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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1244
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1056
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
146
539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
59
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
59 Genera with 137 Species
#ABCEGLMNOPRSTV
Acanthobodilus Dellacasa, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Acrossus Mulsant, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Amidorus Mulsant & Rey, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ammoecius Mulsant, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Aphodaulacus Kozhantschikov, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Biralus Mulsant & Rey, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Bodilopsis Adám, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 20018SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Cnemargulus Semenov, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Coprimorphus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 19619SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Euheptaulacus Dellacasa, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Euorodalus Dellacasa, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Loraphodius Reitter, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Loraspis Mulsant & Rey, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mecynodes Mulsant & Rey, 20213SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 179810SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Nialosternus1SpeciesTaxom
Nialus Mulsant & Rey, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Nobiellus1SpeciesTaxom
Osmanius Branco & Baraud, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus2SpeciesTaxom
Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Phaeaphodius Reitter, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phalacronothus Motschulsky, 19176SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Planolinus Mulsant and Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderytus1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19838SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trigonoscelus Petrovitz, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Turanella Semenov, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
137 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acanthobodilus immundus Creutzer, 1799
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus gagatinus Ménétriés, 1832
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Agrilinus convexus Erichson, 1848
Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Alocoderus turbatus Baudi, 1870
Amidorus obscurus obscurus Fabricius, 1792
Ammoecius meurguesae Clement, 1975
Aphodaulacus assyricus Petrovitz, 1971
Aphodaulacus turkestanicus Heyden, 1881
Ataenius horticola Harold, 1869
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Biralus equinus Faldermann, 1835
Biralus menetriesi Ménétriés, 1849
Biralus satellitius Herbst, 1789
Bodiloides ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar, 1929
Bodilopsis sordidus sordidus
Bodilus caspius Menestries, 1832
Bodilus gregarius Harold, 1871
Bodilus insperatus Petrovitz, 1967
Bodilus kermanschahensis Petrovitz, 1959
Bodilus longeciliatus Reitter, 1887
Bodilus lugens Creutzer, 1799
Bodilus punctipennis Erichson, 1848
Bodilus zarudnyi Frolov, 2001
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Calamosternus hyxos Petrovitz, 1962
Calamosternus machulkai Balthasar, 1935
Calamosternus trucidatus Harold, 1863
Chilothorax clathratus Reitter, 1892
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Chilothorax fritschi Balthasar, 1933
Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax melanostictus simulans Koshantschikov, 1913
Chilothorax planus Koshantschikov, 1894
Cnemargulus alkhubraicus Pittino, 1984
Colobopterus brignolii Carpaneto, 1973
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Coprimorphus scrutator Herbst, 1789
Eremazus cribratus Semenov, 1893
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytus aequalis Schmidt, 1907
Erytus bucharicus Petrovitz, 1961
Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Erytus hormonzensis Petrovitz, 1980
Erytus lindemannae Balthasar, 1960
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Erytus persicus Petrovitz, 1961
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Erytus tekkensis Petrovitz, 1961
Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775
Esymus ornatulus Harold, 1866
Esymus pusillus pusillus Herbst, 1789
Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783
Eudolus quadrinaevulus Reitter, 1892
Euheptaulacus carinatus carinatus Germar, 1824
Euheptaulacus sus Herbst, 1783
Euorodalus paracoenosus Balthasar & ..., 1960
Granulopsammodius mesopotamicus Petrovitz, 1971
Granulopsammodius persicus Rakovic, 1998
Labarrus digitatus Harold, 1871
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus paludani Petrovitz, 1955
Labarrus splendidus Petrovitz, 1955
Labarrus translucidus Petrovitz, 1961
Leiopsammodius jelineki Rakovic, 1977
Liothorax kraatzi Harold, 1868
Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767
Loraphodius corrugatus Petrovitz, 1954
Loraphodius suarius Faldermann, 1835
Loraspis frater Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Mecynodes kisilkumi Solsky, 1876
Mecynodes stereotypus Koshantschikov, 1894
Mecynodes zagrosensis Minkina, Mie..., 2021
Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Melinopterus imamae Stebnicka, 1988
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus pubescens Sturm, 1800
Melinopterus punctatosulcatus hirtipes Fischer von ..., 1844
Melinopterus punctatosulcatus ponticus Petrovitz, 1967
Melinopterus rapax Faldermann, 1836
Melinopterus reyi Reitter, 1892
Melinopterus scuticollis Semenov, 1898
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Mendidaphodius brancsiki Reitter, 1899
Mendidaphodius lepidulus Harold, 1866
Mendidaphodius linearis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Mendidius beluchistanicus Petrovitz, 1962
Mendidius bidens Solsky, 1876
Mendidius xerxes Petrovitz, 1963
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Nialosternus rendalli Wollaston, 1867
Nialus varians Duftschmid, 1805
Nobiellus inclusus Reitter, 1892
Osmanius balthasari Petrovitz, 1963
Osmanius persicus Branco & Baraud, 1988
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887
Phaeaphodius rectus Motschulsky, 1866
Phalacronothus ambulans Petrovitz, 1971
Phalacronothus biguttatus Germar, 1824
Phalacronothus flavolimbatus Petrovitz, 1963
Phalacronothus fumigatulus Reitter, 1892
Phalacronothus hilaris Harold, 1869
Phalacronothus suturinigra Schmidt, 1917
Plagiogonus farai Balthasar, 1955
Plagiogonus zobeidae Petrovitz, 1980
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Planolinus fasciatus Olivier, 1789
Pleurophorus anatolicus Petrovitz, 1961
Pleurophorus apicipennis Reitter, 1892
Pleurophorus arabicus Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Pleurophorus pannonicus Petrovitz, 1961
Psammodius asper (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Psammodius sulcicollis Illiger, 1802
Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844Awkward-winged small dung beetle
Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemodes sindicus Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus berytensis Marseul, 1878
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Rhyssemus histrio Balthasar, 1961
Rhyssemus inscitus Walker, 1858
Rhyssemus macedonicus Benard, 1923
Rhyssemus morgani (Benard, 1911)⇒ Rhyssemus berytensis Marseul, 1878
Rhyssemus perissinottoi Pittino, 1983
Rhyssemus xerxes Pittino, 1983
Subrinus clermonti Reitter, 1907
Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845
Trichiorhyssemus elegans Petrovitz, 1963
Trichonotulus scrofa Fabricius, 1787Sow small dung beetle
Trigonoscelus afghanus Petrovitz, 1963
Trigonoscelus elbursensis Stebnicka & ..., 1991
Turanella latevittis Reitter, 1887
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Iran
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
19
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEremazini
Stebnicka, 1977
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
8
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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