Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 57
623
794 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 54
527
631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
78
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
78
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 75
119 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 14
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
14 Genera with 20 Species | Aphodius Hellwig, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Australaphodius Balthasar, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coptochirus Harold, 1868 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Harmogaster Harold, 1861 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Haroldaphodius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pharaphodius Reitter, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodius Fallen, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1842 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonotulus Bedel, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
20 Species | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892 | Little pasture cockchafer | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Coptochirus brachypterus Harold, 1868 | | | Coptochirus cognatus Péringuey, 1901 | | | Coptochirus emarginatus Germar, 1824 | | | Coptochirus excisus Harold, 1868 | | | Coptochirus pallidipennis Harold, 1868 | | | Coptochirus perlucidus Bordat, 1989 | | | Coptochirus pteropus Harold, 1859 | | | Coptochirus vulgatus Harold, 1868 | | | Drepanocanthus lineatus Wiedemann, 1823 | | | Haroldaphodius binodulus Harold, 1866 | | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Pleurophorus capicola Péringuey, 1901 | | | Pleurophorus natalensis (Péringuey, 1901) | ⇒ Saprosites natalensis Péringuey, 1901 | | Psammodius ovatus Pittino, 1983 | | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Trichonotulus pilosellus Schmidt, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Cape Town
Links, sources and further information Aphodiinae at artfakta.se
Aphodiinae at dyntaxa.se
Aphodiinae at itis.gov
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