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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
144
5891
36717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
127
5232
31409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
561
4272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
561
4272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
466
3636
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
60
308
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
60 Genera with 308 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPRST
Acrossidius Schmidt, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Acrossoides Schmidt, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Acrossus Mulsant, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 19465SpeciesTaxom
Agolius Mulsant & Rey, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Airapus Stebnicka & ..., 199822SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 195016SpeciesTaxom
Aphodopsammobius Endrodi, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 199765SpeciesTaxom
Australammoecius Petrovitz, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Australaphodius Balthasar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Australoxenella Howden & Storey, 199611SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Candezeollus3SpeciesTaxom
Chiron MacLeay, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cnematoplatys A.Schmidt, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Daintreeola Howden & Storey, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthoides Schmidt, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Euparotrix1SpeciesTaxom
Gilletianus Balthasar, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Gongrolophus Stebnicka & ..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichiorhyssemus Rakovič & K..., 19873SpeciesTaxom
Odochilus Harold, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Odontolochus Schmidt, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Ozodius4SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Phycochus1SpeciesTaxom
Phycocus Broun, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18272SpeciesTaxom
Planolinus Mulsant and Rey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Podotenus Schmidt, 199436SpeciesTaxom
Proctophanes Harold, 18468SpeciesTaxom
Psammorpha Stebnicka, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxyomus Petrovitz, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 193513SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 198432SpeciesTaxom
Saprus Blackburn, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Termitodiellus Nakane, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Tesarius Rakovič, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
308 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrossidius brittoni Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Acrossidius pseudotasmaniae Given, 1950Blackheaded pasture cockchafer
Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope, 1847Black-headed pasture cockchafer
Acrossidius yorkensis Blackburn, 1892
Acrossoides brittoni Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Acrossoides yorkensis Blackburn, 1892
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aegialia (Psammoporus) lacustris LeConte, 1850
Aegialia (Psammoporus) terminalis Brown, 1931
Aganocrossus albertisi Harold, 1877
Agoliinus albertanus Brown, 1928
Agoliinus congregatus Mannerheim, 1853
Agoliinus guttatus Eschscholtz, 1823
Agoliinus leopardus Horn, 1870
Agoliinus piceatus Robinson, 1946Goby duckbill
Agolius abdominalis Bonelli, 1812
Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960
Airapus bruxnerensis Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Airapus burrundieae Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Airapus cheesmani Paulian, 1939
Airapus gazelle Stebnicka, 1998
Airapus granulator Harold, 1877
Airapus henriettae Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Airapus hollandiae Stebnicka, 1998
Airapus idenburgii Paulian, 1937
Airapus interstitialis Fairmaire, 1883
Airapus lamingtonensis Minkina & Be..., 2023
Airapus nondugli Stebnicka, 1998
Airapus novaebritanniae Balthasar, 1961
Airapus novaeirlandiae Balthasar, 1967
Airapus obscurus MacLeay, 1871
Airapus parvispinus Schmidt, 1920
Airapus popondettae Stebnicka, 1998
Airapus pygidialis Lea, 1923
Airapus rugulopunctatus Krikken, 1970
Airapus spinator Harold, 1877
Airapus uniseriatus Krikken, 1970
Airapus wampuensis Stebnicka, 1998
Airapus wauus Stebnicka, 1998
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Labarrus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789
Aphodius (Labarrus) pseudolividus (Balthasar, 1941)⇒ Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Pleuraphodius) lewisi C. O. Waterh..., 1875
Aphodius (Trichaphodius) reichei Harold, 1859
Aphodius albertisi Harold, 1877
Aphodius ambiquus
Aphodius cardinalis (Reitter, 1892)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius divisus A. SCHMIDT, 1908
Aphodius dixoni (Oke, 1925)⇒ Podotenus callabonnensis Blackburn, 1895
Aphodius parvoniger (Lea, 1923)⇒ Ozodius neglectus Schmidt, 1913
Aphodius pseudotasmaniae (Given, 1950)⇒ Acrossidius pseudotasmaniae Given, 1950
Aphodopsammobius australicus Blackburn, 1904
Aphodopsammobius demarzi Petrovitz, 1964
Aphodopsammobius matthewsi (Rakovic, 1981)⇒ Aphodopsammobius rugicollis MacLeay, 1888
Aphodopsammobius rugicollis MacLeay, 1888
Aphodopsammobius zietzi Blackburn, 1895
Ataenius angulatus Petrovitz, 1964
Ataenius annanus Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius asper Petrovitz, 1975
Ataenius australasiae Boheman, 1858
Ataenius australis Harold, 1875
Ataenius basiceps Lea, 1923
Ataenius benarabyensis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius biroi Endrödi, 1951
Ataenius brevitarsis Petrovitz, 1964
Ataenius brouni Sharp, 1876Broun's Scarab
Ataenius castanicolor Motschulsky, 1858
Ataenius circulusbrumalis Petrovitz, 1964
Ataenius crenatipennis MacLeay, 1871
Ataenius deserti Blackburn, 1894
Ataenius edungalbae Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius elongatulus MacLeay, 1888
Ataenius erinaceus Petrovitz, 1961
Ataenius eringundae Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius eurynotus Lea, 1923
Ataenius excisicollis Petrovitz, 1961
Ataenius freyi Petrovitz, 1961
Ataenius gammonensis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius gascoyneensis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius gibbus Blackburn, 1904
Ataenius gilesi Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius gungareei Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius humptydooensis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius illaetabilis Lea, 1923
Ataenius imparilis Blackburn, 1904
Ataenius insularis Lea, 1923
Ataenius integricollis Lea, 1923
Ataenius kapalgaensis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius koebelei Blackburn, 1904
Ataenius koghianus Paulian, 1991
Ataenius laevifrons (Lea, 1923)⇒ Ataenius semicoecus MacLeay, 1888
Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius macilentus (Blackburn, 1904)⇒ Ataenius brouni Sharp, 1876
Ataenius microtrichopterus Lea, 1923
Ataenius millstreamae Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius monteithi Paulian, 1991
Ataenius murchisoni Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius nudus Blackburn, 1904
Ataenius orbicularis (Schmidt, 1914)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius palmerstoni Blackburn, 1891
Ataenius parvus Lea, 1923
Ataenius peregianensis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius peregrinator Harold, 1877Birthworts
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Ataenius pseudimparilis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius seaforthensis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius semicoecus MacLeay, 1888
Ataenius semicornutus MacLeay, 1871
Ataenius similis (Petrovitz, 1961)⇒ Ataenius freyi Petrovitz, 1961
Ataenius sparsicollis Blackburn, 1904
Ataenius speculator Blackburn, 1891
Ataenius spinipennis Lea, 1923
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigifrons Schmidt, 1920
Ataenius synnotensis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius tindalensis Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius torridus Blackburn, 1892
Ataenius uriarrae Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Ataenius walkeri Blackburn, 1904
Ataenius warisensis Stebnicka, 1998
Ataenius windjanae Stebnicka & ..., 1997
Australammoecius aphodioides Lea, 1923
Australammoecius coloratus Blackburn, 1904
Australammoecius goyderensis Blackburn, 1896
Australammoecius occidentalis MacLeay, 1888
Australammoecius peckorum Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Australammoecius persimilis Lea, 1923
Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892Little pasture cockchafer
Australoxenella bathurstensis Howden & Storey, 1992
Australoxenella concinna Storey & Howden, 1996
Australoxenella humptydooensis Howden & Storey, 1992
Australoxenella kalpara Storey & Howden, 1996
Australoxenella midgee Storey & Howden, 1996
Australoxenella mirreen Storey & Howden, 1996
Australoxenella moogoon Storey & Howden, 1996
Australoxenella peckorum Storey & Howden, 1996
Australoxenella teeta Storey & Howden, 1996
Australoxenella wurrook Storey & Howden, 1996
Australoxenella zborowskii Storey & Howden, 1996
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Candezeollus bicrenulatus Lea, 1923
Candezeollus candezei Harold, 1868
Candezeollus pseudocandezei Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Cnematoplatys cylindrica Endrödi, 1951
Cnematoplatys torricellensis Stebnicka, 1998
Cnematoplatys tozerensis Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Cnematoplatys yorkensis Stebnicka, 2006
Daintreeola grovei Howden & Storey, 2000
Diapterna hyperborea LeConte, 1850
Diapterna omissa LeConte, 1850
Diapterna pinguis Haldeman, 1848
Drepanocanthoides canberrae (Stebnicka & ..., 1995)⇒ Ozodius canberrae Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Drepanocanthoides neglectus (Schmidt, 1913)⇒ Ozodius neglectus Schmidt, 1913
Drepanocanthoides walpolensis (Stebnicka & ..., 1995)⇒ Ozodius walpolensis Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Drepanocanthoides windyensis (Stebnicka & ..., 1995)⇒ Ozodius windyensis Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Euparotrix squamosa Lea, 1923
Gilletianus pseudoreichei Stebnicka, 1998
Gilletianus reichei Harold, 1859
Gongrolophus storeyi Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Harmogaster geminata (Schmidt, 1911)⇒ Pseudoxyomus geminata Schmidt, 1911
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Leiopsammodius freyi Petrovitz, 1961
Leiopsammodius implicatus Schmidt, 1925
Leiopsammodius litoralis Lea, 1923
Leiopsammodius newcastleensis Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Leiopsammodius rufus Rakovic, 1981
Liothorax longiartus (Girault, 1932)⇒ Copidosoma longiartus Girault, 1932
Melinopterus consentaneus LeConte, 1850
Neotrichiorhyssemus esakii Nomura, 1943
Neotrichiorhyssemus hirsutus Clouët, 1901
Neotrichiorhyssemus malkini Rakovic, 1987
Odochilus syntheticus Harold, 1877
Odontolochus monteithi Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Odontolochus weiri Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Ozodius canberrae Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Ozodius neglectus Schmidt, 1913
Ozodius walpolensis Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Ozodius windyensis Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Pharaphodius diadema Wiedemann, 1823
Pharaphodius hauserianus Balthasar, 1935
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Phycochus graniceps Broun, 1886
Phycocus graniceps Broun, 1883
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Planolinus tenellus Say, 1823
Platytomus obscurior Blackburn, 1904
Platytomus pachypus Lea, 1923
Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798
Pleuraphodius lewisi Waterhouse, 1875
Podotenus (Podotenus) gracilipes Harold, 1867
Podotenus allynensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus arowsmithensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus arrowsmithensis (Stebnicka & ..., 1994)⇒ Podotenus arowsmithensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus athertonensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus badgingarrae Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus baldiensis Blackburn, 1904
Podotenus barringtonensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus bourkensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus callabonnensis Blackburn, 1895
Podotenus channonensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus coffensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus dilgryensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus erosus Erichson, 1842
Podotenus forrestensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus gallagheri Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus insignior Blackburn, 1904
Podotenus integrifrons Lea, 1923
Podotenus kulkynensis Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Podotenus lindensis Blackburn, 1892
Podotenus mattewsi (Stebnicka & ..., 1994)⇒ Podotenus matthewsi Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus matthewsi Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus nigrosetosus Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus oodlawirraensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus otwayensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus pseudovictoriae Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus schmidti Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus storeyi Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus suberosus Blackburn, 1904
Podotenus subfuscus Petrovitz, 1975
Podotenus tennantensis Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Podotenus toowoombaensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus tricolor Lea, 1923
Podotenus victoriae Blackburn, 1897
Podotenus wauchopensis Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Podotenus williamsi Stebnicka & ..., 1994
Proctophanes anneae Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Proctophanes caldwellensis Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Proctophanes distinguendus Schmidt, 1910
Proctophanes heterodoxus Lea, 1923
Proctophanes metasternalis Lea, 1923
Proctophanes minor Blackburn, 1897
Proctophanes scrubensis Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Proctophanes sculptus Hope, 1846
Psammorpha lawrencei Stebnicka, 1994
Pseudoxyomus geminata Schmidt, 1911
Rhyparus anneae Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus breviceps Paulian, 1984
Rhyparus edieae Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus gracilis Arrow, 1905
Rhyparus helophoroides Fairmaire, 1893
Rhyparus henryi Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus ironensis Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Rhyparus mokaiensis Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus multipunctatus Paulian, 1984
Rhyparus octovirgatus Schmidt, 1916
Rhyparus sepikensis Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus sinewitensis Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus striatus Arrow, 1935
Rhyssemus bilyi Rakovic, 2001
Rhyssemus blackburnei Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus inscitus Walker, 1858
Rhyssemus insignicollis (Lea, 1923)⇒ Rhyssemus inscitus Walker, 1858
Saprosites balthasari Endrödi, 1951
Saprosites bangueyensis Paulian, 1944
Saprosites bunyaensis Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Saprosites capitalis Fairmaire, 1883
Saprosites castaneus Lea, 1923
Saprosites cheesmani Paulian, 1939
Saprosites clydensis Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Saprosites communis Broun, 1880
Saprosites cycloporum Paulian, 1944
Saprosites distans Sharp, 1876
Saprosites dudichi Endrödi, 1951
Saprosites enarotadii Stebnicka, 1998
Saprosites exsculptus White, 1846
Saprosites fodori Endrödi, 1951
Saprosites fortipes Broun, 1886
Saprosites kingsensis Stebnicka, 2001
Saprosites komumi Stebnicka, 1998
Saprosites mansuetus Blackburn, 1904
Saprosites marchionalis (Harold, 1877)⇒ Saprosites cycloporum Paulian, 1944
Saprosites mendax Blackburn, 1892
Saprosites mesosternalis Lea, 1923
Saprosites mistakensis Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Saprosites nitidicollis (MacLeay, 1871)⇒ Saprosites sternalis Blackburn, 1904
Saprosites papuanus Stebnicka, 1984
Saprosites porongurupae Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Saprosites pygmaeus Harold, 1877Birthworts
Saprosites raoulensis Broun, 1910
Saprosites sternalis Blackburn, 1904
Saprosites sulcatissimus Broun, 1911
Saprosites verecundus Schmidt, 1909
Saprosites watti Stebnicka, 2001
Saprosites wauensis Stebnicka, 1984
Saprus griffithi Blackburn, 1904
Saprus lawrencei Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Saprus victoriae Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Saprus weiri Stebnicka & ..., 1995
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Stenotothorax lanei Saylor, 1940
Stenotothorax mcpeaki Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Termitodiellus minkinai Anichtchenko..., 2021
Tesarius caelatus LeConte, 1857
Tesarius suclipennis Lea, 1904
Tesarius sulcipennis Lea, 1904
Teuchestes analis Fabricius, 1787
Trichaphodius divisus Schmidt, 1908
Trichiorhyssemus hirsutus (Clouët, 1901)⇒ Neotrichiorhyssemus hirsutus Clouët, 1901

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Australia
TribeAegialiini
Laporte, 1840
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
24
99
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChironini
Harold, 1867
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
6
125
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOdochilini
Rakovič, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOdontolochini
Stebnicka & Howden, 1996
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
9
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhyparini
Schmidt, 1910
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStereomerini
Howden & Storey, 1992
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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