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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
240
1359
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
1096
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
365
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
42
298
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
56
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
56
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
49
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
16
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jordan
16 Genera with 22 Species
Alocoderus Schmidt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Biralus Mulsant & Rey, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Mecynodes Mulsant & Rey, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18002SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderytus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jordan
22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alocoderus turbatus Baudi, 1870
Ataenius horticola Harold, 1869
Biralus equinus Faldermann, 1835
Bodilus sabaeus Peyerimhoff, 1907
Chilothorax discedens Schmidt, 1907
Chilothorax fritschi Balthasar, 1933
Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Erytus aequalis Schmidt, 1907
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783
Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767
Mecynodes becvari Cervenka, 1995
Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Melinopterus pubescens Sturm, 1800
Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Pleurophorus anatolicus Petrovitz, 1961
Pleurophorus arabicus Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Psammodius jordanus Rakovi�, Me..., 2022
Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844Awkward-winged small dung beetle
Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Jordan
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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