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Checklist for Infraorder Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1960
and region Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1436
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
1288
2132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
724
1234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
624
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
47
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melbourne
3 Families width 91 Species and 3 Subspecies
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles80SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae (Latreille, 1804)Stag Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melbourne
47 Genera with 91 Species
#ACDEFHLMNOPRST
Acrossidius Schmidt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anomalomorpha Arrow, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Anoplognathus Leach, 1815Christmas beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Antitrogus Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Australaphodius Balthasar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Candezeollus1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratognathus Westwood, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Chondropyga Kraatz, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Clithria Burmeister, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Comophorina Strand, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Dasygnathus MacLeay, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Diaphonia Newman, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eupoecila Burmeister, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Frenchella Blackburn, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18425SpeciesTaxom
Lamprima Latreille, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 06SpeciesTaxom
Lissapterus Deyrolle, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lissotes Westwood, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Microvalgus Kraatz, 07SpeciesTaxom
Neorrhina Thomson, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18697SpeciesTaxom
Ophropyx Britton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Pimelopus Erichson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Podotenus Schmidt, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssonotus W.S. Macleay, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Safrina Reid & Beatson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Saulostomus Waterhouse, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Semanopterus Hope, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1809Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Syndesus MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Trissodon Prell, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Trox Fabricius, 1767Hide Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melbourne
91 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847Black-headed pasture cockchafer
Anomalomorpha giveni Carne, 1957
Anoplognathus chloropyrus Drapiez, 1819
Anoplognathus hirsutus Burmeister, 1844
Anoplognathus montanus MacLeay, 1873
Anoplognathus olivieri Dalman, 1817Christmas beetle
Anoplognathus pallidicollis Blanchard, 1851Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus porosus Dalman, 1817
Anoplognathus suturalis Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835
Anoplognathus viriditarsis Leach, 1815
Antitrogus tasmanicus Burmeister, 1855
Ataenius basiceps Lea, 1923
Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892Little pasture cockchafer
Candezeollus candezei Harold, 1868
Ceratognathus niger Westwood, 1838
Cheiroplatys bifossus Blackburn, 1896
Cheiroplatys latipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Chondropyga dorsalis Donovan, 1805Cowboy beetle
Chondropyga gulosa Janson, 1873
Clithria eucnemis Burmeister, 1842
Colpochila gagatina Burmeister, 1855
Comophorina testaceipennis Blanchard, 1851
Cryptodus paradoxus (MacLeay, 1819)⇒ Cryptodus variolosus White, 1841
Cryptodus piceus Germar, 1848
Cryptodus tasmannianus Westwood, 1841
Dasygnathus dejeani MacLeay, 1819Redheaded whitegrub
Dasygnathus trituberculatus Blackburn, 1889
Diaphonia luteola Janson, 1873
Eupoecila australasiae Donovan, 1805Fiddler beetle
Figulus (Figulus) regularis Westwood, 1834
Frenchella iridescens Blanchard, 1850
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Heteronyx dimidiata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx dimidiatus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx granum Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Lamprima aurata (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Lamprima latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1819
Liparetrus asper MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus ferrugineus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus gracilipes Blackburn, 1888
Liparetrus marginipennis Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus sylvicola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus vestitus vestitus
Lissapterus howittanus Westwood, 1863
Lissotes basilaris Deyrolle, 1881
Lissotes furcicornis Westwood, 1871
Lissotes launcestoni Westwood, 1871
Maechidius excisicollis Blackburn, 1898
Microvalgus bursariae (Lea, 1914)⇒ Microvalgus bursuriae Lea, 1914
Microvalgus bursuriae Lea, 1914
Microvalgus lapeyrousei Gory & Perch..., 1833
Microvalgus scutellaris Blackburn, 1894
Microvalgus squamiventris Lea, 1914
Microvalgus vagans Lea, 1914
Microvalgus vagans vagans
Neorrhina punctatum Donovan, 1805Punctate Flower Chafer
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Southern dung beetle
Onthophagus dunningi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus hoplocerus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus mniszechi Harold, 1869Kershaw´s burying beetle
Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869
Ophropyx hispida Blackburn, 1898
Phyllotocus australis Boisduval, 1835
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Pimelopus dubius dubius
Podotenus suberosus Blackburn, 1904
Podotenus victoriae Blackburn, 1897
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Rhopaea heterodactyla Germar, 1848
Rhopaea laticollis Blackburn, 1911
Rhyssonotus parallelus Deyrolle, 1881
Safrina parallela Deyrolle, 1881
Saprosites mendax Blackburn, 1892
Saulostomus villosus Waterhouse, 1878Hairy scarab
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Semanopterus subcostatus Castelnau, 1840
Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, 1835Pruinose scarab
Sericesthis micans Blackburn, 1890
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Sericesthis suturalis MacLeay, 1871
Sericesthis vigilans Sharp, 1890
Strategus splendens Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Syndesus cornutus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Cardanus sulcithorax Perty, 1831
Trissodon australasiae Hope, 1837
Trox (Trox) scaber Linnaeus, 1767Hide beetle

Subnodes of Scarabaeiformia with occurrences in Melbourne
SuperfamilyScarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles, Scarab Beetles, Stag Beetles
3
47
91
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom