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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
244
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
244
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
181
1045
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
18
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
18 Genera with 95 Species
Aganocrossus Reitter, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Airapus Stebnicka & ..., 199817SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 188727SpeciesTaxom
Cnematoplatys A.Schmidt, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Euparia Le Peletier ..., 19411SpeciesTaxom
Gilletianus Balthasar, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Hadrorhyparus Howden, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Monteitheolus Howden & Storey, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichiorhyssemus Rakovič & K..., 19873SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 193515SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 198415SpeciesTaxom
Termitodiellus Nakane, 20211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
95 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aganocrossus albertisi Harold, 1877
Airapus burrundieae Stebnicka & ..., 1996
Airapus cheesmani Paulian, 1939
Airapus gazelle Stebnicka, 1998
Airapus granulator Harold, 1877
Airapus idenburgii Paulian, 1937
Airapus interstitialis Fairmaire, 1883
Airapus lamingtonensis Minkina & Be..., 2023
Airapus nondugli Stebnicka, 1998
Airapus novaebritanniae Balthasar, 1961
Airapus novaeirlandiae Balthasar, 1967
Airapus parvispinus Schmidt, 1920
Airapus popondettae Stebnicka, 1998
Airapus rugulopunctatus Krikken, 1970
Airapus spinator Harold, 1877
Airapus uniseriatus Krikken, 1970
Airapus wampuensis Stebnicka, 1998
Airapus wauus Stebnicka, 1998
Ataenius aphodiiformis Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Ataenius auberti Paulian, 1937
Ataenius australasiae Boheman, 1858
Ataenius biroi Endrödi, 1951
Ataenius deserti Blackburn, 1894
Ataenius exiguus Brown, 1932
Ataenius forgiei Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius heinekeni Wollaston, 1854
Ataenius hirsutus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius imparilis Blackburn, 1904
Ataenius koebelei Blackburn, 1904
Ataenius koghianus Paulian, 1991
Ataenius koghiensis
Ataenius monteithi Paulian, 1991
Ataenius montreuili Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius palustris Montrouzier, 1860
Ataenius peregrinator Harold, 1877Birthworts
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Ataenius rakovici Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius raslani Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius scabrelloides Petrovitz, 1962Blennies
Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909Scarab beetle
Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867)⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847
Ataenius stebnickae Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Ataenius warisensis Stebnicka, 1998
Ataenius wenzeli Horn, 1887
Cnematoplatys cylindrica Endrödi, 1951
Cnematoplatys torricellensis Stebnicka, 1998
Euparia ambrymensis Paulian, 1941
Gilletianus pseudoreichei Stebnicka, 1998
Hadrorhyparus pecki Howden, 1995
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Monteitheolus fijiensis Howden & Storey, 2000
Neotrichiorhyssemus esakii Nomura, 1943
Neotrichiorhyssemus hirsutus Clouët, 1901
Neotrichiorhyssemus malkini Rakovic, 1987
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Pharaphodius diadema Wiedemann, 1823
Pharaphodius hauserianus Balthasar, 1935
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Platytomus antipodum Fauvel, 1903
Platytomus pachypus Lea, 1923
Rhyparus anneae Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus breviceps Paulian, 1984
Rhyparus costatus
Rhyparus edieae Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus fijiensis Minkina, Ani..., 2022
Rhyparus gracilis Arrow, 1905
Rhyparus helophoroides Fairmaire, 1893
Rhyparus henryi Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus mokaiensis Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus multipunctatus Paulian, 1984
Rhyparus octovirgatus Schmidt, 1916
Rhyparus rugatus Arrow, 1935
Rhyparus sepikensis Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus sinewitensis Stebnicka, 1998
Rhyparus striatus Arrow, 1935
Rhyssemus bilyi Rakovic, 2001
Rhyssemus inscitus Walker, 1858
Saprosites balthasari Endrödi, 1951
Saprosites capitalis Fairmaire, 1883
Saprosites catenatus Fauvel, 1903
Saprosites cheesmani Paulian, 1939
Saprosites cycloporum Paulian, 1944
Saprosites degallieri Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Saprosites deharvengi Bordat & ThÃ..., 2012
Saprosites dudichi Endrödi, 1951
Saprosites fodori Endrödi, 1951
Saprosites komumi Stebnicka, 1998
Saprosites marchionalis (Harold, 1877)⇒ Saprosites cycloporum Paulian, 1944
Saprosites papuanus Stebnicka, 1984
Saprosites pygmaeus Harold, 1877Birthworts
Saprosites verecundus Schmidt, 1909
Saprosites wauensis Stebnicka, 1984
Termitodiellus minkinai Anichtchenko..., 2021

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Melanesia
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
5
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhyparini
Schmidt, 1910
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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