846
Saprosites mendax Blackburn, 1892
Saprus griffithi Blackburn, 1904
Saulostomus villosus Waterhouse, 1878Hairy scarab
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Scitala uptoni Britton, 1987
Scitala volux Britton, 1987
Semanopterus solidus Burmeister, 1847
Sericesthis carnei Britton, 1987
Sericesthis cinnamea Britton, 1987
Sericesthis consanguinea Blackburn, 1907Wheat root scarab
Sericesthis elderi Britton, 1987
Sericesthis ignota Britton, 1987
Sericesthis janetae Britton, 1987
Sericesthis nigra Lea, 1919Small pasture scarab
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Sericesthis stipata Britton, 1987
Sericesthis vera Britton, 1987
Telura alta Britton, 1987
Telura vitticollis Erichson, 1842
Tesarius suclipennis Lea, 1904
Tesarius sulcipennis Lea, 1904
Trichaphodius divisus Schmidt, 1908
Trochalus discoideus Fabricius, 1801
Xylonichus dispar Arrow, 1924
Xylonichus eucalypti Boisduval, 1835
Xylonichus nigrescens Blanchard, 1851
Xylonichus piliger Blanchard, 1851
Xylonychus dispar Arrow, 1924
Xylonychus nigrescens (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Xylonichus nigrescens Blanchard, 1851
Xylotrupes gideon Linnaeus, 1767Brown rhinoceros beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Tasmania
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
19
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
26
101
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
21
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