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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
707
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
578
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
110
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
110
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
96
222
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
37
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
37 Genera with 73 Species
#ABCEGLMOPRST
Acanthobodilus Dellacasa, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Chiron MacLeay, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Euorodalus Dellacasa, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Macroretrus Péringuey, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mecynodes Mulsant & Rey, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Megatelus Reitter, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus3SpeciesTaxom
Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderytus1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Sahlbergianus1SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodioides Paulian, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
73 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthobodilus immundus Creutzer, 1799
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Alocoderus turbatus Baudi, 1870
Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Erytus) cognatus (Fairmaire, 1860)⇒ Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius leucopterus Klug, 1845
Aphodius lucidus (Dejean, 1862)⇒ Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Aphodius micros Walker, 1871
Bodiloides ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar, 1929
Bodilus longispina Küster, 1854
Bodilus lugens Creutzer, 1799
Bodilus punctipennis Erichson, 1848
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Calamosternus hyxos Petrovitz, 1962
Calamosternus mayeri Pilleri, 1953
Calamosternus vexator Balthasar, 1933
Chilothorax lineolatus Illiger, 1803
Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax signifer Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Chiron cylindrus Fabricius, 1798
Chiron lucifer Huchet, 2019
Eremazus punctatus Harold, 1869
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783
Euorodalus signifer Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Euorodalus tersus Erichson, 1848
Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892
Labarrus digitatus Harold, 1871
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus splendidus Petrovitz, 1955
Leiopsammodius laevicollis Klug, 1845
Leiopsammodius scabrifrons Walker, 1871
Macroretrus confusus Harold, 1862
Mecynodes angulosus Harold, 1869
Mecynodes leucopterus Klug, 1845
Megatelus contractus Klug, 1845
Mendidaphodius angustatus Klug, 1845
Mendidaphodius linearis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Mendidaphodius rutilus Klug, 1845
Mendidius assectator Balthasar, 1961
Mendidius laevicollis Harold, 1866
Mendidius osiris Koshantschikov, 1916
Mendidius palmetincola Karsch, 1881
Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Parabodilus wollastoni wollastoni
Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887
Pharaphodius aegyptiacus Petrovitz, 1964
Pharaphodius desertus Klug, 1845
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Pharaphodius pallescens Walker, 1871
Plagiogonus nanus Fairmaire, 1860
Platytomus laevistriatus Perris, 1869
Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemus exaratus Marseul, 1878
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus mayeti Clouët, 1901
Sahlbergianus longissimus Sahlberg, 1908
Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845
Trichaphodioides niloticus Petrovitz, 1967
Trichaphodius niloticus Petrovitz, 1967

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Egypt
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
9
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChironini
Harold, 1867
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEremazini
Stebnicka, 1977
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aphodiinae at artfakta.se
Aphodiinae at dyntaxa.se
Aphodiinae at itis.gov