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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
713
10688
33073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
709
10675
33062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
674
10520
32717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
419
8235
27490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
113
2630
9356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
100
2315
8024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
281
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
281
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
227
1218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
27
342
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
27 Genera with 342 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPSTU
Amphistomus van Lansberge, 188516SpeciesTaxom
Aptenocanthon Matthews, 20006SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopris White, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Boletoscapter Matthews, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Canthonosoma MacLeay, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodesmius Westwood, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 197612SpeciesTaxom
Demarziella Balthasar, 198614SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Diorygopyx Matthews, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Epilissus Blanchard, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 201946SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Mentophilus Blanchard, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Monoplistes Lansberge, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Neosisyphus Müller, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 1972184SpeciesTaxom
Pseudignambia Paulian & Pl..., 19742SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Temnoplectron Westwood, 197416SpeciesTaxom
Tesserodon Hope, 19916SpeciesTaxom
Uroxys Westwood, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
342 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphistomus accidatus Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus calcaratus MacLeay, 1871
Amphistomus complanatus Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus cunninghamensis Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus inermis Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus macphersonensis Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus montanus Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus opacus Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus palpebratus Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus pectoralis Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus pygmaeus Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus speculifer Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus squalidus MacLeay, 1887
Amphistomus storeyi Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus trispiculatus Matthews, 1974
Amphistomus tuberculatus Lansberge, 1885
Aptenocanthon hopsoni Carter, 1936
Aptenocanthon kabura Storey & Mon..., 2000
Aptenocanthon monteithi Storey, 1984
Aptenocanthon speewah Storey & Mon..., 2000
Aptenocanthon winyar Storey & Mon..., 2000
Aptenocanthon wollumbin Storey & Mon..., 2000
Aulacopris matthewsi Storey, 1986Matthew's Flightless Dung Beetle
Aulacopris maximus Matthews, 1974
Aulacopris reichei White, 1859
Boletoscapter cornutus MacLeay, 1887
Boletoscapter furcatus Matthews, 1974
Canthonosoma castelnaui Harold, 1868
Canthonosoma macleayi Harold, 1868
Canthonosoma mastersi MacLeay, 1871
Canthonosoma mastersii MacLeay, 1871
Cephalodesmius armiger Westwood, 1842
Cephalodesmius laticollis Pascoe, 1863
Cephalodesmius quadridens MacLeay, 1871
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Coptodactyla brooksi Matthews, 1976
Coptodactyla depressa Paulian, 1933
Coptodactyla ducalis Blackburn, 1903
Coptodactyla glabricollis Hope, 1842
Coptodactyla matthewsi Reid, 2000
Coptodactyla meridionalis Matthews, 1976
Coptodactyla monstrosa Felsche, 1909
Coptodactyla nitida (Paulian, 1933)⇒ Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptodactyla onitoides Gillet, 1925
Coptodactyla storeyi Reid, 2000
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Coptodactyla torresica Mathews, 1976
Demarziella alternata Lea, 1923
Demarziella eungella Matthews, 1976
Demarziella geminata MacLeay, 1871
Demarziella imitatrix Balthasar, 1967
Demarziella interrupta Carter, 1936
Demarziella metallica Carter, 1936
Demarziella mirifica Balthasar, 1961
Demarziella planitarsis Petrovitz, 1971
Demarziella pratensis Matthews, 1976
Demarziella scarpensis Matthews, 1976
Demarziella storeyi Matthews, 1976
Demarziella sylvestris Matthews, 1976
Demarziella tropicalis Matthews, 1976
Demarziella yorkensis Matthews & S..., 1986
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Diorygopyx cuspidatus Matthews, 1974
Diorygopyx incomptus Matthews, 1974
Diorygopyx simpliciclunis Matthews, 1974
Diorygopyx tibialis MacLeay, 1871
Epilissus niger (Lansberge, 1874)⇒ Lepanus niger Lansberge, 1874
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Lepanus andersonorum Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus arator Matthews, 1974
Lepanus australis Matthews, 1974
Lepanus bidentatus Wilson, 1922
Lepanus burnetti Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus cameroni Gunter & Weir, 2021
Lepanus carbinensis Gunter & Weir, 2021
Lepanus cardwellensis Gunter & Weir, 2021
Lepanus crenidens Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus dichrous Gillet, 1925
Lepanus dukungarri Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus eungella Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus feehani Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus furcifer Matthews, 1974
Lepanus gelasinus Matthews, 1974
Lepanus geoffi Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus glaber Matthews, 1974
Lepanus globulus MacLeay, 1887
Lepanus guthrieae Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus illawarrensis Matthews, 1974
Lepanus kulki Gunter & Weir, 2021
Lepanus latheticus Matthews, 1974
Lepanus lemannae Gunter & Weir, 2021
Lepanus lingziae Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus meierae Gunter & Weir, 2021
Lepanus menendezae Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus monteithi Matthews, 1974
Lepanus niger Lansberge, 1874
Lepanus nitidus Matthews, 1974
Lepanus oxleyi Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus palumensis Matthews, 1974
Lepanus parapisoniae Matthews, 1974
Lepanus pisoniae Lea, 1923
Lepanus politus Carter, 1936
Lepanus pseudovillosus Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus pungalina Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus pygmaeus MacLeay, 1888
Lepanus reidi Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus reticulatus Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus storeyi Weir & Monteith, 2010
Lepanus tozerensis Gunter & Weir, 2019
Lepanus ustulatus Lansberge, 1874
Lepanus vangerweni Gunter & Weir, 2021
Lepanus vestitus Matthews, 1974
Lepanus villosus Matthews, 1974
Lepanus yorkensis Gunter & Weir, 2019
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Mentophilus hollandiae Boisduval, 1835
Mentophilus subsulcatus Sharp, 1873
Monoplistes curvipes Lea, 1923
Monoplistes haroldi Lansberge, 1874
Monoplistes leai Paulian, 1934
Monoplistes occidentalis MacLeay, 1888
Monoplistes phanophilus Lea, 1923
Monoplistes tropicus Lea, 1923
Neosisyphus barbarossa Wiedemann, 1823
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857
Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) gazella (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) depressus Harold, 1871Flat African dung beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Serrophorus) sagittarius Fabricius, 1775Sagittarius dung beetle
Onthophagus adelaidae Hope, 1847
Onthophagus anchommatus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus apterus Matthews, 1972Wingless dung beetle
Onthophagus arkoola Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus arrilla Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus asper MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Southern dung beetle
Onthophagus beelarong Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus bicarinaticeps Lea, 1923
Onthophagus bicavicollis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus bicornis MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus binyana Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus blackburni Shipp, 1895
Onthophagus blackwoodensis Blackburn, 1891
Onthophagus bornemisszai Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus bornemisszanus Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus brooksi Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus bunamin Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus bundara Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus capella (Kirby, 1818)⇒ Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus capelliformis Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus capellinus Frey, 1963
Onthophagus capitosus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus chepara Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus clypealis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus comperei Blackburn, 1903Comperes dung beetle
Onthophagus compositus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus conspicuus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus cooloola Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus cruciger MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus cuniculus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus dandalu Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus darlingtoni Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus declivis Harold, 1869
Onthophagus demarzi Frey, 1959
Onthophagus desectus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus dicranocerus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus dinjeera Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus dinjerra Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus dinoderus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus discolor (Hope, 1841)⇒ Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus dryander Monteith & S..., 2013
Onthophagus dummal Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus dunningi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus erichsoni Hope, 1841
Onthophagus fabricii Waterhouse, 1894
Onthophagus ferox Harold, 1867Western dung beetle
Onthophagus ferrari Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus flavoapicalis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus fletcheri Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus frenchi Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus froggattellus Monteith & R..., 2017
Onthophagus fuliginosus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus gandju Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus gangulu Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus gidju Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus glabratus Hope, 1842
Onthophagus granosus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus granulum d´Orbigny, 1904
Onthophagus granum (Lansberge, 1885)⇒ Onthophagus granosus d´Orbigny, 1913
Onthophagus gulmarri Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus gurburra Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus haagi Harold, 1867
Onthophagus helmsi Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus incanus MacLeay, 1888
Onthophagus incornutus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus jalamari Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus jangga Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus kiambram Storey, 1977
Onthophagus koebelei Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus kokereka Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus kora Storey, 1977
Onthophagus kumbaingeri Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus lamgalio Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus latro Harold, 1877
Onthophagus leai Blackburn, 1895
Onthophagus leanus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus leichhardti Monteith & S..., 2013
Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus macleayi Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus macrocephalus Kirby, 1818
Onthophagus mamillatus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus manya Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus mije Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus millamilla Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus mjobergi Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus mniszechi Harold, 1869Kershaw´s burying beetle
Onthophagus mongana Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus monteithi Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus mulgravei Paulian, 1937
Onthophagus mundill Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus murchisoni Blackburn, 1892
Onthophagus murgon Monteith & S..., 2013
Onthophagus muticus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus neostenocerus Goidanich, 1926
Onthophagus nigriventris d´Orbigny, 1902Black-bottom dung beetle
Onthophagus nodulifer Harold, 1867
Onthophagus nurubuan Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus ocelliger Harold, 1877
Onthophagus ouratita Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus paluma Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus parallelicornis MacLeay, 1887
Onthophagus parrumbal Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus penedwardsae Monteith & S..., 2013
Onthophagus pentacanthus Harold, 1867Five horned dung beetle
Onthophagus peramelinus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus perpilosus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus phoenicocerus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus picipennis Hope, 1841
Onthophagus pillara Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus pinaroo Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus planicollis Harold, 1880
Onthophagus prehensilis Arrow, 1920
Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus propinquus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Onthophagus vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus pugnacior Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus pugnax Harold, 1868
Onthophagus punthari Storey, 1977
Onthophagus purpureicollis MacLeay, 1864
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 rubicundulus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus rubrimaculatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus rufosignatus MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus sagittarus
Onthophagus semimetallicus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus signaticollis Frey, 1970
Onthophagus squalidus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus subocelliger (Blackburn, 1903)⇒ Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus sydneyensis Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus symbioticus Arrow, 1920
Onthophagus tabellicornis MacLeay, 1864
Onthophagus tamworthi Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus tenebrosus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus terrara Storey, 1977
Onthophagus thoreyi Harold, 1868
Onthophagus tonsus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus toopi Monteith & S..., 2013
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus trawalla Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus tricavicollis Lea, 1923
Onthophagus tuckonie Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus turrbal Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus tweedensis Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus varianus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus victoriensis Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus vilis Harold, 1877
Onthophagus wagamen Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus wakelbura Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus walteri Josso & Prév..., 2000
Onthophagus waminda Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus wanappe Storey, 1977
Onthophagus waterhousei Gillet, 1927
Onthophagus weringerong Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus wigmungan Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus wilgi Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus wombalano Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus worooa Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus yaran Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus yarrumba Storey, 1977
Onthophagus yeyeko Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus yiryoront Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus yourula Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus yungaburra Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus yunkara Matthews, 1972
Pseudignambia mimerops Matthews, 1974
Pseudignambia squamata Matthews, 1974
Scarabaeus thebanus (Herbst, 1779)⇒ Gametis versicolor Fabricius, 1775
Sisyphus rubrus (Paschalidis, 1974)⇒ Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974
Sisyphus spinipes (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818
Temnoplectron aeneopiceum Matthews, 1974
Temnoplectron bornemisszai Matthews, 1974
Temnoplectron boucomonti Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron cooki Reid & Storey, 2000
Temnoplectron disruptum Matthews, 1974
Temnoplectron diversicolle Blackburn, 1894
Temnoplectron finnigani Reid & Storey, 2000
Temnoplectron involucre Matthews, 1974
Temnoplectron laeve Castelnau, 1840
Temnoplectron lewisense Reid & Storey, 2000
Temnoplectron major Paulian, 1985
Temnoplectron monteithi Reid & Storey, 2000
Temnoplectron politulum MacLeay, 1887
Temnoplectron reyi Paulian, 1934
Temnoplectron rotundum Westwood, 1841
Temnoplectron subvolitans Matthews, 1974
Tesserodon feehani Storey, 1991
Tesserodon gestroi Lansberge, 1885
Tesserodon henryi Storey, 1991
Tesserodon hilleri Storey, 1991
Tesserodon novaehollandiae Fabricius, 1775
Tesserodon simplicipunctatum Storey, 1991
Uroxys tuberculatus Lansberge, 1874

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Queensland
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
12
95
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDeltochilini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
185
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
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