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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1282
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
1277
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1273
2402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
1075
2144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
31
374
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
279
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
80
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
80
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
72
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
15
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eritrea
15 Genera with 23 Species
Adeloparius Schmidt, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Anaetius Petrovitz, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Chiron MacLeay, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Craterocyphus Schmidt, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Didactylia Orbigny, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaprosites Balthasar, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodioides Paulian, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adeloparius septemmaculatus Fabricius, 1781
Anaetius kuijteni Petrovitz, 1969
Chiron mariannae Huchet, 2019
Craterocyphus rhinoceros rhinoceros
Craterocyphus rhinocerus Reiche, 1847
Didactylia buxtoni Paulian, 1939
Labarrus innumerabilis Schmidt, 1910
Labarrus paralividus Balthasar, 1941
Leiopsammodius abyssinicus Müller, 1942
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Mesontoplatys politipennis Müller, 1941
Mesontoplatys remedellii Müller, 1941
Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887
Pharaphodius negus Petrovitz, 1964
Pharaphodius pallescens Walker, 1871
Pseudosaprosites deplanatus Balthasar, 1967
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemus andreinii Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus asperocostatus Fairmaire, 1892
Rhyssemus exaratus Marseul, 1878
Rhyssemus mayeti Clouët, 1901
Trichaphodioides niloticus Petrovitz, 1967
Trichaphodius niloticus Petrovitz, 1967

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Eritrea
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChironini
Harold, 1867
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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