Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 116
426
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 116
426
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
401
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 74
323
494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 26
95
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 23
77
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
20
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
20
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 15
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Torres Strait Islands
15 Genera with 27 Species | Anomala Samouelle, 1817 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplognathus Leach, 1957 | Christmas beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coptodactyla Burmeister, 1976 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dermolepida Arrow, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dilochrosis Thomson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischiopsopha Gestro, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepanus Balthasar, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidiota Kirby, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Lomaptera Gory & Perch..., 1833 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Novapus Sharp, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onitis Fabricius, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1877 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllotocus Fischer, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Torres Strait Islands
27 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anomala antiqua Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Anoplognathus nebulosus moanus Carne, 1957 | | | Ataenius spinipennis Lea, 1923 | | | Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842 | | | Coptodactyla monstrosa Felsche, 1909 | | | Coptodactyla torresica Mathews, 1976 | | | Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875 | Grey-back cane beetle | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Dilochrosis brownii Kirby, 1818 | | | Ischiopsopha esmeralda Wallace, 1867 | | | Lepanus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1888 | | | Lepidiota aspera Britton, 1978 | | | Lepidiota oblonga Brenske, 1900 | | | Novapus bifidus Lea, 1910 | | | Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857) | ⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875 | | Onthophagus bicarinaticeps Lea, 1923 | | | Onthophagus bunamin Matthews, 1972 | | | Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867 | | | Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867 | Common northern dung beetle | | Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864) | ⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868 | | Onthophagus parrumbal Matthews, 1972 | | | Onthophagus planicollis Harold, 1880 | | | Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864 | | | Onthophagus rufosignatus MacLeay, 1864 | | | Onthophagus signaticollis Frey, 1970 | | | Onthophagus vilis Harold, 1877 | | | Phyllotocus laterofuscus Lea, 1919 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 5
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | 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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