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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Cooper Creek (Lake Eyre Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
210
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
163
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
18
57
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
15
40
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
9
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
9
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
9
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cooper Creek
5 Genera with 13 Species
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19726SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooper Creek
13 Species
Coptodactyla depressa Paulian, 1933
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Lepanus globulus MacLeay, 1887
Lepanus nitidus Matthews, 1974
Lepanus parapisoniae Matthews, 1974
Lepanus villosus Matthews, 1974
Onthophagus binyana Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus yiryoront Matthews, 1972
Temnoplectron reyi Paulian, 1934

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Cooper Creek
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov