Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Wilsons Promontory National Park (Wilsons Promontory, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 43
91
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 43
91
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 37
84
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 24
62
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 14
52
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 12
48
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
21
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
21
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 19
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Wilsons Promontory National Park
19 Genera with 19 Species | Acrossidius Schmidt, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplognathus Leach, 1817 | Christmas beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antitrogus Burmeister, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automolius Britton, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiroplatys Kirby, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chondropyga Kraatz, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comophorina Strand, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodus MacLeay, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochelus Burmeister, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maechidius MacLeay, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neorrhina Thomson, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omocrates E. Mulsant &..., 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllotocus Fischer, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pimelopus Erichson, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericesthis Hope, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyregis Blackburn, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trissodon Prell, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Wilsons Promontory National Park
19 Species | Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847 | Black-headed pasture cockchafer | | Anoplognathus olivieri Dalman, 1817 | Christmas beetle | | Antitrogus burmeisteri Blackburn, 1911 | | | Automolius depressus Blanchard, 1850 | | | Cheiroplatys latipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1830 | | | Chondropyga dorsalis Donovan, 1805 | Cowboy beetle | | Comophorina testaceipennis Blanchard, 1851 | | | Cryptodus paradoxus (MacLeay, 1819) | ⇒ Cryptodus variolosus White, 1841 | | Heterochelus gonager (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Heterochelus melanopygus Arrow, 1917 | | Heteronyx grandis Blackburn, 1900 | | | Maechidius latus Waterhouse, 1875 | | | Neorrhina punctatum Donovan, 1805 | Punctate Flower Chafer | | Omocrates depressus Blanchard, 1850 | | | Onthophagus longipes Paulian, 1937 | | | Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842 | | | Pimelopus nothus Burmeister, 1847 | | | Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835 | Dusky pasture scarab | | Thyregis kershawi Blackburn, 1904 | | | Trissodon australasiae Hope, 1837 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Wilsons Promontory National Park | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 2
2 | 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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