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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
130
3704
14154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
119
3331
11800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
12
301
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
12
301
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
218
739
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
71
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
71 Genera with 199 Species
#ABCDEGLMNOPRST
Acanthobodilus Dellacasa, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Acrossus Mulsant, 196011SpeciesTaxom
Adeloparius Schmidt, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 19867SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 187510SpeciesTaxom
Amidorus Mulsant & Rey, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ammoecius Mulsant, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Aparammoecius Petrovitz, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Aphodaulacus Kozhantschikov, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Aphodiellus Schmidt, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 195142SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Bodilopsis Adám, 05SpeciesTaxom
Brachiaphodius Koshantschikov, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Carinaulus Tesar, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Coptochiroides Balthasar, 02SpeciesTaxom
Craterocyphus Schmidt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Diasticus Mulsant, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Didactylia Orbigny, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Gilletianus Balthasar, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Mozartius Nomura & Nakane, 011SpeciesTaxom
Myrhessus Balthasar, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichiorhyssemus Rakovič & K..., 19432SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Nipponaphodius Nakane, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Nipponoagoliinus1SpeciesTaxom
Odochilus Harold, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parammoecius Seidlitz, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Paulianellus Balthasar, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Petrovitzius Rakovič, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaeaphodius Reitter, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phalacronothus Motschulsky, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Planolinus Mulsant and Rey, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 19867SpeciesTaxom
Rakovicius Pittino, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 19057SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Setylaides3SpeciesTaxom
Sigorus Mulsant & Rey, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Silluvia Landin, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sinodiapterna Dellacasa, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 02SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 20079SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
199 Species and 23 Subspecies
Acanthobodilus languidulus Schmidt, 1922
Acrossus atratus Waterhouse, 1875
Acrossus igai Nakane, 1956
Acrossus igai pseudoigai Nakane & Mas..., 1967
Acrossus igai sakuraii Nakane & Mas..., 1967
Acrossus igai tsurugianus Nakane & Mas..., 1967
Acrossus japonicus Nomura & Nakane, 1951
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Acrossus superatratus Nomura & Nakane, 1951
Acrossus unifasciatus Nomura & Nakane, 1951
Acrossus unifasciatus kiiensis Nakane, 1960
Adeloparius formosus Paulian, 1942
Aegialia comis Lewis, 1895
Aegialia friebi (Balthasar, 1935)⇒ Psammoporus friebi Balthasar, 1935
Aegialia kamtschaticus Motschulsky, 1860
Aegialia nakanei Masumoto, 1986
Aegialia nakanei horii Ochi & Kawahara, 2012
Aegialia nitida Waterhouse, 1875
Aegialia tsukamotoi Masumoto, 1986
Aganocrossus amoenus Boheman, 1857
Aganocrossus postpilosus Reitter, 1895
Aganocrossus urostigma Harold, 1862
Agoliinus cruentatus LeConte, 1878
Agoliinus kiuchii Masumoto, 1984
Agoliinus morii Nakane, 1983
Agoliinus setchan Masumoto, 1984
Agoliinus shibatai Nakane, 1983
Agoliinus tanakai Masumoto, 1981
Agrilinus breviusculus Motschulsky, 1866
Agrilinus hasegawai Nomura & Nakane, 1951
Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960
Agrilinus hasegawai akahane Nakane, 1960
Agrilinus hayachinensis Nomura & Nakane, 1951
Agrilinus ishidai Masumoto & K..., 1987
Agrilinus madara Nakane, 1960
Agrilinus ritsukoae Kawai, 2004
Agrilinus sordidus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Bodilopsis sordida Fabricius, 1775
Agrilinus uniformis Waterhouse, 1875
Amidorus koshantschikovi Jacobson, 1911
Ammoecius yamato Nakane, 1960
Aparammoecius isaburoi Nakane, 1956
Aparammoecius mizo Nakane, 1967
Aparammoecius pallidiligonis Waterhouse, 1875
Aphodaulacus nigrotessellatus Motschulsky, 1866
Aphodaulacus variabilis Waterhouse, 1875
Aphodiellus impunctatus Waterhouse, 1875
Aphodius (Acrossus) rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Aganocrossus) urostigma Harold, 1862
Aphodius (Ahermodontus) marini Baguena, 1930
Aphodius (Aphodiellus) impunctatus (Waterhouse, 1875)⇒ Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Aphodius (Aphodius) elegans Allibert, 1847
Aphodius (Aphodius) variabilis (C. O. Waterh..., 1875)⇒ Aphodaulacus nigrotessellatus Motschulsky, 1866
Aphodius (Bodilus) sordidus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782
Aphodius (Calamosternus) sublimbatus Motschulsky, 1860
Aphodius (Colobopteroides) latus A.Schmidt, 1911
Aphodius (Diapterna) hamatus Say, 1824
Aphodius (Euorodalus) pusillus (Herbst, 1789)⇒ Esymus pusillus Herbst, 1789
Aphodius (Nialus) sturmi (Harold, 1870)⇒ Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Aphodius (Otophorus) haemorrhoidalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Paremadus) isaburoi Nakane, 1967
Aphodius (Paulianellus) maderi Balthasar, 1938
Aphodius (Phaeaphodius) rectus Motschulsky, 1866
Aphodius (Pharaphodius) marginellus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Ataenius luteomargo Chapin, 1940
Aphodius (Pleuraphodius) lewisi C. O. Waterh..., 1875
Aphodius (Sinodiapterna) troitzkyi Jacobson, 1897
Aphodius armatus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Craterocyphus rhinocerus Reiche, 1847
Aphodius bifasciatus (Dalla Torre, 1879)⇒ Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Aphodius chokaiensis (Nomura & Nakane, 1951)⇒ Gilletianus comatus Schmidt, 1920
Aphodius ealaensis (Endrödi, 1956)⇒ Adeloparius formosus Paulian, 1942
Aphodius edai (Balthasar, 1956)⇒ Phaeaphodius rectus Motschulsky, 1866
Aphodius epotus (Dellacasa, 1983)⇒ Chilothorax conspurcatus Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius haroldianus (Balthasar, 1932)⇒ Colobopterus quadratus Reiche, 1847
Aphodius hibernalis Nakane & Tsu..., 1956
Aphodius igai Nakane, 1956
Aphodius informis (Mulsant, 1842)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius irakensis (Baraud, 1977)⇒ Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Aphodius lapponicus (Villa, 1833)⇒ Oromus alpinus Scopoli, 1763
Aphodius madari (Tesar, 1945)⇒ Nimbus makowskyi Koshantschikov, 1891
Aphodius mara (Krikken & Kaas, 1984)⇒ Didactylia szunyoghyi Endrödi, 1961
Aphodius marginatus (LeConte, 1878)⇒ Cryptoscatomaseter depressiusculus Schmidt, 1907
Aphodius mizo Nakane, 1967
Aphodius nigerrimus (Dallatorre, 1879)⇒ Oromus alpinus Scopoli, 1763
Aphodius nigrotessellatus (Nakane, 1972)⇒ Chilothorax punctatus Waterhouse, 1875
Aphodius obsoleteguttatus (Waterhouse, 1875)⇒ Aphodaulacus nigrotessellatus Motschulsky, 1866
Aphodius plasoni Kaufel, 1914
Aphodius rugostriatus (Reitter, 1892)⇒ Pharaphodius rugosostriatus Waterhouse, 1875
Aphodius snowi (Brown, 1929)⇒ Agoliinus cruentatus LeConte, 1878
Aphodius unifasciatus Nomura & Nakane, 1951
Ataenius australasiae Boheman, 1858
Ataenius luteomargo Chapin, 1940
Ataenius okinawensis (Nakane, 1960)⇒ Ataenius australasiae Boheman, 1858
Ataenius peregrinator Harold, 1877Birthworts
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Bodilopsis rufa Moll, 1782
Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782
Bodilopsis sordida Fabricius, 1775
Bodilopsis sordidus Fabricius, 1775
Bodilopsis sordidus sordidus
Brachiaphodius eccoptus Bates, 1889
Brachiaphodius pilosus Harold, 1874
Caelius denticollis (Lewis, 1895)⇒ Silluvia elongata Landin, 1949
Caelius rufescens Horn, 1887
Calamosternus prusai Tesar, 1945
Calamosternus uniplagiatus Waterhouse, 1875
Carinaulus inexpectatus Balthasar, 1935
Chilothorax conspurcatus Linnaeus, 1758
Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax ohishii Masumoto, 1975
Chilothorax okadai Nakane, 1951
Chilothorax okadai kiritachiensis Ochi, Kawaha..., 2012
Chilothorax okadai okadai
Chilothorax punctatus Waterhouse, 1875
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Colobopterus indagator Mannerheim, 1849
Colobopterus quadratus Reiche, 1847
Coptochiroides subcostatus Kolbe, 1886
Coptochiroides subcostatus subcostatus
Craterocyphus rhinocerus Reiche, 1847
Cryptoscatomaseter gambrinus Skelley & Go..., 2001Warteye stargazer
Dialytes foveatus (Schmidt, 1909)⇒ Setylaides foveatus Schmidt, 1909
Didactylia szunyoghyi Endrödi, 1961
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Esymus pusillus Herbst, 1789
Esymus pusillus pusillus Herbst, 1789
Gilletianus atsushii Ochi, 1986
Gilletianus comatus Schmidt, 1920
Labarrus sublimbatus Motschulsky, 1860
Leiopsammodius japonicus Harold, 1878
Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Melinopterus scuticollis Semenov, 1898
Mozartius jugosus Lewis, 1895
Mozartius jugosus horii Ochi, Kawaha..., 2006
Mozartius jugosus jugosus
Mozartius jugosus shingoi Ochi, Kawaha..., 2006
Mozartius kyushuensis Ochi & Kawah..., 2002
Mozartius testaceus Nomura & Nakane, 1951
Mozartius testaceus shikokuensis Masumoto, 1984
Mozartius testaceus testaceus
Mozartius uenoi Masumoto, 1984
Mozartius uenoi hadai Kawai, 2003
Mozartius uenoi uenoi
Myrhessus kubotai Ochi, Kawaha..., 2012
Myrhessus nishinoi Ochi, Kawaha..., 2012
Myrhessus samurai Balthasar, 1941
Myrhessus sunadai Ochi, Kawaha..., 2019
Myrhessus yorikoae Ochi, Kawaha..., 2006
Neotrichiorhyssemus boninensis Nakane, 1960
Neotrichiorhyssemus esakii Nomura, 1943
Nimbus makowskyi Koshantschikov, 1891
Nipponaphodius gotoi Nomura & Nakane, 1951
Nipponoagoliinus yasutakai Ochi & Kawahara, 2001
Odochilus convexus Nomura, 1971
Oromus alpinus Scopoli, 1763
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus ishidai Nakane, 1977
Parammoecius yamato (Nakane, 1960)⇒ Ammoecius yamato Nakane, 1960
Paulianellus asahinai Nakane, 1951
Paulianellus maderi Balthasar, 1938
Phaeaphodius rectus Motschulsky, 1866
Phalacronothus botulus Balthasar, 1945
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Pharaphodius orientalis Harold, 1862
Pharaphodius priscus Motschulsky, 1858
Pharaphodius rugosostriatus Waterhouse, 1875
Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Planolinus pratensis Nomura & Nakane, 1951
Platytomus yadai Ochi, Kawaha..., 2006
Pleuraphodius lewisi Waterhouse, 1875
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Psammodius convexus Waterhouse, 1875
Psammodius japonicus (Harold, 1878)⇒ Leiopsammodius japonicus Harold, 1878
Psammodius kobayashii Nomura, 1973
Psammodius kondoi (Masumoto, 1984)⇒ Psammodius kobayashii Nomura, 1973
Psammodius maruyamai Ochi, Kawaha..., 2011
Psammoporus comis Lewis, 1895
Psammoporus friebi Balthasar, 1935
Psammoporus kamtschaticus Motschulsky, 1860
Psammoporus nakanei (Masumoto, 1986)⇒ Aegialia kamtschaticus Motschulsky, 1860
Psammoporus nakanei horii Ochi & Kawahara, 2012
Psammoporus nakanei nakanei
Psammoporus tsukamotoi Masumoto, 1986
Rakovicius ainu Lewis, 1895
Rakovicius coreanus Kim, 1980
Rakovicius kyotoensis Ochi, Kawaha..., 2019
Rakovicius takashii Ochi, Kawaha..., 2019
Rhyparus amamianus (Nakane, 1956)⇒ Rhyparus helophoroides Fairmaire, 1893
Rhyparus azumai Nakane, 1956
Rhyparus helophoroides Fairmaire, 1893
Rhyparus kitanoi Miyake, 1982
Rhyparus kitanoi kitanoi
Rhyparus loebli (Paulian, 1983)⇒ Rhyparus azumai loebli Paulian, 1983
Rhyparus peninsularis Arrow, 1905
Rhyssemus samurai (Balthasar, 1941)⇒ Myrhessus samurai Balthasar, 1941
Rhyssemus tuberculatus (Nomura & Nakane, 1951)⇒ Myrhessus samurai Balthasar, 1941
Saprosites japonicus Waterhouse, 1875
Saprosites narae Lewis, 1895
Saprosites yasutakai Ochi & Kawahara, 2019
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Setylaides foveatus Schmidt, 1909
Setylaides nakanoi Ochi & Kawahara, 2019
Setylaides tsujii Kakizoe, Kaw..., 2021
Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792Mahogany Ridgeback scarab
Silluvia elongata Landin, 1949
Sinodiapterna troitzkyi Jacobson, 1897
Stenotothorax hibernalis Nakane & Tsu..., 1956
Stenotothorax hibernalis hibernalis
Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Teuchestes analis Fabricius, 1787
Teuchestes brachysomus Solsky, 1874
Trichiorhyssemus asperulus Waterhouse, 1875
Trichiorhyssemus boninensis (Nakane, 1960)⇒ Neotrichiorhyssemus esakii Nomura, 1943
Trichiorhyssemus hatakei Ochi, Kawaha..., 2019
Trichiorhyssemus kitayamai Ochi & Kawah..., 2001
Trichiorhyssemus lasionotus Clouët, 1901
Trichiorhyssemus microtrichius Ochi, Kawaha..., 2011
Trichiorhyssemus nakoshii Ochi, Kawaha..., 2021
Trichiorhyssemus nishinoi Ochi, Kawaha..., 2020
Trichiorhyssemus yumikoae Pittino & Kawai, 2007

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Japan
TribeAegialiini
Laporte, 1840
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
21
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOdochilini
Rakovič, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
11
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhyparini
Schmidt, 1910
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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