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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1162
2435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1025
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
72
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
72
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
55
122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
15
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
15 Genera with 28 Species
Aegialia Latreille, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18237SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dialytellus Brown, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Psammoporus Thomson, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Rhysothorax Bedel, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
28 Species
Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787Dune sand scarab beetle
Aegialia (Aegialia) blanchardi Horn, 1887
Aegialia (Aegialia) opifex Horn, 1887
Aegialia nanus Brown, 1931
Agoliinus guttatus Eschscholtz, 1823
Agoliinus manitobensis Brown, 1928
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius brevis Fall, 1930
Ataenius fattigi Cartwright, 1948
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Caelius humeralis Brown, 1931
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Cryptoscatomaseter gambrinus Skelley & Go..., 2001Warteye stargazer
Dialytellus dialytoides Fall & Cocke..., 1907
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Melinopterus femoralis Say, 1823
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Psammoporus nanus Brown, 1931
Rhysothorax rufa Fabricius, 1792
Rhysothorax rufus Fabricius, 1792Red sand scarab beetle
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Massachusetts
TribeAegialiini
Laporte, 1840
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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