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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Lower Rhine Bay (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
488
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
455
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
14
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Rhine Bay
10 Genera with 11 Species
Acrossus Mulsant, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Limarus Mulsant & Rey, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Rhodaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Rhine Bay
11 Species
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Limarus maculatus Sturm, 1800
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789
Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Lower Rhine Bay
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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