Checklist for Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bess Beetles)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 127
360
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 127
360
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
358
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 78
266
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 22
58
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 21
53
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 3
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Christmas Island
3 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Christmas Island
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Christmas Island
10 Species | Aegus (Paraegus) listeri Gahan, 1888 | | | Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius peregrinator Harold, 1877 | Birthworts | | Figulus (Figulus) rossi Gahan, 1900 | | | Leptaulax dentatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Paraegus listeri (Gahan, 1888) | ⇒ Aegus listeri Gahan, 1888 | | Parastasia christmasensis Wada, 2008 | | | Protaetia andrewsi Gahan, 1900 | | | Psammorpha lawrencei Stebnicka, 1994 | | | Saprosites pygmaeus Harold, 1877 | Birthworts |
Subnodes of Scarabaeoidea with occurrences in Christmas Island | Family | Lucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Passalidae
Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Monkey beetles, Rain beetles, Scarab Beetle, Scarab beetles, Scarabs, Tumble bugs | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Scarabaeoidea at scarabeidi.it
Scarabaeoidea at artfakta.se
Scarabaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeoidea at itis.gov
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