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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
869
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
280
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
223
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
42
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
42
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
33
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
8
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
8 Genera with 40 Species
Amphistomus van Lansberge, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197228SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 18884SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
40 Species
Amphistomus tuberosus Matthews, 1974
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Coptodactyla lesnei Paulian, 1933
Demarziella geminata MacLeay, 1871
Demarziella planitarsis Petrovitz, 1971
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Onthophagus bambra Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus bicarinaticeps Lea, 1923
Onthophagus bicavicollis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus demarzi Frey, 1959
Onthophagus dinoderus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus erichsoni Hope, 1841
Onthophagus fabricii Waterhouse, 1894
Onthophagus fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus jalamari Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus kakadu Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus latro Harold, 1877
Onthophagus murchisoni Blackburn, 1892
Onthophagus muticus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus nodulifer Harold, 1867
Onthophagus ocelliger Harold, 1877
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus picipennis Hope, 1841
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus rubescens MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus solidus (Gillet, 1927)⇒ Onthophagus compactus Arrow, 1933
Onthophagus symbioticus Arrow, 1920
Onthophagus yeyeko Matthews, 1972
Temnoplectron boucomonti Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron rotundum Westwood, 1841
Tesserodon erratum Storey, 1991
Tesserodon intricatum Lea, 1923
Tesserodon novaehollandiae Fabricius, 1775
Tesserodon variolosum MacLeay, 1888

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Darwin
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDeltochilini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



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