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Scarab Beetles of southwest Australia

Scarabaeidae of the greater southwest Australia, including Perth. Not a complete list as not all Genus or Species are in INaturalist and not all have been described yet!

Anoplostethus
Bubas bison 1
Lepanus 2
Onitis 3
Onthophagus atrox 4
Onthophagus binodis 5
Onitis alexis 6
Western Dung Beetle 5
Onthophagus ferox
African Black Beetle 7
Heteronychus arator
Trichaulax philipsii 8
Aphanesthes 9
Aphodius 10
Aphodius granarius
Aphodius lividus 11
Australaphodius frenchi 10
Automolius
Chlorobapta frontalis 12
Chlorobapta goerlingi 13
Colpochila 14
Cryptodus bilobus
Cryptodus 15
Cryptodus foveatus 16
Carneoryctes 17
Diaphonia 18
Diphucephala 18
Drepanocanthoides
Euoniticellus fulvus 19
Euoniticellus intermedius 20
Euoniticellus pallipes
Glycyphana 21
Brown Flower Beetle 22
Glycyphana stolata
Gnaphalopoda 23
Hemipharis insularis 24
Heteronychus 25
Heteronyx 22
Leiopsammodius
Liparetrus 26
Maechidius
Maechidius
Neophyllotocus 27
Novapus 28
Onitis aygulus 29
Onitis caffer 6
Bull-headed Dung Beetle 30
Onthophagus taurus
Pachytricha
Phyllotocus 31
Phyllotocus ustulatus 32
Pimelopus nothus 33
Podotenus
Prochelyna heterodoxa 34
Mango Flower Beetle 35
Protaetia fusca
Rhyssemus 36
Saprosites 37
Saprosites mendax
Scitala 38
Semanopterus 39
Teinogenys
Anomala antiqua 40
Anoplognathus porosus 41
Christmas Beetle 22
Anoplognathus montanus
Aphanesthes pullata 9
Anoplostethus roseus
European Dung Beetle 42
Aphodius fimetarius
Pitchy Scarab 10
Ataenius picinus
Calloodes grayianus 43
Cheiroplatys 38
Carneodon pecuarius 39
Carneodon 44
Colymbomorpha vittata 5
Dejean's scarab 45
Dasygnathus dejeani
Dilochrosis walteri
Dasygnathus trituberculatus 46
Demarziella
Eosaulostomus collaris
Eosaulostomus
Fiddler Beetle 47
Eupoecila australasiae
Eupoecila inscripta
Canegrub 48
Lepidiota squamulata
Liparetrus discipennis 44
Phyllochlaenia villosus 49
Paraschizognathus
Pimelopus 33
Phyllotocus macleayi 10
Punctate Flower Chafer 18
Neorrhina punctatum
Repsimus aeneus 22
Rhopaea 5
Black Nail Beetle 50
Repsimus manicatus
Sauvagesinella palustris
Sericesthis nigrolineata 2
Tesserodon pilicrepus
Metanastes 51
Bisallardiana 52
June Beetles 53
Melolonthinae
Chondropyga 54

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