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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
119
3716
17432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
111
3244
14513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
450
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
450
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
341
2417
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
79
246
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
79 Genera with 246 Species
#ABCDEGKLMNOPRST
Acrossus Mulsant, 186210SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 18084SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Aparammoecius Petrovitz, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 188617SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Auperia Chevrolat, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Brachiaphodius Koshantschikov, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Carinaulus Tesar, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopisthes Westwood, 198219SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Chiron MacLeay, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Coptochiroides Balthasar, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Corythoderus Klug, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Emadiellus Schmidt, 02SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Erytodes Schmidt, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Euorodalus Dellacasa, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Gilletianus Balthasar, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Koshantschikovius Schmidt, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Loraphodius Reitter, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Megateloides Landin, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Megatelus Reitter, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Neagolius Kozhantschikov, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Neocalaphodius Bordat, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichiorhyssemus Rakovič & K..., 19689SpeciesTaxom
Nialus Mulsant & Rey, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Odontolytes Koshantschikov, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Palnia Stebnicka, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus2SpeciesTaxom
Paradidactylia Balthasar, 196111SpeciesTaxom
Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Paulianellus Balthasar, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Phaeaphodius Reitter, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Phalacronothus Motschulsky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 199318SpeciesTaxom
Pittinius Rakovič & K..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 19611SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18272SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 19775SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacrossus Reitter, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 198414SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Setylaides2SpeciesTaxom
Silluvia Landin, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Sinaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Sybacodes Fairmaire, 05SpeciesTaxom
Termitopisthes Wasmann, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Termitotrox Reichensperger, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 20164SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Tristaphodius Balthasar, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
246 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acrossus angustiarum Balthasar, 1967
Acrossus binaevulus Heyden, 1887
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus devabhumi Mittal, 1993
Acrossus emodus Petrovitz, 1976
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus opacipennis Schmidt, 1910
Acrossus ritsemai Schmidt, 1909
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Acrossus ustulatus Harold, 1862
Aganocrossus amoenus Boheman, 1857
Aganocrossus pallidicornis Walker, 1858
Aganocrossus postpilosus Reitter, 1895
Aganocrossus urostigma Harold, 1862
Agoliinus durrelli Rakovic & Mencl, 2011
Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808Northern Dung Beetle
Agoliinus nemoralis Erichson, 1848
Agoliinus piceus Gyllenhal, 1808
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Agrilinus rufoanalis Petrovitz, 1961
Alocoderus decrepidus Petrovitz, 1975
Alocoderus elongatulus Fabricius, 1801
Alocoderus teyrovskyi Balthasar, 1935
Aparammoecius mahriensis Stebnicka, 1983
Aparammoecius schawalleri Stebnicka, 1989
Aparammoecius topali Pittino, 1997
Aparammoecius waniaramensis Pittino, 1997
Aparammoecius zojilae Stebnicka, 1981
Aphodius (Aganocrossus) urostigma Harold, 1862
Aphodius (Aphodius) coniugatus Panzer, 1795
Aphodius (Aphodius) elegans Allibert, 1847
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Diapterna) hamatus Say, 1824
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Pleuraphodius) lewisi C. O. Waterh..., 1875
Aphodius (Trichaphodius) reichei Harold, 1859
Aphodius crenatus (Dejean, 1833)⇒ Pharaphodius crenatus Harold, 1862
Aphodius elongatulus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Alocoderus elongatulus Fabricius, 1801
Aphodius fasciger Harold, 1881
Aphodius haagi (Becker, 1867)⇒ Liothorax kraatzi Harold, 1868
Aphodius irregularis (Westwood, 1839)⇒ Chilothorax paykulli Bedel, 1907
Aphodius khuntianus (Balthasar, 1940)⇒ Aganocrossus pallidicornis Walker, 1858
Aphodius przewalskyi Reitter, 1887
Aphodius subcostatus H. J. Kolbe, 1886
Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Ataenius dentatus Koshantschikov, 1916
Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867)⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Auperia andamanensis Koshantschikov, 1916
Blackburneus minutissimus Schmidt, 1908
Blackburneus stebnickae Pittino, 1988
Blackburneus strandi Balthasar, 1935
Bodilus furvus Schmidt, 1916
Bodilus liesenfeldti Petrovitz, 1958
Brachiaphodius nainiensis Petrovitz, 1963
Brachiaphodius pilifer Paulian, 1934
Brachiaphodius pilosus Harold, 1874
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Calamosternus srinagarensis Pittino, 2001
Carinaulus meghalayensis Cervenka, 2000
Carinaulus sikkimensis Balthasar, 1965
Chaetopisthes (Chaetopisthes) fulvus Westwood, 1847
Chaetopisthes (Chaetopisthides) sulciger Wasmann, 1899
Chaetopisthes (Miochaetopisthes) cincinnatus Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes (Neochaetopisthes) assmuthi asmann, 1911
Chaetopisthes angustipes Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes brevipes Champion & W..., 1923
Chaetopisthes brunneus Wasmann, 1918
Chaetopisthes fulvoides Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes heimi Wasmann, 1903
Chaetopisthes latipes Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes longulus Champion & W..., 1923
Chaetopisthes meridionalis Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes oberthueri Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes popei Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes saetiger Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes semisulcatus Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes septentrionalis Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chaetopisthes simplicipes Gestro, 1891
Chaetopisthes ventriosus Tangelder & ..., 1982
Chilothorax paykulli Bedel, 1907
Chilothorax tenuimanus Sharp, 1878
Chiron assamensis Hope, 1845
Chiron cylindrus Fabricius, 1798
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Coptochiroides subcostatus Kolbe, 1886
Corythoderus (Eurycorythoderus) gibbiger Wasmann, 1899
Corythoderus (Stenocorythoderus) braminus Wasmann, 1918
Emadiellus rufopustulatus Wiedemann, 1823
Emadiellus rufopustulatus rufopustulatus
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytodes confirmatus Schmidt, 1916
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Euorodalus himalayanus Koshantschikov, 1916
Gilletianus assamensis Petrovitz, 1976
Gilletianus costatulus Schmidt, 1908
Gilletianus kazirangensis Stebnicka, 1981
Gilletianus nigrovirgatus Schmidt, 1911
Gilletianus rajawatorum Kral & Sipek, 2013
Gilletianus rangoonensis Petrovitz, 1970
Gilletianus reichei Harold, 1859
Gilletianus segmentaroides Schmidt, 1909
Koshantschikovius andrewesi Schmidt, 1908
Koshantschikovius nagporensis Petrovitz, 1968
Koshantschikovius strandi Balthasar, 1935
Labarrus hoabinhensis Balthasar, 1946
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus rugosicapita Mittal, 1993
Labarrus translucidus Petrovitz, 1961
Leiopsammodius gestroi Clouët, 1900
Leiopsammodius indicus Harold, 1877
Leiopsammodius pellucens Petrovitz, 1961
Liothorax kraatzi Harold, 1868
Loraphodius kashmirensis Sharp, 1878
Megateloides bostrichoides Harold, 1860
Megatelus contractus Klug, 1845
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Mendidaphodius pseudoadustus Petrovitz, 1958
Mesontoplatys dorsalis Klug, 1855
Mesontoplatys mungo Balthasar, 1946
Mesontoplatys parvulus Harold, 1871
Mesontoplatys rufolaterus Motschulsky, 1863
Mesontoplatys scutatus Petrovitz, 1961
Neagolius orinus Koshantschikov, 1912
Neocalaphodius moestus Fabricius, 1801
Neotrichiorhyssemus babaulti Benard, 1917
Neotrichiorhyssemus balthasari Rakovic, 1987
Neotrichiorhyssemus expansicollis Benard, 1930
Neotrichiorhyssemus ghati Rakovi�, Me..., 2023
Neotrichiorhyssemus hirsutus Clouët, 1901
Neotrichiorhyssemus klapaleki Balthasar, 1963
Neotrichiorhyssemus malabaricus Balthasar, 1963
Neotrichiorhyssemus malkini Rakovic, 1987
Neotrichiorhyssemus setiventris Petrovitz, 1968
Nialus jhavanicus Balthasar, 1971
Odontolytes andamanensis (W. Koshantsc..., 1916)⇒ Auperia andamanensis Koshantschikov, 1916
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus aciculatus Schmidt, 1909
Oxyomus cameratus Schmidt, 1908
Oxyomus miliaris Schmidt, 1908
Oxyomus nubigenus Petrovitz, 1968
Oxyomus simillimus Schmidt, 1908
Palnia loebli Stebnicka, 1985
Palnia stebnickae Cambefort, 1989
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Paradidactylia avuncula Balthasar, 1946
Paradidactylia avunculus Balthasar, 1946
Paradidactylia biseriata Schmidt, 1908
Paradidactylia biseriatus Schmidt, 1908
Paradidactylia brivioi Petrovitz, 1961
Paradidactylia carinulata Motschulsky, 1863
Paradidactylia carinulatus Motschulsky, 1863
Paradidactylia haafi Petrovitz, 1961
Paradidactylia ovatula Harold, 1861
Paradidactylia ovatulus Harold, 1861
Paradidactylia wichei Petrovitz, 1961
Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887
Paulianellus mureensis Stebnicka, 1981
Phaeaphodius dauricus Harold, 1863
Phalacronothus ceylonensis Schmidt, 1912
Pharaphodius acutus Schmidt, 1908
Pharaphodius argutus Schmidt, 1911
Pharaphodius calo Balthasar, 1971
Pharaphodius campestris Mittal, 1993
Pharaphodius cornutus Wiedemann, 1823
Pharaphodius crenatus Harold, 1862
Pharaphodius devabhumi Mittal, 1993
Pharaphodius indicus Petrovitz, 1958
Pharaphodius jodhpurensis Petrovitz, 1958
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Pharaphodius mussooriensis Mittal, 1993
Pharaphodius orientalis Harold, 1862
Pharaphodius parvatia Mittal, 1993
Pharaphodius perfidus Schmidt, 1908
Pharaphodius putearius Reitter, 1895
Pharaphodius redargutus Balthasar, 1971
Pharaphodius robustus Walker, 1858
Pharaphodius rugosicapita Mittal, 1993
Pittinius omnisetosus Rakovic & Kral, 1997
Plagiogonus palea Balthasar, 1967
Plagiogonus ramamiensis Stebnicka, 1981
Planolinellus rufoanalis Petrovitz, 1961
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Platytomus indicus Balthasar, 1941
Platytomus nagporensis Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Platytomus nathani Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Pleuraphodius impudicus Fabricius, 1801
Pleuraphodius lewisi Waterhouse, 1875
Pleurophorus bengalensis Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Pleurophorus besucheti Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Pleurophorus schereri Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Psammodius asper (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Psammodius sulcicollis Illiger, 1802
Psammodius macnamarae Pittino, 1984
Psammodius ovatus Pittino, 1983
Psammodius seiferti Rakovic, 1994
Psammodius tesari Rakovic, 1977
Psammoporus sabuleti (Panzer, 1797)⇒ Psammoporus mimicus Pittino, 2006
Pseudacrossus przewalskyi Reitter, 1887
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Rhyparus birmanicus Fairmaire, 1897
Rhyparus nilgirensis Arrow, 1909
Rhyssemodes sindicus Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus bufonis Boucomont, 1935
Rhyssemus falcatus Petrovitz, 1961
Rhyssemus freudei Balthasar, 1960
Rhyssemus freyi Petrovitz, 1963
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Rhyssemus hamatus Petrovitz, 1963
Rhyssemus indicus Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus inscitus Walker, 1858
Rhyssemus karnatakaensis Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus loebli Petrovitz, 1975
Rhyssemus procerus Petrovitz, 1973
Rhyssemus rajasthani Rakovi�, Me..., 2017
Rhyssemus ritsemae Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus sinuaticollis Pittino, 1984
Saprosites japonicus Waterhouse, 1875
Saprosites narae Lewis, 1895
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Setylaides assamensis Maté, 2016
Setylaides punctatus Schmidt, 1911
Silluvia himalayanus Petrovitz, 1968
Silluvia petrovitzi Stebnicka, 1977
Sinaphodius sinuatus Harold, 1860
Sybacodes lutulentus Fairmaire, 1896
Sybacodes lutulentus alternatus Fairmaire, 1897
Sybacodes lutulentus lutulentus
Sybacodes simplicicollis Fairmaire, 1896
Sybacodes simplicicollis simplicicollis
Termitopisthes forticulus Tangelder & ..., 1982
Termitopisthes kistneri Tangelder & ..., 1982
Termitopisthes parallelus Champion & W..., 1923
Termitopisthes schmidti Champion & W..., 1923
Termitopisthes submissus Tangelder & ..., 1982
Termitopisthes wasmanni A.Schmidt, 1911
Termitotrox minutus Arrow, 1920
Termitotrox permirus Wasmann, 1918
Teuchestes analis Fabricius, 1787
Teuchestes brachysomus Solsky, 1874
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichaphodius hindustanicus Balthasar, 1935
Trichaphodius jirianus (Balthasar, 1965)⇒ Trichaphodius hindustanicus Balthasar, 1935
Trichaphodius moorei Paulian, 1936
Trichaphodius sipeki Rakovi�, Kr..., 2016
Trichiorhyssemus balthasari (Rakovic, 1987)⇒ Neotrichiorhyssemus balthasari Rakovic, 1987
Trichiorhyssemus malkini (Rakovic, 1987)⇒ Neotrichiorhyssemus malkini Rakovic, 1987
Trichonotulus castetsi Paulian, 1936
Trichonotulus vultuosus Balthasar, 1971
Tristaphodius mortuorum Balthasar, 1932

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in India
TribeAegialiini
Laporte, 1840
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
20
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAulonocnemini
Janssens, 1946
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeChironini
Harold, 1867
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCorythoderini
Schmidt, 1910
3
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEremazini
Stebnicka, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
10
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhyparini
Schmidt, 1910
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTermitotrogini
Wasmann, 1918
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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