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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
1360
3111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
91
1198
2484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
112
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
112
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
86
238
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
29
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
29 Genera with 58 Species
#ABCDGLMOPRS
Aegialia Latreille, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Aidophus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Amidorus Mulsant & Rey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18946SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 187413SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 19283SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthoides Schmidt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Geomyphilus Gordon and S..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Odontolytes Koshantschikov, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 18452SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 20062SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
58 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia conferta conferta
Aegialia (Aegialia) punctata Brown, 1931
Aidophus parcus Horn, 1887
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Alloblackburneus tenuistriatus Horn, 1887
Amidorus cribrarius Brullé, 1832
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius magnificiens
Aphodius ruthenus A. M. Lomnicki, 1894
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Ataenius australasiae Boheman, 1858
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius miamii (Cartwright, 1934)⇒ Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909
Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880
Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius robustus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius stercorator (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Cryptoscatomaseter iowensis Wickham, 1913
Cryptoscatomaseter magnificens Robinson, 1940
Cryptoscatomaseter punctissimus Brown, 1928
Dellacasiellus concavus Say, 1823
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Dialytes truncatus Melsheimer, 1845
Diapterna hamata Say, 1824
Diapterna hyperborea LeConte, 1850
Drepanocanthoides walshii Horn, 1870
Geomyphilus insolitus Brown, 1928
Geomyphilus russeus Brown, 1928
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Melinopterus femoralis Say, 1823
Melinopterus guillebeaui Reitter, 1892
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Odontolytes denominatus Chevrolat, 1864
Oscarinus crassuloides Fall, 1907
Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Pardalosus pardalis LeConte, 1857
Pardalosus sayi Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Planolinoides neotomae Fall & Cocke..., 1907
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Rhyssemus scaber Haldeman, 1848
Rhyssemus sonatus LeConte & Horn, 1881
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Stenotothorax badipes Melsheimer, 1845

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Illinois
TribeAegialiini
Laporte, 1840
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
21
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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