Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)


Find out more about Anoplognathus species Christmas Beetles on the Australian Museum website: https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/entomology/christmas-beetles/ or view all the Christmas Beetle records on NatueMapr in this Collection: https://naturemapr.org/collections/sightings/11178


Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

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LisaH wrote:
25 Jun 2025
Thank you for following this up, and sharing your research.

Chondropyga olliffiana
KimberiRP wrote:
25 Jun 2025
There is a comment by Chris Moeseneder about C. olliffiana and L. obliquata at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/107077726. Looks like they can be hard to separate, even for an expert.
There is still no agreement on one at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107086552 !

Chondropyga olliffiana
KimberiRP wrote:
19 Jun 2025
'African black beetle', Heteronychus arator.

Heteronychus arator
KimberiRP wrote:
18 Jun 2025
Yes, it's a Rhinoceros beetle (tribe Dynastini of family Scarabaeidae). Genus is either Xylotrupes or Haploscapanes.

Dynastinae (subfamily)
KimberiRP wrote:
17 Jun 2025
Adoryphorus coulonii (Scarabaeidae-Dynastinae)

Adoryphorus coulonii
829,654 sightings of 22,847 species from 14,356 members
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