ScarabaeidaeScarabaeidae Index Bisallardiana Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)

Check out some of the listed species in our family Scarabaeidae Index (that include some of our Dung Beetles). We like to thank the many contributors, who have shared their insights and photographs.

Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus porosus), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Anoplognathus porosus (Christmas Beetle)
Aphanestes gymnopleura (Brown Flower Chafer), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura (Brown Flower Chafer)
Bisallardiana (family Scarabaeodae) Beetle, Alice Springs NT
Bisallardiana (family Scarabaeodae) Beetle
Bisallardiana gymnopleura, Jerrawangala National Park, Jerrawangala NSW © Tony Eales
Bisallardiana gymnopleura
Liparochrus rufus, Morgan, SA © Mark Hanlon
Liparochrus rufus
Punctate Flower Chafer (Neorrhina punctatum), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Neorrhina punctatum (Punctate Flower Chafer)
Mottled Flower Scarab (Protaetia fusca), Alice Springs, NT
Protaetia fusca (Mottled Flower Scarab)
Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)
Dung Beetle (Onthophagus dandalu), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Dung Beetle
Dung Beetle (Onthophagus dandalu), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)
Digitonthophagus gazella, Alice Springs NT
Digitonthophagus gazella
Euoniticellus pallipes (Southern Sandy Dung Beetle), Neergabby WA © Donna Inglis
Euoniticellus pallipes (Southern Sandy Dung Beetle)
Onitis alexis (Bronze Dung Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Onitis alexis (Bronze Dung Beetle)
Onitis viridulus (Emerald Dung Beetle), Petrie QLD © Tony Eales
Onitis viridulus (Emerald Dung Beetle)
Onthophagus australis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Onthophagus australis (Southern Dung Beetle)
Dung Beetle (Onthophagus dandalu), Roma QLD © Di Bickers
Onthophagus dandalu (Dung Beetle)
Onthophagus declivis (Declivis Dung Beetle), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Onthophagus declivis (Declivis Dung Beetle)
Onthophagus ferox (Western Dung Beetle), Neergabby WA © Donna Inglis
Onthophagus ferox (Western Dung Beetle)
Onthophagus neostenocerus, Mount Nebo QLD © Tony Eales
Onthophagus neostenocerus
  • Scientific classification
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
  • Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
  • Family: Scarabaeidae

Footnote & References

  1. Scarabaeidae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Scarabaeidae
  2. Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/48201-Scarabaeidae
  3. Scarabaeidae, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarabaeidae
  4. Scarabaeidae, Scarab Beetles or Cockchafers or Dung Beetles, CSIRO Entomology, https://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/coleoptera_families/scarabaeidae.html
  5. Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles), Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania, https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera-suborder-polyphaga/superfamily-scarabaeoidea/scarabaeidae-scarab-beetles/

ScarabaeidaeScarabaeidae Index Bisallardiana Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)

ScarabaeidaeScarabaeidae Index Bisallardiana Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

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