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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
370
5037
13090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
106
1920
5716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1643
4865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
176
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
176
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
135
487
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
15
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
15 Genera with 62 Species
Aulacopris White, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Bubas Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1805Tumblebug2SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1858Mexican dung beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lepanus Balthasar, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 190336SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1840Burrowing Dung Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Thyregis Blackburn, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aulacopris maximus Matthews, 1974
Aulacopris reichei White, 1859
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Cheironitis hungaricus Herbst, 1789
Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858
Coprophanaeus telamon Erichson, 1847
Deltochilum lobipes Bates, 1887
Dichotomius satanas Harold, 1867
Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873Greater sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Lepanus australis Matthews, 1974
Lepanus bidentatus Wilson, 1922
Lepanus politus Carter, 1936
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis aygulus Fabricius, 1781
Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus adelaidae Hope, 1847
Onthophagus anchommatus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus auritus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Southern dung beetle
Onthophagus bindaree Storey & Weir, 1990
Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818Humpbacked Dung Beetle
Onthophagus blackburni Shipp, 1895
Onthophagus blackwoodensis Blackburn, 1891
Onthophagus capella (Kirby, 1818)⇒ Onthophagus ramosellus Bates, 1891
Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867Common northern dung beetle
Onthophagus dandalu Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus declivis Harold, 1869
Onthophagus dunningi Harold, 1869
Onthophagus ferox Harold, 1867Western dung beetle
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus fuliginosus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus geelongensis Blackburn, 1891
Onthophagus granulatus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Onthophagus consentaneus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus hoplocerus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus jubatus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus leai Blackburn, 1895
Onthophagus longipes Paulian, 1937
Onthophagus macrocephalus Kirby, 1818
Onthophagus mniszechi Harold, 1869Kershaw´s burying beetle
Onthophagus mutatus Harold, 1859
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus pentacanthus Harold, 1867Five horned dung beetle
Onthophagus pexatus Harold, 1869
Onthophagus posticus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842
Onthophagus squalidus Lea, 1923
Onthophagus sydneyensis Blackburn, 1903
Onthophagus tenebrosus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus victoriensis Blackburn, 1903
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus mexicanus Harold, 1863
Phanaeus sallei Harold, 1863
Phanaeus tridens Castelnau, 1840
Thyregis kershawi Blackburn, 1904

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Victoria
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
36
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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