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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
831
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
764
1943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
225
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
225
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
200
570
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
41
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
41 Genera with 127 Species
#ABCDEKLMNOPRST
Afrodiastictus Pittino & Ma..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Aphodiopsis Paulian, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Aphodobius Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19096SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Bobiricola Endrodi, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Calocolobopterus1SpeciesTaxom
Chiron MacLeay, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Craterocyphus Schmidt, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dudleyellus2SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Koshantschikovius Schmidt, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Neocalaphodius Bordat, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Neocolobopterus Landin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Nialus Mulsant & Rey, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Notocaulus Quedenfeldt, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Odontolochus Schmidt, 19666SpeciesTaxom
Paradidactylia Balthasar, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichaphodius2SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 197310SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopharaphodius Bordat, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 190915SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Simogonius1SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodioides Paulian, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 19732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
127 Species and 6 Subspecies
Afrodiastictus endroedyyoungai Endrödi, 1973
Aganocrossus amoenus Boheman, 1857
Alloblackburneus mashunensis Péringuey, 1901
Aphodiopsis kumasianus Endrödi, 1973
Aphodiopsis subopaca Petrovitz, 1964
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Pseudagolius) bicolor (Dallatorre, 1879)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius (Trichaphodioides) calcaratus Boheman, 1857
Aphodius (Trichaphodius) humilis Roth, 1851
Aphodius bicoloratus (Schmidt, 1908)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodobius bicoloratus Schmidt, 1908
Ataenius endroedyyoungai Endrödi, 1973
Ataenius garamas Peyerimhoff, 1929
Ataenius granocostatus Schmidt, 1912
Ataenius insolitus Schmidt, 1909
Ataenius nakpandurii Endrödi, 1973
Ataenius setosus Schmidt, 1909
Blackburneus consonus Endrödi, 1967
Blackburneus ghanaensis Endrödi, 1973
Blackburneus jugalis Péringuey, 1901
Blackburneus luciphilus Endrödi, 1973
Blackburneus optatus Endrödi, 1964
Blackburneus zernyi Petrovitz, 1964
Bobiricola endroedyyoungai Endrodi, 1973
Calocolobopterus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Chiron elegans Huchet, 2020
Chiron lucifer Huchet, 2019
Craterocyphus ikuthanus Balthasar, 1935
Dudleyellus goniocephalus Roth, 1851
Dudleyellus pulawskii Balthasar, 1970
Esymus pusillus Herbst, 1789
Koshantschikovius haematiticus Boheman, 1857
Koshantschikovius neohaematiticus Landin, 1967
Labarrus innumerabilis Schmidt, 1910
Labarrus umbratus Petrovitz, 1961
Lorditomaeus bifidus Schmidt, 1908
Lorditomaeus bifidus occidentalis Bordat, 1996
Lorditomaeus infuscatus Schmidt, 1908
Lorditomaeus invenustus Schmidt, 1908
Lorditomaeus opatroides Klug, 1851
Lorditomaeus proditor Gestro, 1895
Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855
Mendidaphodius weidholzi Petrovitz, 1964
Mesontoplatys dorsalis Klug, 1855
Mesontoplatys indorsalis Endrödi, 1960
Mesontoplatys parvulus Harold, 1871
Neocalaphodius moestus Fabricius, 1801
Neocolobopterus maculicollis maculicollis
Nialaphodius calidus Harold, 1871
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Nialus tetricus Harold, 1871
Notocaulus sachtlebeni Balthasar, 1937
Odontolochus gestroi Clouët, 1900
Odontolochus oberthueri Clouët des P..., 1900
Odontolochus oberthuri Clouët, 1900
Odontolochus raffrayi Paulian, 1942
Odontolochus spinicollis Harold, 1871
Odontolochus villiersi Petrovitz, 1966
Paradidactylia flavescens Balthasar, 1961
Paradidactylia variolosa Clément, 1958
Paradidactylia venaloides Endrödi, 1960
Paratrichaphodius badius Boheman, 1857
Paratrichaphodius sericeus Schmidt, 1909
Pharaphodius argutus Schmidt, 1911
Pharaphodius corax Balthasar, 1937
Pharaphodius discolor Erichson, 1859
Pharaphodius dubitosus dubitosus
Pharaphodius evae Endrödi, 1973
Pharaphodius fiechteri Balthasar, 1941
Pharaphodius guineensis Klug, 1835
Pharaphodius pongensis Endrödi, 1983
Pharaphodius sudanicus Petrovitz, 1964
Pharaphodius tamalensis Endrödi, 1973
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Platytomus ashantii Endrödi, 1973
Pleuraphodius buschirii Petrovitz, 1964
Pleuraphodius ducorpsi Paulian, 1942
Pleuraphodius hamoriae Endrödi, 1973
Pleuraphodius pygmaeus Boheman, 1857
Pleuraphodius sebastianellus Endrödi, 1973
Pleuraphodius thomasi Endrödi, 1973
Pleuraphodius utae Endrödi, 1973
Pleurophorus edithae Endrödi, 1973
Pseudopharaphodius anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Pseudopharaphodius apicesetosus Clement, 1969
Pseudopharaphodius dalabaensis Petrovitz, 1973
Pseudopharaphodius janssensi Paulian, 1939
Pseudopharaphodius kaszabi Endrödi, 1957
Pseudopharaphodius novus Schmidt, 1911
Pseudopharaphodius phalacronotoides Balthasar, 1960
Pseudopharaphodius rufomaculatus Petrovitz, 1958
Rhyparus comorianus Fairmaire, 1896
Rhyparus occidentalis Paulian, 1990
Rhyssemus archambaulti Benard, 1929
Rhyssemus carinatipennis Péringuey, 1901
Rhyssemus endroedyyoungai Petrovitz, 1975
Rhyssemus frankenbergeri Balthasar, 1942
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Rhyssemus ghanaensis Petrovitz, 1975
Rhyssemus guineensis Petrovitz, 1969
Rhyssemus haafi occidentalis Endrödi, 1976
Rhyssemus mayeti Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus pectoralis Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus perlatus Petrovitz, 1975
Rhyssemus propinquus Petrovitz, 1964
Rhyssemus ritsemae Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus sculptilipennis sculptilipennis
Rhyssemus sexcostatus Schmidt, 1909
Saprosites calvus Schmidt, 1911
Saprosites cavus Schmidt, 1908
Saprosites consonus Schmidt, 1911
Saprosites lepersonnei Paulian, 1942
Saprosites perbrevitarsis Schmidt, 1909
Saprosites schoutedeni Paulian, 1939
Simogonius beccarii Harold, 1871
Trichaphodioides calcaratus Boheman, 1857
Trichaphodioides manifestus Schmidt, 1911
Trichaphodioides simplicitarsis Müller, 1941
Trichaphodius flavus Endrödi, 1955
Trichaphodius humilis Roth, 1851
Trichaphodius kanemicus Endrödi, 1976
Trichaphodius maldesi Bordat, 1989
Trichaphodius punctiger Endrödi, 1957
Trichiorhyssemus congolanus congolanus
Trichiorhyssemus occidentalis Endrödi, 1976
Trichonotulus dakarensis Balthasar, 1960
Trichonotulus scheuermanni Endrödi, 1973

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Ghana
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
9
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChironini
Harold, 1867
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOdontolochini
Stebnicka & Howden, 1996
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhyparini
Schmidt, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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