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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
418
4068
8951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
4061
8947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
3990
8816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
3053
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1152
3173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
77
938
2351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
126
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
126
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
103
455
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
13
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Territory
13 Genera with 114 Species
Amphistomus van Lansberge, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Aptenocanthon Matthews, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Canthonosoma MacLeay, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 19766SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 201910SpeciesTaxom
Monoplistes Lansberge, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 197274SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 18887SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
114 Species
Amphistomus tuberosus Matthews, 1974
Aptenocanthon jimara Storey & Mon..., 2000
Canthonosoma castelnaui Harold, 1868
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Coptodactyla lesnei Paulian, 1933
Coptodactyla stereocera Gillet, 1911
Demarziella alternata Lea, 1923
Demarziella geminata MacLeay, 1871
Demarziella imitatrix Balthasar, 1967
Demarziella mirifica Balthasar, 1961
Demarziella planitarsis Petrovitz, 1971
Demarziella pratensis Matthews, 1976
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Lepanus gubara Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus guthrieae Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus latheticus Matthews, 1974
Lepanus lentil Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus pecki Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus podocarp Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus pungalina Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1888
Lepanus sauroni Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus topend Gunter & Weir, 2019
Monoplistes haroldi Lansberge, 1874
Monoplistes leai Paulian, 1934
Monoplistes phanophilus Lea, 1923
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) gazella (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) laticornis Gebler, 1823
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) sagittarius Fabricius, 1775Sagittarius dung beetle
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Southern dung beetle
Onthophagus bambra Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus bicarinaticeps Lea, 1923
Onthophagus bicavicollis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus bicornis MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus bindaree Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus capella (Kirby, 1818)⇒ Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus carmodensis Blackburn, 1907
Onthophagus clypealis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus compactus Arrow, 1933
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus conspicuus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus cruciger MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus demarzi Frey, 1959
Onthophagus desectus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus dinoderus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus endota Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus erichsoni Hope, 1841
Onthophagus fabricii Waterhouse, 1894
Onthophagus ferox Harold, 1867Western dung beetle
Onthophagus fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus froggattellus Monteith & R..., 2017
Onthophagus gidju Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus incanus MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus jalamari Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus kakadu Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus kora Storey, 1977
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus latro Harold, 1877
Onthophagus leanus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus mjobergi Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus mniszechi Harold, 1869Kershaw´s burying beetle
Onthophagus murchisoni Blackburn, 1892
Onthophagus muticus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus neboissi Frey, 1970
Onthophagus nodulifer Harold, 1867
Onthophagus ocelliger Harold, 1877
Onthophagus parrumbal Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus picipennis Hope, 1841
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus queenslandicus Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus quinquetuberculatus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus rectilamina d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus rubescens MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus rufosignatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus rugosicollis Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus sloanei Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus solidus (Gillet, 1927)⇒ Onthophagus compactus Arrow, 1933
Onthophagus symbioticus Arrow, 1920
Onthophagus togeman Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus varianus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus variolicollis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus vilis Harold, 1877
Onthophagus villosus MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus yeyeko Matthews, 1972
Temnoplectron boucomonti Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron involucre Matthews, 1974
Temnoplectron laeve Castelnau, 1840
Temnoplectron rotundum Westwood, 1841
Tesserodon erratum Storey, 1991
Tesserodon gestroi Lansberge, 1885
Tesserodon granulatum Matthews, 1974
Tesserodon intricatum Lea, 1923
Tesserodon novaehollandiae Fabricius, 1775
Tesserodon simplicipunctatum Storey, 1991
Tesserodon variolosum MacLeay, 1888

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Northern Territory
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDeltochilini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
75
Genera
Species

Taxom



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